Rodney Dennis "Rod" Chandler (born July 13, 1942 in La Grande

La Grande, Oregon

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,327 people, 5,124 households, and 2,982 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,833.5 people per square mile . There were 5,483 housing units at an average density of 1,260.3 per square mile...

, Oregon

Oregon

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) was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Washington. He is the great-great-grandnephew of long-time U.S. Senator Zachariah Chandler

Zachariah Chandler

Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:...

 of Michigan

Michigan

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.

Rod Chandler received a B.S.

Bachelor of Science

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 from Oregon State University

Oregon State University

Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

 and a M.Ed.

Master's degree

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 from the University of Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno

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.

Chandler, a former television newscaster and recovered alcoholic, was elected to the Washington House of Representatives

Washington State Legislature

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 in 1974, where he served until 1982, and was elected as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 to the 98th Congress, where he represented the newly created from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993, when he gave up his seat for an unsuccessful candidacy for the United States Senate

United States Senate

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. Chandler seemed to have the upper hand in the debate until for some unknown reason he quoted the Roger Miller song "Dang Me

Dang Me

"Dang Me" is a 1964 song by American country music artist Roger Miller, and that year's Grammy Award winner for Best Country & Western Song. Miller's first major country hit and first Top Ten pop music hit, it was a novelty song whose "jazzy instrumental section" helped make it "the quintessential...

." He was further damaged by the unpopularity of President George H.W. Bush in the Pacific Northwest.

Chandler taught Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement Program

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 Government classes at Eaglecrest High School

Eaglecrest High School

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 in Centennial

Centennial, Colorado

The city of Centennial is a Home Rule City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States, and part of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The city was to have a total population of 100,377 in 2010 census. Centennial is the tenth-most populous municipality in the state of Colorado and its...

, Colorado

Colorado

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 till the end of the 2006-07 school year.

Electoral history

• 1992 Race for U.S. Senate
  • Patty Murray
    Patty Murray
    Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray is the senior United States Senator from Washington and a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator...
    
     (D), 54%
  • Rod Chandler (R), 46%

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