Complex sentence: Formerly represented District 8 in the Oregon House of Representatives in the state legislature from 1997-2000 and in the Oregon Senate from 2001 through 2007 when he resigned to become President of the Oregon Business Association.
Split into simpler sentences: Formerly represented District 8 in the Oregon House of Representatives, in the state legislature from 1997-2000 and in the Oregon Senate from 2001 through 2007. He resigned from the senate to become President of the Oregon Business Association.