About Chet

NAME:       Chet Makinster 
AGE:         59
SPOUSE:   Gitta     
PLACE OF BIRTH:  Longview, Washington 
CHILDREN:   Ryan of Anchorage, Alaska
                      Jen of Portland, Oregon
OCCUPATIONS:

• Ken Sanders Union 76 service station      1966-1968
• Longview Booming Co.      1967-1983       1983-present–president
• Swanson Bark & Soil      2005 -present   production manager

POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT POSITIONS:

• Longview City Council (appointed)  November 2005-November 2007
• Legislative chairman for Kelso/Longview Chamber of Commerce    2007-present

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

•  Yamhill Scale Bureau 
   -Board member–6 years
   -Vice President– 1 year
   -Financial Committee Member
• Kelso/Longview Chamber of Commerce
  -Member
  -Board member-2 terms
  -President-1 year
• Longview Country Club
   -board member-1 term
   -president-1 term
• Columbia Maritime Museum trustee
• YMCA board member

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

•  Longview Noon Rotary
  -member
  -board member-2 years
  -president elect nominee
• Kelso Downtown Quarterback-lifetime membership
• Mark Morris DECA program
   -chaperone locally, statewide & nationally
   -judge for DECA competitions

SPECIAL INTERESTS
My Harley Davidson motorcycle, hunting & fishing, my job & serving my community