78th Oregon Legislative Assembly
78th Oregon Legislative Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Oregon Legislative Assembly | ||||
Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||||
Term | 2015–2016 | ||||
Website | www.oregonlegislature.gov | ||||
Oregon State Senate | |||||
Members | 30 Senators | ||||
Senate President | Peter Courtney (D) | ||||
Majority Leader | Diane Rosenbaum (D) | ||||
Minority Leader | Ted Ferrioli (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
Oregon House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 60 Representatives | ||||
Speaker of the House | Tina Kotek (D) | ||||
Majority Leader | Val Hoyle (D) | ||||
Minority Leader | Mike McLane (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic |
The 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on February 2, 2015, for the first of its two regular sessions. All of the 60 seats in the
The
Senate
Based on the results of the
Senate members
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans. Democrats picked up Districts 8 and 15 in the 2014 elections for a net gain of two seats.
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 |
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1 | Roseburg | Jeff Kruse | Republican |
2 | Grants Pass | Herman Baertschiger Jr. | Republican |
3 | Ashland | Alan Bates[4] | Democratic |
Kevin Talbert | |||
4 | Eugene | Floyd Prozanski | Democratic |
5 | Coos Bay | Arnie Roblan | Democratic |
6 | Springfield | Lee Beyer | Democratic |
7 | Eugene | Chris Edwards | Democratic |
James Manning Jr. | |||
8 | Corvallis | Sara Gelser |
Democratic |
9 | Molalla | Fred Girod | Republican |
10 | Salem | Jackie Winters | Republican |
11 | Peter Courtney | Democratic | |
12 | McMinnville | Brian Boquist | Republican |
13 | Keizer | Kim Thatcher | Republican |
14 | Beaverton | Mark Hass | Democratic |
15 | Hillsboro | Chuck Riley |
Democratic |
16 | Scappoose | Betsy Johnson |
Democratic |
17 | Portland | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward |
Democratic |
18 | Ginny Burdick | Democratic | |
19 | Tualatin | Richard Devlin |
Democratic |
20 | Canby | Alan Olsen | Republican |
21 | Portland | Diane Rosenbaum | Democratic |
22 | Chip Shields | Democratic | |
23 | Michael Dembrow | Democratic | |
24 | Rod Monroe | Democratic | |
25 | Gresham | Laurie Monnes Anderson | Democratic |
26 | Hood River | Chuck Thomsen | Republican |
27 | Bend | Tim Knopp | Republican |
28 | Klamath Falls | Doug Whitsett | Republican |
29 | Pendleton | Bill Hansell | Republican |
30 | John Day | Ted Ferrioli | Republican |
House members
Based on the results of the 2014 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Democrats won District 20, which was previously Republican-held, while Republicans picked up no additional seats.[1]
Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland)
Majority Leader: Val Hoyle (D–14 Eugene)
Minority Leader: Mike McLane (R–55 Powell Butte)
See also
- Oregon legislative elections, 2014
References
- ^ a b c "2014 GENERAL ELECTION: Oregon results". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Tribbett, Ryan (November 12, 2014). "National GOP tide ebbed before reaching Oregon". The Political Center. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ Chisholm, Kari (December 22, 2014). "Why things were different in Oregon". BlueOregon. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ Bates died on August 5, 2016. His successor was appointed on August 30, 2016.
External links
- Chronology of regular legislative sessions from the Oregon Blue Book
- Chronology of special legislative sessions from the Blue Book