| Chris Harker | |
| State House: | Oregon |
| District: | 34th |
| Term Start: | 2009 |
| Term End: | 2015 |
| Preceded: | Suzanne Bonamici |
| Succeeded: | Ken Helm |
| Birth Date: | March 1954 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | The University of Michigan |
Chris Harker is an American politician. A Democrat, he served for six years as a state representative for Oregon's House District 34.
Harker and his spouse, a teacher, have two children.
Chris Harker founded Cayuse, Inc. in 1994 and is its CEO. In 2012, he sold the company to Evisions, Inc. for an undisclosed amount.[1]
On November 4, 2008, Chris Harker defeated Republican opponent Piotr Kuklinski and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives with more than twice his opponent's votes.[2] Harker represented communities from Washington County, encompassing parts of Beaverton and unincorporated Washington County.
In the 76th Legislative Assembly, Harker served as Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Audits and Information Management and Technology Committee, as a member of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, and as a member of the House Human Services Committee.[3] During the 75th Legislative Assembly, he served as the vice chair of the House Health Care Committee, and as a member of both the House Education Committee and the Joint Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee.
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harker has been appointed to these committees: