district predecessor birth_place party state_house term_start spouse article_title name alma_mater
54th jason conger roseburg , oregon , u.s. republican oregon january 2015 patricia buehler knute buehler
 knute buehler oregon university state university merton college , oxford johns hopkins
knute buehler

knute buehler is an american politician .
a republican , he currently serves in the oregon house of representatives , representing district 54 in bend .
previously , he was the unsuccessful republican party nominee for oregon secretary of state in 2012 , losing to incumbent democrat kate brown .
he won election to the oregon house of representatives in 2014 , defeating democrat craig wilhelm .
