Bob Niemeyer

Bob Niemeyer is the Republican candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 25, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces incumbent Ben Bowman (D).[1][2] Niemeyer is a self-employed mechanical engineer who, according to Ballotpedia, has run in several earlier elections, including for the Oregon House in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024.[1][3]

Bob Niemeyer is the son of a dentist and grew up in Silverton, Oregon.[1] He served in the U.S. Navy from 1977 to 1978, graduated from Silverton Union High School in 1973, and earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University in 1978.[1] He is a licensed professional mechanical engineer and founded his own engineering company.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a self-employed mechanical engineer who has worked out of Tigard for more than 30 years in product development, and said he holds more than thirty patents.[3]

Niemeyer ran in the 2014 Republican primary for Oregon's 1st Congressional District and lost to Jason Yates.[1] He was also one of five candidates in the 2016 Republican primary for governor, which Bud Pierce won.[1] He lost Oregon House general elections in District 35 to Margaret Doherty in 2018 and to Dacia Grayber in 2020, and in District 25 to Ben Bowman in 2022 and 2024.[1] In his 2026 Ballotpedia survey, Niemeyer listed cutting the size of government before raising taxes and government obeying the Constitution among his priorities.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.