Kevin Mannix
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 32nd district |
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In office January 1999 – January 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Whelan |
| Succeeded by | Janet Carlson |
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In office January 1989 – January 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Sides |
| Succeeded by | Tom Whelan |
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November 26, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1997–present) |
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Democratic (Before 1997) |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna |
| Children | Nicholas Emily Gabriel |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Kevin Leese Mannix (born November 26, 1949) is an American politician, business attorney, and former chairman of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Mannix has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as a Democrat and, later, a Republican. He is better known, however, for his advocacy of statewide ballot measures—many of which were referred as a result of his efforts as a legislator—and as a candidate for the statewide offices of Attorney General and Governor.
Mannix earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts in 1971 from the University of Virginia. In 1974, he earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Prior to serving in the legislature, Mannix worked in several different capacities, including Assistant Attorney General of Oregon, Assistant Attorney General of Guam, and a law clerk to the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Mannix was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives five times beginning in 1988. From 1989 through 1996, Mannix served in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Democrat. In 1997, he became a Republican and was appointed to the Oregon State Senate. He was elected back into the Oregon House in November 1998 and served through 2000.
Mannix is a driving force behind the effort to get tougher sentences for criminals. In 1994, he authored Ballot Measure 11, which established mandatory minimum sentences for violent crimes, including murder, manslaughter, serious assault, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration, sexual abuse, and robbery. This measure has also now been used to set automatic sentencing on accidental deaths due to addiction issues. A companion measure, Measure 10, also passed, amending the Oregon Constitution to provide that any criminal sentence established by a vote of the people cannot be reduced by the Legislature except with a two-thirds vote of both houses. A third successful Mannix measure, Measure 17, amended the Oregon Constitution to establish a new section which requires that state prison inmates work full-time in useful work. This also allowed work time to include education courses, counseling, and job training.
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