18 Facts About Mitch Greenlick

Merwyn Ronald "Mitch" Greenlick was a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon.

Mitch Greenlick represented District 33 of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Mitch Greenlick attended McCarroll Elementary School and graduated from Central High School in 1952.

Mitch Greenlick was a 1957 graduate of Wayne State University, receiving his bachelor's degree in pharmacy.

Mitch Greenlick received his Master's degree in pharmacy administration from Wayne State in 1961 and received a Ph.

Mitch Greenlick moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, in 1964 to start and later direct the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.

Mitch Greenlick was named Vice President of Kaiser Foundation Hospital in 1981.

Mitch Greenlick had been active in his community as a board member of the Community Action Organization in Washington County and as a member of the Northwest Health Foundation Board.

Mitch Greenlick first got involved in politics at the age of nine by volunteering for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 presidential campaign.

Mitch Greenlick worked on the campaigns of Senator Ron Wyden and Governor John Kitzhaber.

In 2000, Mitch Greenlick ran against incumbent Republican Bill Witt in what was then House District 7.

Mitch Greenlick ran again in 2002 after redistricting and defeated Erik T Hartung by nearly 20 points.

Mitch Greenlick represented Northwest Portland and northern Washington County, which includes Helvetia, Bethany and Cedar Mill.

Mitch Greenlick chaired the Health Care Committee from the 74th Legislative Assembly, which convened in 2007, until his death.

Representative Mitch Greenlick proposed to make nicotine a Schedule III controlled substance.

Mitch Greenlick was in favor of banning all tobacco products, requiring people in Oregon to obtain a doctor's prescription to get tobacco products, and to impose a fine of $6,250, up to a year in prison, or both on offenders.

Mitch Greenlick was married to Harriet Mitch Greenlick from 1956 until his death, and together they had three children, including state judge Michael.

Mitch Greenlick died on May 15,2020, after battling numerous illnesses, at the age of 85.