| Christopher Chandler | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Ray Chandler |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1951[1] |
| Birth Place: | Marysville, California, U.S.[2] |
| Office: | Judge of the Sutter County Superior Court |
| Term Start: | 1998 |
| Term End: | May 31, 2016 |
| Office1: | Judge of the Sutter County Municipal Court |
| Term Start1: | 1993 |
| Term End1: | 1998 |
| State Assembly2: | California |
| District2: | 3rd |
| Term Start2: | December 1, 1986 |
| Term End2: | December 7, 1992 |
| Predecessor2: | Wally Herger |
| Successor2: | Bernie Richter |
| Residence: | Yuba City, California, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Children: | 3 |
| Education: | University of California, Davis (BA) University of the Pacific (JD)[3] |
Christopher Ray Chandler (born January 20, 1951) is an American lawyer, politician, and former judge. He is a former Sutter County Superior Court judge, and a former member of the California State Assembly from the 3rd district from 1986 to 1992.
He graduated from University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973 and from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1976.
He is the son of former Sutter County Supervisor Roger Chandler and Lois Jacqueline Kofahl.[4] His great grandfather was Wilber Fisk Chandler, a five-term member of the California Assembly and one-term member of the California Senate from Fresno County.[4]
In 1984, he was Sutter County chairman of the Reagan-Bush Campaign.[1]
In 1986, he defeated Democrat Floyd Myers Marsh for the 3rd district assembly seat.[5] In 1988, he defeated Democrat Bruce Conklin and Libertarian Mark Sweany.[6] In 1990, he defeated Democrat Lon Hatamiya.[7] He did not run for reelection in 1992.
In 1993, he was appointed as a judge of the Sutter County Municipal Court.[8] He served as a Superior Court judge from his appointment in 1998 until his retirement on May 31, 2016.[9]
He and his wife Cindy have three children.