Nicholas Kahl is an attorney and Democratic politician from

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. He served in the

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from 2009 to 2011. He is a practicing lawyer in

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Early life and education

Kahl was born in East

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and raised in

. He graduated from

David Douglas High School David Douglas High School (DDHS) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is a part of the David Douglas School District. In 1998 Lynn Olson, author of ''The School-to-work Revolution: How Employers And Educators Are Joinin ...

and attended

Mt. Hood Community College Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is a public community college in Gresham, Oregon, United States, named after Mount Hood. Opened in 1966, MHCC enrolls around 30,000 students each year and offers classes at the main campus in Gresham, as well a ...

. He graduated from

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in 2000 with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. At the time of his election to the Oregon Legislature, he was a second-year student at

Lewis & Clark Law School The Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (also known as Lewis & Clark Law School), is an American Bar Association-approved private law school in Portland, Oregon. The law school received ABA approval in 1970 and joined the Asso ...

. He graduated with a

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in 2009.

Political career

Kahl worked as staff assistant for Multnomah County Commissioner chair

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. In the 2008 Oregon legislative elections, he was elected to the

representing District 49 in

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, specifically the cities of Fairview, Troutdale, Wood Village, and a portion of Gresham. Kahl was the East Portland representative and transportation committee co-chair. He ran for re-election in 2010 but was defeated by Republican Matt Wand.

Legal career

Kahl is a trial lawyer and owns a law practice in Portland, Oregon. His litigation practice focuses on catastrophic injury, toxic torts, race discrimination, consumer protection, class actions, and other complex litigation. He represents consumers, injured people, and small business owners. Nick Kahl is an adjunct law professor at Lewis and Clark Law School.

References

Politicians from Portland, Oregon Living people Lewis & Clark Law School alumni Members of the Oregon House of Representatives David Douglas High School alumni Portland State University alumni Mt. Hood Community College alumni 21st-century American politicians 1977 births {{Oregon-politician-stub