Chip Pashayan

Charles (Chip) Pashayan, Jr. served as a Republican Congressman from the Fresno area in California's Central Valley from 1979 to 1991. He won his first term in 1978, when he upset two-term incumbent Democrat John Hans Krebs by a 54% to 46% margin. He represented his largely rural, conservative district until 1990, when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Cal Dooley. He is of Armenian descent.

External links

• Chip Pashayan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John Hans Krebs	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district 1979–1991	Succeeded by Cal Dooley