George Gilman (Oregon politician)

George Gilman is the State Representative for District 55 of the Oregon House of Representatives, the second largest House District in Oregon. He is a Republican and currently serves on both the Transportation Committee, as vice-chair, and the Ways and Means Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

Gilman represents the people of Lake and Crook Counties and of portions of Jackson, Deschutes, and Klamath Counties. He was elected to the newly created district, Oregon’s second largest, in November, 2002, and he is now serving his third term, having run unopposed in 2006 and capturing over 97% of the vote.

Biography

Representative Gilman lives in Medford and has lived in Oregon all of his life. He graduated from Crater High School in Central Point, where he served as District Treasurer for FFA and received the Star Farmer degree. He majored in dairy husbandry at Oregon State University, then returned home to attend to the family dairy farm, where he milked cows in the morning and attended college in the afternoon, receiving his BS degree with honors from Southern Oregon College (University).

A third-generation dairy farmer, Representative Gilman spent 26 years in the dairy industry. In 1986, he was elected to represent District 50, serving during the 1987-89 sessions. Then, leaving office, he was employed by Access, Inc., a community action agency, and next by Pacific Retirement Services, where he spent the next 11 years managing the Foster Grandparent Program in three southern Oregon counties.

Representative Gilman has served on and chaired the Oregon Dairy Products Commission, Oregon Community Service Commission, Oregon Beef Council, Rogue Community College Board of Directors, Rogue Valley Transit Board, and Quail Point Rotary. He is currently a member of the State Lands Advisory Committee, Honorary Advisory Board of the Oregon-Fuijan Sister State Association, Council of State Governments, West, Addictions Recovery Center Board, and the Governor’s Commission on Senior Services.

He and his wife Sandy Gilman, who also serves as his legislative assistant, have been married 45 years. They have two adult children and two grandchildren, both of whom have participated in his campaign activities.

External links

* [http://www.leg.state.or.us/gilman/home.htm Legislative Website]

References

* [http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/?id=131332 Congress.org]