77th Oregon Legislative Assembly explained

77th Oregon Legislative Assembly
Term:2013–2014
Website:www.leg.state.or.us
Membership1:30 Senators
Chamber1 Image:77th Assembly Oregon State Senate.svg
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Senate President
Chamber1 Leader1:Peter Courtney (D)
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Majority Leader
Chamber1 Leader2:Diane Rosenbaum (D)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber1 Leader3:Ted Ferrioli (R)
Membership2:60 Representatives
Chamber2 Image:77th Assembly Oregon House of Representatives.svg
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker of the House
Chamber2 Leader1:Tina Kotek (D)
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Majority Leader
Chamber2 Leader2:Val Hoyle (D)
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader3:Mike McLane (R)

The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on, for the first of its two regular sessions, and on for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2012; the general election for those seats took place on .

The Democratic Party of Oregon retained its 16–14 majority in the Senate, and took a 34–26 majority in the House, which in the previous session had been split evenly with the Oregon Republican Party.[1]

Senate

Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as in the previous session.

Senate members

See also: Oregon legislative elections, 2012.

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as the previous session.

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)
President Pro Tem: Ginny Burdick (D–18 Portland)
Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (D–21 Portland)
Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R–30 John Day)

District Home Senator Party
1 Republican
2 Republican
3 Democratic
4 Democratic
5 Democratic
6 Democratic
7 Democratic
8 Republican
9 Republican
10 Republican
11 Democratic
12 Republican
13 Republican
14 Democratic
15 Hillsboro Republican
16 Democratic
17 Democratic
18 Democratic
19 Democratic
20 Republican
21 Portland Democratic
22 Democratic
23 Jackie Dingfelder[2] [3] Democratic
Michael Dembrow[4] Democratic
24 Democratic
25 Democratic
26 Republican
27 Republican
28 Republican
29 Republican
30 Republican

House members

See also: Oregon legislative elections, 2012.

Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 34 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Prior to the elections, the House was evenly split between 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans.[1]

Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland)
Majority Leader: Val Hoyle (D–14 Eugene)
Minority Leader: Mike McLane (R–55 Powell Butte)

| 1 || Gold Beach || Wayne Krieger || |Republican |- | 2 || Roseburg || Tim Freeman || | Republican |- | 3 || Grants Pass || Wally Hicks || | Republican |- | 4 || Central Point || Dennis Richardson || | Republican|- | 5 || Ashland || Peter Buckley || | Democratic |- | 6 || Medford || Sal Esquivel || | Republican|- | 7 || Roseburg || Bruce Hanna || | Republican|- | 8 || Eugene || Paul Holvey || | Democratic |- | 9 || Coos Bay || Caddy McKeown || |Democratic |- | 10 || Newport || David Gomberg || | Democratic |- | 11 || Central Linn/Lane Cos. || Phil Barnhart || | Democratic|- | 12 || Springfield || John Lively || | Democratic |- | 13 || rowspan="2"|Eugene || Nancy Nathanson || |Democratic|-| 14 || Val Hoyle || | Democratic|- | 15 || Albany || Andy Olson ||| Republican|- | 16 || Corvallis || Sara Gelser || | Democratic|- | 17 || Scio || Sherrie Sprenger ||| Republican|- | 18 || Silverton || Vic Gilliam || | Republican|- | 19 || rowspan="3"|Salem || Kevin Cameron ||| Republican|- | 20 || Vicki Berger ||| Republican|- | 21 || Brian L. Clem || | Democratic|- | 22 || Woodburn || Betty Komp || | Democratic|- | 23 || Dallas || Jim Thompson ||| Republican|- | 24 || McMinnville || Jim Weidner ||| Republican|- | 25 || Keizer || Kim Thatcher |||Republican|- | 26 || Wilsonville ||John Davis ||| Republican|- | 27 || Washington Co. || Tobias Read || | Democratic|- | 28 || Aloha || Jeff Barker || | Democratic|-| 29 || rowspan="2"|Hillsboro || Ben Unger || | Democratic|- | 30 || Joe Gallegos || | Democratic|- | 31 || Clatskanie || Brad Witt || | Democratic|- | 32 || Cannon Beach || Deborah Boone || | Democratic|- | 33 || Portland || Mitch Greenlick || | Democratic|-| 34 || Washington Co. ||Chris Harker || | Democratic|- | 35 || Tigard || Margaret Doherty || | Democratic|- | 36 || Portland || Jennifer Williamson || | Democratic|- | 37 || West Linn || Julie Parrish ||| Republican|- | rowspan="2" | 38 || rowspan="2" | Lake Oswego || Chris Garrett[5] [6] || |Democratic|-| Ann Lininger[7] || |Democratic

|- | 39 || Oregon City || Bill Kennemer||| Republican|- | 40 || Gladstone || Brent Barton || | Democratic|- | 41 || Milwaukie || Carolyn Tomei || | Democratic|- | rowspan="2" | 42 || rowspan="8"|Portland|| Jules Bailey[8] [9] || | Democratic|-| Rob Nosse[10] || | Democratic|- | 43 || Lew Frederick || | Democratic|- | 44 || Tina Kotek || | Democratic|-| rowspan=2 | 45 || Michael Dembrow[4] [11] || |Democratic|-| Barbara Smith Warner[12] || |Democratic|-| 46 || Alissa Keny-Guyer || |Democratic|- | 47 || Jessica Vega Pederson || | Democratic|- | 48 || Happy Valley || Jeff Reardon || |Democratic|-| 49 || Troutdale || Chris Gorsek || |Democratic|-| 50 || Gresham || Greg Matthews || | Democratic|- | 51 || Clackamas || Shemia Fagan || | Democratic|- | 52 || Hood River || Mark Johnson || | Republican|- | 53 || Sunriver || Gene Whisnant || | Republican|- | 54 || Bend || Jason Conger || | Republican|- | 55 || Powell Butte || Mike McLane || | Republican|- | 56 || Klamath Falls || Gail Whitsett || | Republican|- | 57 || Heppner || Greg Smith || | Republican|- | 58 || Pendleton || Bob Jenson || | Republican|- | 59 || The Dalles ||John Huffman || | Republican|- | 60 || Ontario || Cliff Bentz || | Republican|}

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Election Results: Oregon Legislature. OregonLive.com. November 7, 2012.
  2. Resigned to join staff of Portland mayor Charlie Hales.
  3. News: Giegerich. Andy. Dingfelder leaves Oregon Senate for Hales' staff. 17 October 2013. Portland Business Journal. October 16, 2013.
  4. News: Rep. Michael Dembrow to replace Jackie Dingfelder in state Senate. House. Kelly. November 18, 2013. The Oregonian. December 4, 2013.
  5. Resigned December 31, 2013, after being appointed to Oregon Court of Appeals.
  6. News: Oregon Rep. Chris Garrett gets judicial nod, triggering another appointment for the Oregon House. Gaston. Christian. The Oregonian. December 24, 2013. January 10, 2013.
  7. News: Ann Lininger, former Clackamas County commissioner, wins Lake Oswego-Southwest Portland legislative seat. Harbanger. Molly. The Oregonian. January 29, 2014. January 29, 2014.
  8. News: Commissioner Jules Bailey takes oath of office. Multnomah County. June 11, 2014. February 3, 2015.
  9. Resigned in June 2014 after winning election to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners.
  10. News: Democrat Rob Nosse assumes Oregon House seat vacated by Jules Bailey of Portland. The Oregonian. June 26, 2014. February 3, 2015. Sara. DiNatale.
  11. Resigned to become State Senator for District 23.
  12. News: Barbara Smith Warner to replace Michael Dembrow in Oregon state House. House. Kelly. December 19, 2013. The Oregonian. December 20, 2013.