Gene Derfler Explained

Gene Leo Derfler
State:Oregon
State House:Oregon
District:31st
Term Start:1988
Term End:1994
State2:Oregon
State Senate2:Oregon
District2:16th
Term Start2:1994
Term End2:2002
Party:Republican
Birth Date:24 May 1924
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Profession:Broker
Residence:Salem, Oregon
Relations:Baptist
Spouse:Thelma
Children:Judith Bowers, Dennis Derfler, Richard Derfler
Battles:WWII
Allegiance:United States Navy

Eugene Leo Derfler (born May 24, 1924) is an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate.[1] [2] He is an alumnus of Western Washington College of Education and the Pensacola Naval Aviator School. He was a real estate broker at Coldwell Banker Mountain West Real Estate.[3] Derfler was honored as a guest in the Oregon Senate in February 2024, at the age of 99.[4] He turned 100 on May 24, 2024.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphabetical List of Oregon's representatives. state.or.us. 11 March 2024.
  2. Book: The Oregon Blue Book. 1991. 9780924540110.
  3. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System.
  4. News: Oregon Legislature gets to work on homelessness, addiction and other issues . 7 May 2024 . Oregon Capital Chronicle . 5 February 2024.
  5. Web site: McDonald . Abbey . 2024-06-04 . At Salem’s first Elderfest, Gene Derfler shares life lessons after 100th birthday . 2024-07-21 . Salem Reporter . en-US.