Mitch Greenlick

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Mitch Greenlick

Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Bill Witt
Personal details
Born	March 12, 1935
Political party	Democratic

Merwyn R. "Mitch" Greenlick (born March 12, 1935) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He represents District 33 of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Early life and career

Greenlick is a graduate of Wayne State University and received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in health system organization. Greenlick moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, in 1964 to start and later direct the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. He also was named Vice President of Kaiser Foundation Hospital in 1981. Starting in 1990, Greenlick served as Professor and Chair of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University.

Greenlick has been active in his community as a board member of the Community Action Organization in Washington County and as a member of the Northwest Health Foundation Board.

Political career

Greenlick represents the people of Northwest Portland and northern Washington County, which includes the communities of Helvetia, North Bethany and Cedar Mill. Greenlick is currently serving his third term in the Oregon House.

In the 74th Legislative Assembly, Greenlick serves as chair of the House Health Care Committee and as a member of the House Education Committee and Higher Education Subcommittee. In past legislative sessions, he has served on the House Transportation, Land Use, Environment and Rules committees.

On November 4, 2008, Greenlick defeated Republican opponent Jim Ellison and was elected to a fourth term in the House.^[1]

Representative Greenlick proposed to make nicotine a Schedule III controlled substance (along with LSD). He is in favor of banning all tobacco products, forcing folks in Oregon to obtain a doctor's prescription to get tobacco products (including cigars), and to impose a fine of $6,250, up to a year in prison, or both on offenders.Greenlick Bill Filed

Personal

Greenlick is married to Harriet Greenlick and together they have three adult children.

References

↑ November 4, 2008 General Election Results - Oregon Secretary of State

External links

Members of the Oregon House of Representatives

77th Legislative Assembly (2013-2014)

Speaker of the House: Tina Kotek (D)
Speaker pro Tempore: Betty Komp (D)
Caucus Leaders: Val Hoyle (D) / Mike McLane (R)

Wayne Krieger (R)
Tim Freeman (R)
Wally Hicks (R)
Dennis Richardson (R)
Peter J. Buckley (D)
Sal Esquivel (R)
Bruce Hanna (R)
Paul Holvey (D)
Caddy McKeown (D)
David Gomberg (D)
Phil Barnhart (D)
John Lively (D)
Nancy Nathanson (D)
Val Hoyle (D)
Andy Olson (R)

Sara Gelser (D)
Sherrie Sprenger (R)
Vic Gilliam (R)
Kevin Cameron (R)
Vicki Berger (R)
Brian Clem (D)
Betty Komp (D)
Jim Thompson (R)
Jim Weidner (R)
Kim Thatcher (R)
John Davis (R)
Tobias Read (D)
Jeff Barker (D)
Ben Unger (D)
Joe Gallegos (D)

Alissa Keny-Guyer (D)
Jessica Vega Pederson (D)
Jeff Reardon (D)
Chris Gorsek (D)
Greg Matthews (D)
Shemia Fagan (D)
Mark Johnson (R)
Gene Whisnant (R)
Jason Conger (R)
Mike McLane (R)
Gail Whitsett (R)
Greg Smith (R)
Bob Jenson (R)
John Huffman (R)
Cliff Bentz (R)

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Name	Greenlick, Mitch
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 12, 1935
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