Charles Sahag "Chip" Pashayan Jr. (born March 27, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from

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. He served as a Republican Congressman from the

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area in

's Central Valley from 1979 to 1991.

Biography

Born in Fresno, Pashayan attended Bullard High School, graduated with a

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from

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in 1963 and earned his

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from the

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in 1968. He was admitted to the California bar in 1969 and to practice before the

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in 1977. He served in the

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at the rank of captain from 1968 to 1970. He was special assistant to the general counsel of the

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. He earned a B.Litt. from

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in 1977. Pashayan won his first term in 1978, when he upset two-term incumbent Democrat

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by a 54% to 46% margin. He represented his largely rural, conservative district until 1990, when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat

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. He is of

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descent.Richard G Hovannisian: The Armenian people from ancient to modern times (p. 405)

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* 1941 births Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford American people of Armenian descent California lawyers People from Fresno, California Pomona College alumni United States Army soldiers University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California Ethnic Armenian politicians {{California-Representative-stub