George V. Eighmey (pronounced ; born May 3, 1941), is an American politician who was a member of the

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. He served from 1993 to 1999. 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. Eighmey was also the first openly gay man elected to the Oregon Legislature when he won election in 1994. He is a former director of

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of Oregon and a current board member with the

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. Eighmey attended the

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, earning

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and

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degrees. He is an

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by profession and also served in the

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briefly in the 1960s. He retired in 2010.

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