Chip Pashayan

Charles Sahag "Chip" Pashayan Jr.^[1]^[2] (born March 27, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from California. He served as a Republican Congressman from the Fresno area in California's Central Valley from 1979 to 1991.

Preceded byJohn Hans Krebs

Succeeded byCal Dooley

BornCharles Sahag Pashayan Jr.
March 27, 1941 (age 85)

Fresno, California, U.S.

PartyRepublican

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Chip Pashayan


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	John Hans Krebs
Succeeded by	Cal Dooley

Personal details
Born	Charles Sahag Pashayan Jr. (1941-03-27) March 27, 1941 (age 85) Fresno, California, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	Pomona College (BS) University of California, Hastings (JD) University of Oxford (BLitt)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1968–1970
Rank	Captain
Unit	The Pentagon

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Biography

Born in Fresno, Pashayan attended Bullard High School, graduated with a B.A. from Pomona College in 1963 and earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1968.

He is of Armenian descent.^[3]

Early career

He was admitted to the California bar in 1969 and to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1977. He served in the United States Army at the rank of captain from 1968 to 1970. He was special assistant to the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

He earned a B.Litt. from Oxford University in 1977.

Congress

Pashayan won his first term in 1978, when he upset two-term incumbent Democrat John Hans Krebs by a 54% to 46% margin. He introduced a House resolution recognizing Bobby Fischer as the official World Chess Champion, which passed in 1986. He represented his largely rural, conservative district until 1990, when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Cal Dooley.