Biography
Gary Dye is the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Oregon. A Portland native and engineer, he worked in oil refining and in natural gas measurement and says he has served on the board of the Libertarian Party of Oregon. He has been a candidate repeatedly since 2016, including as the Libertarian nominee for Senate in 2020, and his 2024 survey answers call for bringing troops home and for federal term limits.[1]
Dye was born in Portland, Oregon, and says he attended David Douglas schools. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State University in 1981, an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1989 and a second bachelor's degree from the University of California, Irvine, in 1991.[1] He began as a process engineer in oil refineries, including more than four years in Saudi Arabia, and later worked as a measurement engineer and director for a utility in the natural gas industry. Ballotpedia lists his profession as engineering consultant.[1]
Dye has served on the board of directors of the Libertarian Party of Oregon and on the David Douglas School District's Citizens Budget Committee, according to his Ballotpedia survey.[1] His campaigns include the 2016 Oregon House District 48 race, the 2018 U.S. House race in Oregon's 3rd District, and the 2020 U.S. Senate race as the Libertarian nominee, in which he received 1.8% (42,747 votes) behind Jeff Merkley and Jo Rae Perkins. In 2022 he ran in the nonpartisan primary for Metro Council President, and in 2024 he lost the Republican primary for Oregon's 3rd District to Joanna Harbour.[1]
- 1.Gary Dye · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
