Jason Conger

Jason R. R. Conger (/ˈkɑːŋɡər/ KONG-gər; born March 27, 1968) is an American attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon.

His parents were describes as heavily involved in the "drug and hippie scene of Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco.

[2][3][4] Conger was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2010, defeating incumbent Judy Stiegler.

He gathered Republican support for an early version of Senate Bill 478, which would establish and maintain list of dangerous chemicals used in children's medicine.

[6] He successfully led the effort to establish the Oregon State University Cascades Campus in Bend.

[7] In October 2013, Conger announced his decision to run for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate seat held by Jeff Merkley.

The Congers selected Bend as their home because they wanted a small-town environment to raise their children, who were home-schooled much of the time.