Dan Rayfield
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 16th district |
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Assumed office January 12, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Sara Gelser |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Western Oregon University Willamette University College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | www.danrayfield.com |
Dan A. Rayfield is an American politician, who is a member of the Democratic Party. Rayfield was first elected in 2014 and currently serves in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing House District 16, comprising Corvallis and Philomath.
Rayfield was born in Orange County, California. After moving to Oregon, he attended Oregon public schools including Linnwood Elementary School, Fowler Middle School, and Tigard High School. Rayfield later graduated from Western Oregon University in 2003 and went on to earn his law degree from Willamette University College of Law.
While in law school Rayfield worked as a clerk with the Benton County District Attorney's Office gaining trial experience prosecuting misdemeanors and DUIIs.
After law school Rayfield began his legal career working for the Weatherford Thompson law firm in Albany, Oregon. His practice initially focused on general civil litigation. In 2007, Rayfield served as the plaintiff's attorney in a high profile case involving a police officer that wrongfully arrested several individuals under false DUII accusations.
Following a successful resolution to the case, Rayfield worked to help pass HB 2318 during the 2009 legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. HB 2318 allowed people who were falsely accused of driving under the influence to remove the false charge from their record. The bill passed unanimously in the Oregon House and Senate and was signed into law by Governor on June 18, 2009.
In May 2009 Rayfield joined the law firm of Nelson & MacNeil. His practice focused on representing individuals with claims against corporations, insurance companies, and other bad actors. In 2014, Rayfield became a partner with the law firm changing the firm’s name to Nelson MacNeil Rayfield Trial Attorneys PC.
Rayfield was sworn in as a State Representative from House District 16 on January 12, 2015.
Legislative Committees and 2015-16 Sessions
During the 2015 Legislative Session, Rayfield served on the House Committee on Rules, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources, and as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness. During the session Rayfield acted as a key facilitator, successfully negotiating a bipartisan solution to shore-up a $30 million shortfall with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife budget.
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