Chris Garrett
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district |
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| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Greg Macpherson |
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| Born | December 26, 1973 Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Attorney |
Chris Garrett (born December 26, 1973) is an attorney and a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2008, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland. He was re-elected in 2010.
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[edit] Early life and career
Garrett was born in Portland and graduated from Wilson High School.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Reed College in 1996 and a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 2000. He is an associate with Perkins Coie in Portland.[1][2]
[edit] Political career
Garrett served as a senior policy advisor to Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney and also worked in the office of Oregon State Senator Richard Devlin.[1][2] In 2008, Garrett was the Democratic nominee in House District 38 for the open seat left by Greg Macpherson, who was not seeking re-election. In the general election, Garrett defeated Steve Griffith 62% to 38%.[3]
[edit] Personal
Garrett lives in Lake Oswego.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "About Chris Garrett". http://www.chrisfororegon.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=about. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b "Chris Garrett". Perkins Coie LLC. http://www.perkinscoie.com/cgarrett/. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Oregon Legislature Results". OregonLive.com. http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/11/legislature.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
