Dave Hunt (Oregon politician)

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Dave Hunt
Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office January 10, 2011 – June 30, 2011 Serving with Kevin Cameron
Preceded by	Mary Nolan
Succeeded by	Tina Kotek
In office January 2007 – January 2009
Preceded by	Jeff Merkley
Succeeded by	Mary Nolan
65th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office January 12, 2009 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Jeff Merkley
Succeeded by	Bruce Hanna Arnie Roblan
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 40th district
In office January 2003 – January 2013
Preceded by	Phil Barnhart
Succeeded by	Brent Barton
Personal details
Born	(1967-11-10) November 10, 1967 (age 56) Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Columbia University (BA)

Dave Hunt (born November 10, 1967) is an American politician in the state of Oregon.^[1] A Democrat,^[1] he was the Oregon House Speaker and served as State Representative for District 40 of the Oregon House of Representatives representing Clackamas County from 2003 to 2013.^[1] He was elected House Majority Leader for the 2007–2009 session,^[1] succeeding Minority Leader Jeff Merkley, who was chosen as Speaker. Hunt served as Speaker during the 2009–2011 session,^[1] again succeeding Merkley, who was elected to serve in the United States Senate. After his service in the House, Hunt served as President & CEO of the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC) for five years. He currently serves as Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Clackamas.^[2]