Bill Post
| Bill Post | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
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Assumed office January 12, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Thatcher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Glendale, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Keizer, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Southern Oregon State College (B.S.) |
| Profession | radio host |
Bill Post is an American politician and radio personality. A Republican, he was elected in 2014 to represent Oregon's House District 25 in the Oregon House of Representatives. He was a conservative talk radio host until March 2014, when he suspended his show amid accusations from Republican primary opponent Barbara Jensen that his show on Keizer radio station 1430 KYKN violated federal equal air time laws. He remained program director and operations manager at the radio station even after ending his show.[1]
Post defeated Jensen in the May 20, 2014, primary[2] and went on to face Independent Party nominee Chuck Lee in the general election, whom he also defeated. Lee received the endorsement of outgoing Republican Representative Vicki Berger.[3]
Personal life
Post was born at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. He moved to Oregon at an early age and grew up in Albany, Redmond, and Salem. He attended George Fox University and Southern Oregon State College, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He has been involved in radio, first as a deejay and later as a conservative talk radio personality, since 1979. He hosted the Bill Post Radio Show on KYKN from 2009 to 2014. His wife Colleen is a teacher. He has one son, Kai.[4]
References
- ↑ Gaston, Christian (March 11, 2014). "Oregon House candidate Bill Post suspends radio show, opponent charges FCC, election violations". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Zheng, Yuxing (May 20, 2014). "Radio host Bill Post wins Keizer-area GOP House race (election results)". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Tims, Dana (October 1, 2014). "Chuck Lee makes rare Independent Party bid in race for Oregon House District 25 seat". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-03.