George Eighmey Explained

George Eighmey
State:Oregon
State House:Oregon
District:14th
Term Start:1993
Term End:1999
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:3 May 1941
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Profession:Attorney
Residence:Portland, Oregon
Alma Mater:University of Illinois
Blank1:Husband
Data1:Peter Livingston

George V. Eighmey (pronounced ; born May 3, 1941), is an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. He served from 1993 to 1999.[1] [2] During his time in the Oregon House, he was an advocate for the Death with Dignity Act, which was passed in 1994 after a statewide vote.[3] Eighmey was also the first openly gay man elected to the Oregon Legislature when he won election in 1994.[4] He is a former director of Compassion & Choices of Oregon[5] and a current board member with the Death with Dignity National Center.

Eighmey attended the University of Illinois, earning Bachelor of Science and juris doctor degrees. He is an attorney by profession and also served in the United States Air Force briefly in the 1960s.[6] He retired in 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System. Project Vote Smart. 9 October 2014.
  2. Web site: George Eighmey, Oregon, 1994 · Out and Elected in the USA: 1974-2004 · outhistory.org. 9 October 2014.
  3. Web site: What Mass. Can Learn From Oregon About Dying With Dignity. CommonHealth. 9 October 2014. 11 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011184930/http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2012/09/what-mass-can-learn-from-oregon-about-dying-with-dignity. dead.
  4. Web site: Openly LGBT elected in Oregon. 9 October 2014.
  5. Web site: George Eighmey . 9 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012121047/http://www.deathwithdignity.org/author/george-eighmey . 12 October 2014 .
  6. Web site: George Eighmey Page. 9 October 2014.