Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon Legislative Assembly

Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12)
Leadership
Speaker	Tina Kotek (D) Since January 14, 2013
Speaker pro Tempore	Tobias Read (D) Since January 12, 2015
Democratic Leader	Jennifer Williamson (D) Since July 10, 2015 ^[1]
Republican Leader	Mike McLane (R) Since January 14, 2013
Structure
Seats	60

Political groups	Governing Party Democratic (35) Opposition Party Republican (25)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, Oregon Constitution
Salary	$21,612/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (60 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (60 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

House of Representatives Chamber Oregon State Capitol Salem, Oregon
Website
Oregon House of Representatives

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

Members of the House serve two-year terms without term limits. In 2002, the Oregon Supreme Court struck down the decade-old law, Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Representatives to 3 terms (six years) on procedural grounds.^[2]

In the current legislative session, Democrat Tina Kotek from Portland serves as Speaker.^[3]

Milestones

1914: Marian B. Towne became the first woman elected to the Oregon House
1972: Bill McCoy became the first African American to serve in the House
1985: Margaret Carter became the first black woman elected to the House
1991: Gail Shibley became the first openly gay person to serve in the House

Composition

The Republican Party held the majority in the House for many years until the Democratic Party gained a majority following the 2006 elections. After losing several seats in the 2010 elections, resulting in a split control between both parties for one legislative term, Democrats regained their majority in the 2012 elections. Meanwhile, the Oregon State Senate has been under continuous Democratic control since 2005.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
73rd (2005–2006)	27	33	60	0

74th (2007–2008)	31	29	60	0

75th (2009–2010)	36	24	60	0

76th (2011–2012)	30	30	60	0

77th (2013-2014)	34	26	60	0

78th (2015-2016)	35	25	60	0
Latest voting share	7001580000000000000♠58%	7001420000000000000♠42%

Members

Main article: 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly

References

↑ http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/266423-140274-williamson-succeeds-hoyle-as-top-democratic-leader
↑ Green, Ashbel S.; Lisa Grace Lednicer (January 17, 2006). "State high court strikes term limits". Oregonian (Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing). pp. A1.
↑ "Speakers of the House of Representatives of Oregon". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2011.

External links

Oregon House of Representatives
Map of House Districts
Lists of legislators and legislative staff going back to pre-statehood Oregon

Members of the Oregon House of Representatives

78th Legislative Assembly (2015–2016) Speaker of the House: Tina Kotek (D) Speaker pro Tempore: Tobias Read (D) Caucus Leaders: Val Hoyle (D) / Mike McLane (R)

Wayne Krieger (R) Dallas Heard (R) Carl Wilson (R) Duane Stark (R) Peter J. Buckley (D) Sal Esquivel (R) Cedric Ross Hayden (R) Paul Holvey (D) Caddy McKeown (D) David Gomberg (D) Phil Barnhart (D) John Lively (D) Nancy Nathanson (D) Val Hoyle (D) Andy Olson (R) Dan Rayfield (D) Sherrie Sprenger (R) Vic Gilliam (R) Jodi Hack (R) Paul Evans (D) Brian Clem (D) Betty Komp (D) Mike Nearman (R) Jim Weidner (R) Bill Post (R) John Davis (R) Tobias Read (D) Jeff Barker (D) Susan McLain (D) Joe Gallegos (D) Brad Witt (D) Deborah Boone (D) Mitch Greenlick (D) Ken Helm (D) Margaret Doherty (D) Jennifer Williamson (D) Julie Parrish (R) Ann Lininger (D) Bill Kennemer (R) Brent Barton (D) Kathleen Taylor (D) Rob Nosse (D) Lew Frederick (D) Tina Kotek (D) Barbara Smith Warner (D) Alissa Keny-Guyer (D) Jessica Vega Pederson (D) Jeff Reardon (D) Chris Gorsek (D) Carla Piluso (D) Shemia Fagan (D) Mark Johnson (R) Gene Whisnant (R) Knute Buehler (R) Mike McLane (R) Gail Whitsett (R) Greg Smith (R) Greg Barreto (R) John Huffman (R) Cliff Bentz (R)

Democratic (35) Republican (25) Oregon Legislative Assembly Oregon House of Representatives Oregon State Senate

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