User:MainlyTwelve/Oregon Walkout
A series of Oregon Republican State Senator walkouts began in May 2019 when Oregon Senate Republicans refused to attend floor sessions of the Oregon Senate in an effort to stymie Democratic efforts to pass House Bill 3427. The bill would have provided $2 billion for
Previous Oregon legislative walkouts have occurred. Republicans walked out in 2001, and Democrats walked out in 1971, 1995, and 2001.
May walkout
In May 2019, Republican state senators refused to attend senate sessions for four days, opposing a $2 billion tax package for
June walkout
From June 20, 2019, all 11 Republican state senators for Oregon, including Girod, refused to show up for work at the
Oregon Governor Kate Brown sent the
Several of the senators are believed to have fled to Idaho, including Tim Knopp and Cliff Bentz.[2] Police in Idaho are not involved with the search for the politicians, as they have not broken Idaho state law.[2]
Senators involved
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans. The Senate holds 30 seats, but 1 is vacant due to a death.
District | Senator | Party | Residence | Assumed office |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dallas Heard | Republican | Roseburg | 2018 |
2 | Herman Baertschiger Jr. | Republican | Grants Pass | 2013 |
10 | Denyc Boles | Republican | Salem | 2019 |
12 | Brian Boquist | Republican | McMinnville | 2009 |
13 | Kim Thatcher | Republican | Keizer | 2015 |
20 | Alan Olsen | Republican | Canby | 2011 |
26 | Chuck Thomsen | Republican | Hood River | 2010 |
27 | Tim Knopp | Republican | Bend | 2013 |
28 | Dennis Linthicum | Republican | Bonanza | 2017 |
29 | Bill Hansell | Republican | Pendleton | 2013 |
30 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | Ontario | 2018 |
References
- Salem Statesman Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Lovett, Ian (24 June 2019). "Where Are Oregon's Senate Republicans? Check Idaho". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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(help) - ^ "Oregon Republicans walk out on state Senate over climate change bill as governor threatens police roundup". CBS News. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Osborne, Mark; Youn, Soo (June 23, 2019). "Oregon's Republican state senators go into hiding over climate change vote amid militia threat". ABC News. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Zimmerman, Sarah; Flaccus, Gillan (June 22, 2019). "Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout". Associated Press. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- Salem Statesman Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Szekely, Peter (June 23, 2019). "Oregon Capitol building closed as precaution amid partisan dispute". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Lubben, Alex (June 25, 2019). "Let's Check In on Those Oregon Republicans Who Fled the Capital, Shall We?". Vice News. Retrieved June 25, 2019.