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Chris Garrett, Democrat

Current office: State House

Birth place: Marshall Park, OR
Home city: Lake Oswego, OR

Education: JD, The University of Chicago Law School BA, Reed College.

Profession: Attorney Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Senior Policy Advisor, Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney.

Political: Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2008-present

Membership: Volunteer, Classroom Law Project Organizer, Monetary Donations for Oregon Food Bank.

First elected: 11/04/2008
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2010


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House approves compromise on rural rezoning

Oregon Statesman Journal 5.9.09 3:12 AM | The Oregon House has cleared a compromise that allows some rural land to be rezoned for development, but only if counties make specific findings that protect farm and forest uses.
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OR: House passes bill too gross to talk about

oregonlive.com 4.8.09 1:28 PM | Count it among the shortest "debates" to ever occur in the Oregon House. "Good bill. I urge your aye vote," Rep. Chris Garrett, D-Lake Oswego, said Tuesday about House Bill 2478. Any closing...
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Bill would extend time for child-abuse claims

Oregon Statesman Journal 3.22.09 3:12 AM | The House will soon vote on a bill that extends Oregon's statute of limitations on civil claims related to child sexual abuse.
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