82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly

82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly
82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly
Overview
Legislative body	Oregon Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction	Oregon, United States
Meeting place	Oregon State Capitol
Term	2023–2025
Website	www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members	30 Senators
Senate President	Rob Wagner (D)
Majority Leader	Kate Lieber (D)
Minority Leader	Tim Knopp (R)
Party control	Democratic
Oregon House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	Dan Rayfield (D)
Majority Leader	Julie Fahey (D)
Minority Leader	Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)
Party control	Democratic

The 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, which convened on January 9, 2023.

The Democratic Party of Oregon kept a majority in both chambers, but no longer hold a supermajority. As a result of the 2022 Oregon State Senate election, the Democrats lost one seat to keep a 17–13 majority, and in the 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election, the party lost two seats to now hold a 35–25 majority.[1]

Legislation

Senate

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 17 Democrats, 12 Republicans, and one Independent. Senator Art Robinson is registered as a Republican, but caucuses with Independent Brian Boquist.[1][2]

Senate President: Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego)
President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr. (D–7 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Kate Lieber (D-14 Beaverton)
Minority Leader: Tim Knopp (R-27 Bend)

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Assumed office
1	Dallas Heard[lower-alpha 1]	Republican	Roseburg	2018[lower-alpha 2]
1	David Brock Smith[3]	Republican	Port Orford	2023[lower-alpha 2]
2	Art Robinson	Republican	Cave Junction	2021
3	Jeff Golden	Democratic	Ashland	2019
4	Floyd Prozanski	Democratic	Eugene	2003
5	Dick Anderson	Republican	Lincoln City	2021
6	Cedric Hayden	Republican	Fall Creek	2023
7	James Manning Jr.	Democratic	Eugene	2017[lower-alpha 2]
8	Sara Gelser	Democratic	Corvallis	2015
9	Fred Girod	Republican	Stayton	2008[lower-alpha 2]
10	Deb Patterson	Democratic	Salem	2021
11	Kim Thatcher	Republican	Keizer	2015
12	Brian Boquist	Independent	Dallas	2009
13	Aaron Woods	Democratic	Wilsonville	2023
14	Kate Lieber	Democratic	Beaverton	2021
15	Janeen Sollman	Democratic	Hillsboro	2022
16	Suzanne Weber	Republican	Tillamook	2023
17	Elizabeth Steiner Hayward	Democratic	Portland	2012[lower-alpha 2]
18	Wlnsvey Campos	Democratic	Aloha	1997
19	Rob Wagner	Democratic	Lake Oswego	2018[lower-alpha 2]
20	Mark Meek	Democratic	Gladstone	2023
21	Kathleen Taylor	Democratic	Portland	2017
22	Lew Frederick	Democratic		2017
23	Michael Dembrow	Democratic		2013[lower-alpha 2]
24	Kayse Jama	Democratic		2021[lower-alpha 2]
25	Chris Gorsek	Democratic	Troutdale	2021
26	Daniel Bonham	Republican	The Dalles	2023
27	Tim Knopp	Republican	Bend	2013
28	Dennis Linthicum	Republican	Klamath Falls	2017
29	Bill Hansell	Republican	Athena	2013
30	Lynn Findley	Republican	Vale	2020[lower-alpha 2]

House

The Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Republicans gained one seat from the previous session.[1][2]

Speaker:Dan Rayfield (D-16 Corvallis)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Paul Holvey (D-8 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Julie Fahey (D-14 Eugene)
Minority Leader: Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-59 Prineville)

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Assumed office
1	David Brock Smith[lower-alpha 3]	Republican	Port Orford	2017
1	Court Boice[4]	Republican	Gold Beach	2023[lower-alpha 4]
2	Virgle Osborne	Republican	Roseburg	2023
3	Lily Morgan	Republican	Grants Pass	2021
4	Christine Goodwin	Republican	Roseburg	2021[lower-alpha 4]
5	Pam Marsh	Democratic	Ashland	2017
6	Kim Wallan	Republican	Medford	2019
7	John Lively	Democratic	Springfield	2013
8	Paul Holvey	Democratic	Eugene	2004[lower-alpha 4]
9	Boomer Wright	Republican	Coos Bay	2021
10	David Gomberg	Democratic	Otis	2013
11	Jami Cate	Republican	Lebanon	2021
12	Charlie Conrad	Republican	Dexter	2023
13	Nancy Nathanson	Democratic	Eugene	2007
14	Julie Fahey	Democratic	Eugene	2017
15	Shelly Boshart Davis	Republican	Albany	2019
16	Dan Rayfield	Democratic	Corvallis	2015
17	Ed Diehl	Republican	Scio	2023
18	Rick Lewis	Republican	Silverton	2017
19	Tom Andersen	Democratic	Salem	2023
20	Paul Evans	Democratic	Monmouth	2015
21	Kevin Mannix	Republican	Salem	2023[lower-alpha 5]
22	Tracy Cramer	Republican	Gervais	2023
23	Anna Scharf	Republican	Amity	2021[lower-alpha 4]
24	Lucetta Elmer	Republican	McMinnville	2023
25	Ben Bowman	Democratic	Tigard	2023
26	Courtney Neron	Democratic	Wilsonville	2019
27	Ken Helm	Democratic	Beaverton	2015
28	Dacia Grayber	Democratic	Tigard	2021
29	Susan McLain	Democratic	Forest Grove	2015
30	Nathan Sosa	Democratic	Hillsboro	2022
31	Brian Stout	Republican	Columbia City	2023
32	Cyrus Javadi	Republican	Tillamook	2021
33	Maxine Dexter	Democratic	Portland	2020[lower-alpha 4]
34	Lisa Reynolds	Democratic	Portland	2021
35	Farrah Chaichi	Democratic	Beaverton	2023
36	Hai Pham	Democratic	Hillsboro	2023
37	Jules Walters	Democratic	West Linn	2023
38	Daniel Nguyen	Democratic	Lake Oswego	2023
39	Janelle Bynum	Democratic	Happy Valley	2017
40	Annessa Hartman	Democratic	Gladstone	2023
41	Mark Gamba	Democratic	Milwaukie	2023
42	Rob Nosse	Democratic	Portland	2014[lower-alpha 4]
43	Tawna Sanchez	Democratic		2017
44	Travis Nelson	Democratic		2022[lower-alpha 4]
45	Thuy Tran	Democratic		2023
46	Khanh Pham	Democratic		2021
47	Andrea Valderrama	Democratic		2021[lower-alpha 4]
48	Hoa Nguyen	Democratic		2023
49	Zach Hudson	Democratic	Troutdale	2021
50	Ricki Ruiz	Democratic	Gresham	2021
51	James Hieb	Republican	Canby	2022
52	Jeff Helfrich	Republican	Hood River	2023[lower-alpha 6]
53	Emerson Levy	Democratic	Bend	2023
54	Jason Kropf	Democratic	Bend	2021
55	E. Werner Reschke	Republican	Klamath Falls	2017
56	Emily McIntire	Republican	Eagle Point	2023
57	Greg Smith	Republican	Heppner	2001
58	Bobby Levy	Republican	Cove	2021
59	Vikki Breese-Iverson	Republican	Prineville	2019[lower-alpha 4]
60	Mark Owens	Republican	Crane	2020[lower-alpha 4]

Notes

Resigned January 1, 2023.[3]
Senator was originally appointed.
Resigned January 13, 2023 after being appointed to the Senate.[3]
Representative was originally appointed.
Previously served in House from 1989 to 2001.
Previously served in House from 2017 to 2019.

References

McInally, Mike (December 16, 2022). "Oregon GOP hailed end to Democrats' 'supermajority' but will that matter much?". Oregon Capitol Chronicle. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
"November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
Battaglia, Roman (January 12, 2023). "David Brock Smith appointed to fill southwest Oregon state Senate seat". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
Battaglia, Roman (February 2, 2023). "Southwest Coast county commissioners select Court Boice to fill vacant state representative seat". Jefferson Public Radio. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

External links

Oregonlive.gov—Measures introduced into the Oregon Legislature IN THE 2022 SESSION
Chronology of regular legislative sessions from the Oregon Blue Book
Chronology of special legislative sessions from the Blue Book

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[4] Resigned January 1, 2023.[3]

[appointeds-5] Senator was originally appointed.

[6] Resigned January 13, 2023 after being appointed to the Senate.[3]

[appointedr-8] Representative was originally appointed.

[9] Previously served in House from 1989 to 2001.

[10] Previously served in House from 2017 to 2019.

[mcinally-1] McInally, Mike (December 16, 2022). "Oregon GOP hailed end to Democrats' 'supermajority' but will that matter much?". Oregon Capitol Chronicle. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[legresults-2] "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[smith-3] Battaglia, Roman (January 12, 2023). "David Brock Smith appointed to fill southwest Oregon state Senate seat". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[boice-7] Battaglia, Roman (February 2, 2023). "Southwest Coast county commissioners select Court Boice to fill vacant state representative seat". Jefferson Public Radio. Retrieved February 11, 2023.