Chris Harker is an American politician. A Democrat, he served for six years as a state representative for Oregon's House District 34.
Family
Harker and his spouse, a teacher, have two children.
Occupation
Chris Harker founded Cayuse, Inc. in 1994 and is its CEO. In 2012, he sold the company to Evisions, Inc. for an undisclosed amount.[1]
Political career
On November 4, 2008, Chris Harker defeated Republican opponent Piotr Kuklinski and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives with more than twice his opponent's votes.[2] Harker represented communities from Washington County, encompassing parts of Beaverton and unincorporated Washington County.
In the 76th Legislative Assembly, Harker served as Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Audits and Information Management and Technology Committee, as a member of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, and as a member of the House Human Services Committee.[3] During the 75th Legislative Assembly, he served as the vice chair of the House Health Care Committee, and as a member of both the House Education Committee and the Joint Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harker has been appointed to these committees:
- Joint Legislative Committee on Audits and Information Management and Technology, Co-Chair
- House Higher Education Subcommittee
- House Human Services Committee
2009-2010
- Joint Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee
- House Education Committee
- House Health Care Committee
Education
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (1985–1987).
- Ph.D., Human Physiology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1985).
- B.S., Plant Ecology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1977).
References
- ^ Gunderson, Laura (January 16, 2012). "Evisions buys Beaverton-based Cayuse". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ November 4, 2008 General Election Results - Oregon Secretary of State
- ^ "House Member Committees". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-07-04.