A native of Washington, he served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives before giving up his seat in an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2006.
Kitts grew up in Puyallup, Washington, near Tacoma where he wrestled and played water polo in high school.
[1] In November 2001, Kitts announced he would run for Oregon House District 30, which covered primarily Hillsboro.
[1] Kitts won the primary against Phillips and faced Carleson in the November 2002 general election where Republicans held a seven percent lead in voter registrations in the district.
[9] Kitts ran for re-election in 2004, and faced Democrat Miklosch Sander in the general election in November.
[12] During the 2005 legislature Kitts was elected as majority whip in the House, and after the session ended worked on Kevin Mannix’s gubernatorial campaign.
By October 2007 Kitts was working for Pacific Lifestyle Homes and announced he was considering a run for mayor of Hillsboro in 2008.