Rich Vial

Armand Richard Vial (born September 28, 1954) is an American lawyer and Nonpartisan [1] politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives. He previously represented the 26th district, which covers parts of southern Washington County and the west end of Clackamas County.

Rich Vial
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byJohn Davis
Succeeded byCourtney Neron
Oregon Deputy Secretary of State
In office
April, 2019 – January, 2020
Personal details
Born (1954-09-28) September 28, 1954
Lynnwood, California, United States
Political partyNonpartisan
ResidenceScholls, Oregon
Alma materBrigham Young University
Willamette University College of Law

Biography

Vial was born in Lynwood, California. He attended Brigham Young University, from where he graduated in 1978, and the Willamette University College of Law. He has served on the Washington County Land Use Advisory Committee, and the Clean Water Services Advisory Committee.[2]

He ran for the state House as a Republican in 2016. During his campaign, a complaint filed by Kathleen Stuart, the director of a state Democratic Party organization, alleged that Vial did not reside in the district he was campaigning to represent.[3] The case was resolved in Vial's favor.[4] He defeated Democratic candidate Ray Lister in the general election.[5]

Vial is the former Chair of the Washington County Planning Commission and has previously served as Chair of the Groner School District Board and the Washington County Fair Board.[6]

Vial was defeated in 2018 by Courtney Neron, a Democrat. After leaving the state legislature, Vial served as the Oregon Deputy Secretary of State under Bev Clarno from April 2019 to January 2020.[7]

In 2020, Vial changed his political affiliation to Nonpartisan.[8]

In 2020, he announced his candidacy for Secretary of State, organizing a nominating convention to be held on July 25th. He will need 1,000 signatures to be eligible for the ballot.[9][10]

Personal life

Vial and his wife, Paula, who have been married since 1975, have 13 children, including 7 Vietnamese refugee children, and 41 grandchildren.[2]

Vial and his family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Vial has previously served as a Mormon Bishop.[11]

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gollark: Well, it's a thing which happens in nature.
gollark: There was an experiment which wanted to demonstrate group selection. They put flies that in an environment with limited resources which could only support so many fly children. If nature was nice and kind, they would magically turn down their breeding. As is quite obvious in retrospect, evolutionary processes would *never do this* and they cannibalized each other's young.
gollark: There are nasty things like those various parasitic wasps.
gollark: Yes, something something just world fallacy.

References
  1. https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/showVoterSearch.do?lang=eng&source=SOS
  2. "Richard Vial's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. Townsley, Nancy (September 13, 2016). "Complaint alleges GOP candidate Rich Vial lives outside HD 26". Portland Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  4. "ENDORSEMENT: Vial should get voters' nod in House District 26". Hillsboro Tribune. October 13, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  6. "Representative Rich Vial".
  7. Hammond, Betsy; Davis, Rob (January 9, 2020). "Rich Vial resigns as deputy Oregon secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. "Secretary of state candidate Rich Vial leaves GOP to run nonpartisan". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. STAFF, KATU COM (2020-05-10). "Extended interview with Rich Vial, candidate for Oregon Secretary of State". KATU. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. "Rich Vial for Secretary of State". Rich Vial for Secretary of State. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  11. Colvin, Gina (2017-07-21). "204: Civil Dialogue in Difficult Times: Rich Vial". A Thoughtful Faith Podcast. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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