Fred Girod
| Fred Girod | |
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Girod in 2009 | |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 9th district | |
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Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Beyer |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
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In office 2007–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Kropf |
| Succeeded by | Sherry Sprenger |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
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In office 1993–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Gilmour |
| Succeeded by | Larry Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1951 (age 64–65) Salem, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Girod |
Fred Frank Girod (born 1951) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He serves in the Oregon State Senate representing District 9, in the mid-Willamette Valley, and lives in Stayton.
Girod graduated from Stayton High School in Stayton, Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, a DMD from Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, and a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University.[1] He has been a practicing dentist for 26 years, and served in the Oregon House of Representatives in the early 1990s, chairing the Rules Committee.[1] He ran for the U.S. Congress in 1994, but lost in the primary to Jim Bunn.[2]
Girod then served on the Stayton City Council.[3] He was selected by Marion and Linn County Republicans to run again for the House in 2006, in district 17, following then-Representative Jeff Kropf's sudden departure from the 2006 election. He won that election, defeating Democrat Dan Thackaberry, and was appointed in 2008 to succeed Senator Roger Beyer of District 9 upon his resignation. He was sworn in in January 2008, and was re-elected in November 2008 and 2010.[4] He is a candidate for reelection to that seat in 2012.
References
- 1 2 http://www.leg.state.or.us/girod/
- ↑ Chisholm, Kari (8 February 2008). "If the GOP abandons Mike Erickson, who else might run?" (Blog). Posts. BlueOregon. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.fredgirod.com/aboutfred.htm
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.or.us/press_releases/girod_013008.pdf