district data birth_place image_size party term_end profession state_house birth_date term_start residence blank article_title state name alma_mater
14th peter livingston chicago , illinois 160px democratic 1999 attorney oregon 3 may 1941 1993 portland , oregon domestic partner george eighmey
 oregon george eighmey university of illinois
george eighmey

george v. eighmey -lrb- pronounced ; born may 3 , 1941 -rrb- , is an american politician who was a member of the oregon house of representatives .
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 compassion & choices of oregon .
and a current board member with the death with dignity national center .
eighmey attended the university of illinois , earning bachelor of science and juris doctor degrees .
he is an attorney by profession and also served in the united states air force briefly in the 1960s .
he retired in 2010 .
