Rod Chandler
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Rodney Dennis "Rod" Chandler (born July 13, 1942 in La Grande, Oregon) was a U.S. Representative from Washington. He is the great-great-grandnephew of long-time Michigan Senator Zachariah Chandler.
Chandler received a B.S. from Oregon State University and a M.Ed. from the University of Nevada.
Chandler was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1974, where he served until 1982, and was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth Congress, where he represented the newly created Eighth Congressional District from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993, when he gave up his seat for an unsuccessful candidacy for the United States Senate.
He now teaches Advanced Placement Government classes at Eaglecrest High School in Centennial, Colorado.
[edit] Electoral history
- 1992 Race for U.S. Senate
- Patty Murray (D), 54%
- Rod Chandler (R), 46%
Fantastic father and amazing grandfather.
[edit] References
| Preceded by: None — new district |
U.S. Representative Washington 8 |
Followed by: Jennifer Dunn (R) |
