Conger was born in California on March 27, 1968. His parents were describes as heavily involved in the "drug and hippie scene of Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco. As a child, he moved around the western states with his parents. His parents separated when he was eight years old. He went with his father, who lived an itinerant life. Conger left his father when he was 16 and began living on his own in Crescent City, California.Mapes, Jeff, "Jason Conger searches for footing in GOP Oregon Senate race as abortion, health care issues loom", The Oregonian, Portland Oregon, March 28, 2014.
