Sal Esquivel (born May 19, 1948) is an American businessman, real estate broker and politician from Oregon. Esquivel is a former

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member of

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and senator.

Early life

Esquivel was born in

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and was raised in Medford, graduating from Medford High School in 1966.

Education

Esquivel attended Southern Oregon College.

Career

In military, Esquivel joined the

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and served in the

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from 1969 to 1970. After serving the military, Esquivel worked in the wood products industry in Medford, Oregon. In 1982, Esquivel started Western States Parts and Equipment, a heavy equipment and parts distributor. Esquivel is a real estate broker. Esquivel served on the Medford City Council until 2004, when he was appointed to the Oregon State Senate to complete the term of

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, who resigned to take a position on the Oregon state parole board. Later that year, Esquivel ran for and won an open seat

. He has been re-elected four times. In 2017, Esquivel co-sponsored House Bill 3328 along with Rep. Paul Evans that would strip veterans and disable veterans of their civil service preference upon ten years of being discharged from the military. The proposed bill did not take into consideration veterans using education benefit such as 38 U.S.C Ch. 30 or 33 GI Bills, or Vocational Rehabilitation 38 U.S.C Ch. 31. As of the close of the 2017 session the bill did not leave committee.

Personal life

Esquivel's wife is Jan Esquivel. They have five children. Esquivel and his family live in Medford, Oregon.

References

External links

Legislative website

Sal Esquivel at ballotpedia.org

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