Mitch Greenlick

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Merwyn Ronald "Mitch" Greenlick[1] (March 12, 1935 – May 15, 2020) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He represented District 33 of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Early life and career

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Greenlick in 2008

Greenlick was born in 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, into a Jewish family. He attended McCarroll Elementary School and graduated from Central High School in 1952.[2]

Greenlick was a 1957 graduate of Wayne State University, receiving his bachelor's degree in pharmacy.[3] He received his Master's degree in pharmacy administration from Wayne State in 1961 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in health system organization in 1967. He moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, in 1964 to start and later direct the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.[4][5] He also was named Vice President of Kaiser Foundation Hospital in 1981. Starting in 1990, Greenlick served as Professor and Chair of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Political career

Greenlick first got involved in politics at the age of nine by volunteering for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 presidential campaign. After moving to Oregon, he worked for Neil Goldschmidt's 1970 campaign for city council. Greenlick also worked on the campaigns of Senator Ron Wyden and Governor John Kitzhaber.[2]

In 2000, Greenlick ran against incumbent Republican Bill Witt in what was then House District 7. Witt was a conservative who had defeated the more liberal Republican Chuck Carpenter in the primary two years previously. Despite raising nearly $300,000, Greenlick narrowly lost the election. He ran again in 2002 after redistricting and defeated Erik T. Hartung by nearly 20 points (Witt had retired to run for the Oregon Senate).[2]

Greenlick represented Northwest Portland and northern Washington County, which includes Helvetia, Bethany and Cedar Mill. After 2002, Greenlick never won an election with less than 64% of the vote. He faced a primary challenger only once, in 2006, whom he beat 92% to 8%.[6]

Greenlick chaired the Health Care Committee from the 74th Legislative Assembly, which convened in 2007, until his death. During that assembly, he served on the Education Committee and Higher Education Subcommittee. In past legislative sessions, he served on the Transportation, Land Use, Environment and Rules committees.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Representative Greenlick proposed to make nicotine a Schedule III controlled substance (along with LSD). He was in favor of banning all tobacco products, requiring people in Oregon to obtain a doctor's prescription to get tobacco products (including cigars), and to impose a fine of $6,250, up to a year in prison, or both on offenders.[7]

Electoral history

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent
2000 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bill Witt style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.80% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.20%
2002 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 58.22% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Erik Hartung style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 37.32% style="background:Template:Party color"| Anthony Ambrose style="background:Template:Party color"| Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color"| 4.28% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.18%
2004 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 81.73% style="background:Template:Party color"| David Long style="background:Template:Party color"| Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color"| 12.07% Thomas Humphrey, Jr. Constitution 6.20%
2006 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 69.59% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mark Eggleston style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26.33% style="background:Template:Party color"| David Long style="background:Template:Party color"| Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color"| 3.86% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.22%
2008 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 69.59% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Ellison style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 27.39% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.34%
2010 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64.82% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Michael Bieker style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 35.05% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.14%
2012 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 69.03% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Stevan Kirkpatrick style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 30.72% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.25%
2014 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 81.68% style="background:Template:Party color"| Mark Vetanen style="background:Template:Party color"| Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color"| 17.63% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.69%
2016 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 69.45% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| John Verbeek style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 30.33% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.22%
2018 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitch Greenlick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 75.86% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Elizabeth Reye style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 23.97% Template:Party shading/Independent| Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent| Template:Party shading/Independent| 0.17%

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Personal life

Greenlick was married to Harriet Greenlick from 1956 until his death, and together they had three children, including state judge Michael.[9]

Greenlick was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2005 and recovered.[2] He died on May 15, 2020, after battling numerous illnesses, at the age of 85.[10]

References

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  8. ↑ November 4, 2008 General Election Results - Oregon Secretary of State
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