1. David William Gomberg was born on June 9,1953 and is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 10 on the state's central coast since January 14,2013.
23 Facts About David Gomberg
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David Gomberg served in political staff and lobbying positions in Oregon prior to his election to the legislature.
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In 1981, David Gomberg earned an MBA from Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management.
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David Gomberg was born in 1953, in London, England, the son of a US Air Force officer and his British wife.
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David Gomberg graduated from Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, California, in 1971.
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David Gomberg moved to Oregon and enrolled at Oregon State University.
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David Gomberg earned a bachelor's degree in political science, with Honors, in 1976, served as student body president, and earned an Interdisciplinary master's degree in Political Science, History, and Economics in 1977.
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In 1978, David Gomberg worked for US Congressman Les AuCoin in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon.
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David Gomberg then attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, earning an MBA in 1981.
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In 1981 and 1983, David Gomberg worked in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as a Chief-of-Staff to freshman legislator Barbara Roberts and then as administrator of the House Education Committee.
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David Gomberg then spent three years as an Administrative Hearings Referee for the Department of Motor Vehicles, a position he lost when he declined to cross a public employee picket line.
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In 1988, the Gombergs moved to the Oregon Coast where David worked as executive director of the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce.
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David Gomberg left that position two years later to focus on his growing kite business.
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David Gomberg Kite Productions International was a design and manufacturing, wholesale, and retail business.
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David Gomberg served ten terms as president of the American Kitefliers Association and four terms as president of the Kite Trade Association International.
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David Gomberg has been named an honorary citizen of Weifang, China and Berck, France, and is a patron of the Cape Mental Health Kite Festival in South Africa.
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Some smaller David Gomberg designs were taken over by other kite manufacturers and are still available today.
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In 2012, David Gomberg was elected to represent House District 10 in the Oregon Legislature.
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When Democratic Representative Jean Cowan retired and left the District 10 seat open, David Gomberg was unopposed for the May 15,2012, Democratic Primary, winning with 5,006 votes, and won the November 6,2012, General election with 15,978 votes against Republican nominee Jerome Grant.
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David Gomberg was unopposed in his 2014 re-election bid, having earned nominations of the Democrat, Independent, Working Families, and Republican parties.
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In 2015, David Gomberg was elected to House Leadership as Assistant Majority Leader.
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David Gomberg is a member of the Governor's Commission on Senior Services and the Ocean Science Trust.
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In 2016, David Gomberg was asked to co-chair the House Special Committee on Small Business Growth and was appointed to the Governor's Cabinet on Small Business.