Art Robinson
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.
Art Robinson | |
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| Member of the Oregon State Senate from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Baertschiger |
| Chair of the Oregon Republican Party | |
| In office August 10, 2013 – February 28, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Suzanne Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Bill Currier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Ind. Republican (Since 2021) |
| Spouse | Laurelee Robinson (d. 1988) |
| Education | California Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, San Diego (PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego |
| Thesis | Experiments on the synthesis and spectral characterization of cytochrome-related molecules (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin Kamen |
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.