[4] Wingard was appointed by Washington and Clackamas county commissioners to fill a vacancy in the Oregon House following the resignation of Jerry Krummel in August 2008, and announced his plans to seek election to a full term.
[11] Wingard also co-sponsored HB3471 with Democrat Rep. Michael Dembrow (NE Portland) to provide free college tuition to Oregon foster children.
[18] In early June 2012, Wingard resigned from his post as the Deputy Republican Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives following allegations that he pressured a young woman who worked in his office at the capitol into a sexual relationship.
"[24] Wingard's alleged wrongdoing, and his ensuing interactions with Cameron, became the subject of international press coverage amid speculation about a visit by several Republican lawmakers to a topless bar in California.
[25] Steve Duin of the Oregonian wrote, "Wingard actually fondled the sweet young things that House leadership is seemingly content to ogle.
As The Oregonian's Michelle Cole reported Thursday, Wingard is one of seven House Republicans who topped off a three-day golf holiday in Palm Springs last January by checking out the topless dancers at a local bar.
While Wingard disagreed with Berrier's insistence that he pressured her into his bed, he eventually realized he was unelectable for a millennium or two and announced in June he would not seek re-election.