Dan Gardner (politician)

Dan Gardner (born 1958) is an American politician from the State of Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries from 2003 to 2008.[1] An electrician by profession, he was elected Commissioner of Labor and Industries in 2002 and reelected in 2006. He resigned in 2008 to take a job with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Washington, D.C.[2][3]

Dan Gardner
Commissioner of the
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
In office
January 6, 2003 – April 7, 2008
GovernorTed Kulongoski
Preceded byJack Roberts
Succeeded byBrad Avakian
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 12, 2003
Preceded byKate Brown
Succeeded byRobert Ackerman
Personal details
Born1958 (age 64–65)
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionElectrician

Personal background

Gardner worked as an electrician for 28 years. Prior to entering politics, he was active as a union leader.

Political career

Gardner entered politics by running for and winning a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1996. He represented the 13th District until 2002. He served in the Democratic leadership as Assistant Democratic Leader and House Leader.[4]

In 2002, Gardner ran for and won the nonpartisan office of Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. He was reelected without opposition in 2006.[5]

In 2008, Gardner considered running for Congress in Oregon's 5th congressional district, but chose not to run.[6] Instead, he took a position as a lobbyist for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Washington, D.C. He announced his resignation as Commissioner of Labor and Industries in March 2008 and left office on April 7. Governor Ted Kulongoski appointed Brad Avakian to replace him.[7]

See also
  • Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
  • "Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries – Administrative Overview". Oregon Blue Book (Online). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2012.

References
  1. "Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioners Administrative Overview". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. "Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner resigns to take DC Job". BlueOregon. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. "Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner resigns". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner resigns". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner resigns". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. "Gardner elects not to run for Hooley's Congressional seat". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. "Avakian set to replace Gardner as labor commissioner". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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