Charles (Chip) Pashayan Jr. (born March 27 1941) served as a Republican Congressman from the Fresno area in California’s Central Valley from 1979 to 1991. He won his first term in 1978 when he upset two-term incumbent Democrat John Hans Krebs by a 54% to 46% margin. He represented his largely rural conservative district until 1990 when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Cal Dooley. He is of Armenian descent.
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