Art Robinson

Art Robinson REPRepublican

State Senator, District 2

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Art RobinsonREPRepublican State Senator, District 2
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Arthur Brouhard Robinson (born March 24, 1942) is an American biochemist, conservative activist, prominent climate change denier, and politician serving as Oregon State Senator from the 2nd District since 2021. He was the five-time Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives for Oregon's 4th congressional district. A former faculty member of the University of California, San Diego, Robinson now runs a privately funded laboratory known as the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine in Cave Junction, Oregon, a newsletter called Access to Energy, and publishes the Robinson Self-Teaching Home School Curriculum. As the Republican nominee for the Fourth District in Oregon, Robinson ran and lost to Democratic incumbent Peter DeFazio in five consecutive elections: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. He served as chairman of the Oregon Republican Party from August 2013 to February 2015.

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Campaign Funding

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$204,414
Total Raised
$167,755
Total Spent
$46,569
Cash on Hand

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of California at San Diego
PhD Chemistry
1968
California Institute of Technology
BS Chemistry
1963
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Senator
Oregon State Senate
2021 - Current
Writer
"Access to Energy" Newsletter
1994 - Current
President
Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine
1980 - Current
President
Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine
1973 - 1978
Assistant Professor
University of California at San Diego
1968 - 1972
Research Associate
Stanford University
1970 - 1972
Other Experience1 - 2 of 2
Chair
Oregon Republican Party
2013 - 2014
Former Member
Senate Committee On Energy and Environment, Oregon State Senate
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