Derrick Kitts was born on c 1973 and is a Republican politician from Hillsboro in the US state of Oregon.
15 Facts About Derrick Kitts
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Derrick Kitts then attended Portland State University where he wrestled for the school.
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Derrick Kitts studied political science at Portland State and graduated in 1997 with a bachelor's degree.
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In November 2001, Derrick Kitts announced he would run for Oregon House District 30, which covered primarily Hillsboro.
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At the time he owned his own one-person landscaping business in Hillsboro, Derrick Kitts Executive Landscaping, and was a wrestling coach at Glencoe High School in Hillsboro.
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Derrick Kitts faced Dawn Phillips in the May 2002 Republican primary with the chance to run against Aron Carleson in the November general election, as Democrat Carleson was running unopposed in her primary.
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Derrick Kitts won the primary against Phillips and faced Carleson in the November 2002 general election where Republicans held a seven percent lead in voter registrations in the district.
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Derrick Kitts then defeated Carleson in the general election with 8,540 votes to 8,363.
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Derrick Kitts served as vice-chairman of the House Business and Labor Committee during the session.
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Derrick Kitts pleaded guilty to reckless driving and completed the diversion program.
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Derrick Kitts ran for re-election in 2004, and faced Democrat Miklosch Sander in the general election in November.
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Derrick Kitts lost to Wu in the election, but during the campaign, news broke about a trip to Hawaii which Derrick Kitts and other state legislators took in 2004.
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Derrick Kitts eventually settled with the ethics commission for a fine of $450 for failing to report the trip and $290 for failing to report a free round of golf while on the same trip.
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Derrick Kitts was replaced in the Oregon House by Democrat David Edwards.
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Derrick Kitts was then admitted to practice law in Oregon in 2020 and opened a law firm in Oregon.