Bill Post
Quick Facts
Biography
Bill Post is an American politician and radio personality who is a member of the Republican Party. In 2014, he was elected to represent Oregon's House District 25 in the Oregon House of Representatives. He was a conservative talk radio host until March 2014, when he suspended his show after garnering a Republican primary opponent, Barbara Jensen of Keizer. He stated at the time that he would remain program director and operations manager at the radio station.
Post defeated Jensen in the May 20, 2014, primary and went on to face Independent Party nominee Chuck Lee in the general election, whom he also defeated.
Post had no primary election challenger in May 2016 and went on to defeat Democratic challenger Sharon Freeman in November 2016.
In 2017, while a sitting State Representative, Post returned to the airwaves on another local AM station, 1220 KPJC, first in the mornings, then moving his show to the 3–6pm time slot.
After winning his third term in November of 2018 against Democratic challenger David McCall of Keizer, Post currently holds the seat for Oregon's 25th House district, which includes Keizer, St. Paul, and Newberg.
Personal life
Post was born at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. He moved to Oregon at an early age and grew up in Albany, Redmond, and Salem. He attended George Fox University and Southern Oregon State College, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He has been involved in radio, first as a deejay and later as a conservative talk radio personality, since 1979. He hosted the Bill Post Radio Show on KYKN from 2009 to 2014. His wife Colleen is a teacher. He has one son, Kai.