Chip Pashayan

Chip Pashayan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	John Hans Krebs
Succeeded by	Cal Dooley
Personal details
Born	(1941-03-27) March 27, 1941 Fresno, California
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Pomona College UC Hastings College of the Law
Profession	Lawyer

Charles "Chip" Pashayan Jr. (born March 27, 1941) served as a Republican Congressman from the Fresno area in California's Central Valley from 1979 to 1991.

Biography

Born in Fresno, Pashayan attended Bullard High School, graduated with a B.A. from Pomona College in 1963 and earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1968. He was admitted to the California bar in 1969 and to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1977. He served in the United States Army at the rank of captain from 1968 to 1970. He was special assistant to the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He earned a B.Litt. from Oxford University in 1977.

Pashayan 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

• United States Congress. "Chip Pashayan (id: P000097)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN