Gary Wilhelms | |
State: | Oregon |
State House: | Oregon |
District: | 53rd |
Term Start: | 1973 |
Term End: | 1979 |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Name: | Gary Lee Wilhelms |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1938 |
Birth Place: | Astoria, Oregon, U.S. |
Profession: | telecommunications industry representative |
Residence: | Beaverton, Oregon |
Alma Mater: | Eastern Oregon University |
Gary Lee Wilhelms (born January 17, 1938) was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.[1] He was House Republican Leader in 1979.
Wilhelms was born in Astoria, Oregon and was a Manager for Pacific Northwest Bell.[2] [3] In 2011, Wilhelms was named Chief of Staff for Kevin Cameron, Oregon House Republican Leader.[4] He also served as Chief of Staff for House Speakers Karen Minnis and Lynn Snodgrass and as Assistant to Senate President Brady Adams. Wilhelms Co-Chaired the Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature and served as a member of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.