About Jeff

Former State Representative Jeff Kropf represented Oregon House District 17 for eight years, serving the people of Linn and Marion counties. He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1998 and served 4 terms until retiring in January of 2007.

He is married to Peggy Sue; they have a 30 year old son Cris and daughter in law Dawn and1 own a farm north of Sublimity. He is a fifth generation Oregon farmer from the Halsey/Harrisburg area and small businesses owner.

During his tenure, he served on the Legislative Emergency Board, was a member of the full Ways and Means Committee, various sub-committees, Transportation committee and was the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for two legislative sessions.

Nationally, he served as the Chairman of the National Conference of State Legislature’s  (NCSL) Agriculture and Rural Development committee and the NCSL Homeland Security Task Force.

After retiring from the Oregon House he lobbied for a short time until he became the state Director of the Oregon Chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a grassroots, limited government political organization.

Jeff serves on numerous boards including the Sublimity Rural Fire Protection District, Oregon Connections Academy and Water for Life.

In 2004 Jeff was embedded as a radio broadcaster with the Oregon National Guard in Iraq and again in Afghanistan in 2006, bringing live reports and interviews with Oregon Guardsman from the combat zone.

He hosts a week day radio talk show during early morning drive time on 1360 KUIK in HillsboroOregon from 6am and 9am.

Jeff has received numerous awards from conservative business and government watchdog organizations and is a founding member of the New Budget Coalition. He is a passionate advocate for common sense government budget reform and speaks regularly to various organizations around Oregon on this subject.