Rod D. Chandler

A Representative from Washington. Born in La Grande, Union County, Oreg. , July 13, 1942. Attended public schools. B. S. , Eastern Oregon College, La Grande,Oreg. , 1968. M. Ed. , University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. , 2004. Public relations consultant and TV news correspondent. Served in Oregon Army National Guard, 1959-1964. Elected to the Washington house of representatives, 1974-1982. Served on the King County Metro Council, 1974-1975. Delegate, Washington State Republican conventions, 1976, 1978, and 1980. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993). Was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. Is a resident of Aurora, Colo.