Katie Eyre Brewer

Katie Eyre Brewer
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byChuck Riley
Succeeded byBen Unger
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationCalifornia State University, Northridge (BS)

Katie Eyre Brewer is an American politician and accountant in Oregon. She was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in November 2010 for House District 29, succeeding Democratic Representative Chuck Riley. She lost to Ben Unger in the 2012 general election. Now known as Katie Eyre, she serves on the Hillsboro Planning Commission.

Early life

Katie Eyre attended high school in Milford, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Delaware Valley High School.[1] She graduated from California State University, Northridge with a bachelor of science degree in Accounting.[1][2] A Certified Public Accountant, she was married to Bill Brewer and has five children, working as an accountant and tax adviser for Harsch Investments.[1][2][3]

Political career

A resident of Hillsboro, Oregon, she filed to run for the Oregon Legislature in June 2010 as a Republican for House District 29.[1] In November 2010, she defeated Democrat Katie Riley with 9,035 votes to 8,009 to win the seat to replace Chuck Riley.[4] Chuck Riley, Katie Riley's husband, had declined to run for re-election for the seat to run for a seat in the Oregon State Senate.[5] Prior to her run for the House, she served on the Hillsboro Planning Commission where she helped save a heart attack victim's life by performing CPR at a meeting of the commission in November 2010.[6]

During the 2011 session she served as vice-chairperson of the revenue committee and was also a vice-chairperson on a ways and means subcommittee.[3] Brewer declined to run for Congress in August 2011 in the special election to replace David Wu who had resigned.[7] She divorced during the session and changed her name to Katie Eyre.[8] While in the House she was an opponent of the Columbia River Crossing project to replace the Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver.[8] She lost her bid a re-election in November 2012, losing to Ben Unger.[9] She then returned to the Hillsboro Planning Commission.[10][11]

Electoral history

2010 Oregon State Representative, 29th district [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Katie Eyre Brewer 9,035 52.9
Democratic Katie Riley 8,009 46.9
Write-in 42 0.2
Total votes 17,086 100%

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Katerina E Brewer". Candidate Information. Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Katie Brewer's Biography". Candidates. Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b Parks, Casey (January 27, 2011). "Hillsboro people: Five questions for Rep. Katie Eyre Brewer". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ "November 2, 2010, General Election Abstract of Votes". History. Oregon Secretary of State. p. 16. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ Gordanier, Susan (March 5, 2010). "Eyre Brewer jumps into District 29 race". The Hillsboro Argus. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Pols honored for saving man's life". The Hillsboro Argus. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  7. ^ Staff (August 11, 2011). "State Rep. Eyre says she won't run for Congress". FOX 12. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b Mapes, Jeff (October 7, 2011). "A rematch for the two Katies - Eyre and Riley - in Hillsboro legislative race". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  9. ^ Driessen, Katherine (November 6, 2012). "Democrat Ben Unger tops Republican Katie Eyre in contentious House District 29 race". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  10. ^ Driessen, Katherine (December 12, 2013). "Swallowtail School expansion stalled after planning commission rejects flood plain alteration". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  11. ^ Theen, Andrew (January 2, 2013). "Hillsboro council signs off on contract extension for Brown, welcomes new members". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Official Results November 2, 2010". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.