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 House of Representatives and 14 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2014; the general election for those seats took place on November 4, 2014.

The Democratic Party of Oregon expanded its majority in the Senate to 18–12 and its majority in the House to 35–25.[1] Oregon was the only state where Democrats made net gains in both legislative chambers in the 2014 midterm elections.[2][3]

## Senate[edit]

Based on the results of the 2014 elections, the Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans.[1]

## Senate members[edit]

Senate President Peter Courtney President Pro Tem Ginny Burdick Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum

See also: Oregon legislative elections, 2014

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[edit]

See also: Oregon legislative elections, 2014

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)

District | Home | Representative | Party

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1 | Gold Beach | Wayne Krieger | Republican
2 | Roseburg | Dallas Heard | Republican
3 | Grants Pass | Carl Wilson | Republican
4 | Duane Stark | Republican
5 | Ashland | Peter Buckley | Democratic
6 | Medford | Sal Esquivel | Republican
7 | Fall Creek | Cedric Ross Hayden | Republican
8 | Eugene | Paul Holvey | Democratic
9 | Coos Bay | Caddy McKeown | Democratic
10 | Otis | David Gomberg | Democratic
11 | Eugene | Phil Barnhart | Democratic
12 | Springfield | John Lively | Democratic
13 | Eugene | Nancy Nathanson | Democratic
14 | Val Hoyle | Democratic
15 | Albany | Andy Olson | Republican
16 | Corvallis | Dan Rayfield | Democratic
17 | Scio | Sherrie Sprenger | Republican
18 | Silverton | Vic Gilliam | Republican
19 | Salem | Jodi Hack | Republican
20 | Monmouth | Paul Evans | Democratic
21 | Salem | Brian L. Clem | Democratic
22 | Woodburn | Betty Komp | Democratic
23 | Independence | Mike Nearman | Republican
24 | McMinnville | Jim Weidner | Republican
25 | Keizer | Bill Post | Republican
26 | Wilsonville | John Davis | Republican
27 | Beaverton | Tobias Read | Democratic
28 | Aloha | Jeff Barker | Democratic
29 | Forest Grove | Susan McLain | Democratic
30 | Hillsboro | Joe Gallegos | Democratic
31 | Clatskanie | Brad Witt | Democratic
32 | Cannon Beach | Deborah Boone | Democratic
33 | Portland | Mitch Greenlick | Democratic
34 | Beaverton | Ken Helm | Democratic
35 | Tigard | Margaret Doherty | Democratic
36 | Portland | Jennifer Williamson | Democratic
37 | West Linn | Julie Parrish | Republican
38 | Lake Oswego | Ann Lininger | Democratic
39 | Oregon City | Bill Kennemer | Republican
40 | Gladstone | Brent Barton | Democratic
41 | Portland | Kathleen Taylor | Democratic
42 | Rob Nosse | Democratic
43 | Lew Frederick | Democratic
44 | Tina Kotek | Democratic
45 | Barbara Smith Warner | Democratic
46 | Alissa Keny-Guyer | Democratic
47 | Jessica Vega Pederson | Democratic
48 | Happy Valley | Jeff Reardon | Democratic
49 | Troutdale | Chris Gorsek | Democratic
50 | Gresham | Carla Piluso | Democratic
51 | Clackamas | Shemia Fagan | Democratic
52 | Hood River | Mark Johnson | Republican
53 | Sunriver | Gene Whisnant | Republican
54 | Bend | Knute Buehler | Republican
55 | Powell Butte | Mike McLane | Republican
56 | Klamath Falls | Gail Whitsett | Republican
57 | Heppner | Greg Smith | Republican
58 | Cove | Greg Barreto | Republican
59 | The Dalles | John Huffman | Republican
60 | Ontario | Cliff Bentz | Republican

## See also[edit]

* Oregon legislative elections, 2014

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "2014 GENERAL ELECTION: Oregon results". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Chisholm, Kari (December 22, 2014). "Why things were different in Oregon". BlueOregon. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
4. ^ Bates died on August 5, 2016. His successor was appointed on August 30, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Chronology of regular legislative sessions from the Oregon Blue Book
* Chronology of special legislative sessions from the Blue Book

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* 81 (2021)

82 (2023)

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