Charles Starr
| Charles Starr | |
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| Member of the Oregon State Senate | |
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In office 1999–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jeannette Hamby |
| Succeeded by | Larry George |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1993–1999 |
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| Succeeded by | Bruce Starr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1933 (age 83–84) Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Starr |
| Children | Bruce Starr |
| Residence | Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho |
| Occupation | Farmer, contractor |
Charles Starr (born c. 1933) is an American politician and farmer in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature for 14 years, serving in both houses. A native of Texas, Starr served in the Oregon State Senate with his son Bruce Starr, the first time in Oregon's history a father and son served in the Senate together.
Charles Starr was born around 1933 and raised in the central part of Texas. The son of an oil driller, he attended 19 different schools between first grade and sixth grade. Starr married Kathy and they would have four children, all boys; Bryan, West, Alan, and Bruce. Charles earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1955 from the University of Idaho and then worked for a year as an agricultural teacher. He would serve in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. He earned a master's degree from the University of California, Davis in 1960 in agribusiness management.
Starr moved to Oregon in 1962 and began working at Farmers Oil Cooperative in McMinnville, followed by a job at Pacific Farmers Cooperative in Hillsboro. He left Pacific in 1969 and spent ten years working for Flavorland Foods before becoming a general contractor in 1979. Living in Hillsboro, he remained a contractor and also farmed until retirement in 2002. He had operated Starr Boys Garden Center.
Starr started his political career serving on the school board of Groner Elementary School south of Hillsboro, and now part of the Hillsboro School District. He then joined the Hillsboro Union High School Board, spending a total of 12 years on the two boards. He made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Washington County Board of Commissioners in 1986. A conservative Christian politician, Starr was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsboro and Washington County in 1992. Entering state politics at age 59, he defeated Democrat Pat Kliewer to represent the area surrounding most of Hillsboro, Forest Grove, and Cornelius.
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