83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly
| 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Oregon Legislative Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||
| Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||
| Term | 2025–2027 | ||
| Website | www.oregonlegislature.gov | ||
| Oregon State Senate | |||
| Members | 30 Senators | ||
| Senate President | Rob Wagner (D) | ||
| Majority Leader | Kayse Jama (D)[1] | ||
| Minority Leader | Daniel Bonham (R) | ||
| Party control | Democratic | ||
| Oregon House of Representatives | |||
| Members | 60 Representatives | ||
| Speaker of the House | Julie Fahey (D) | ||
| Majority Leader | Ben Bowman (D) | ||
| Minority Leader | Christine Drazan (R)[1] | ||
| Party control | Democratic | ||
The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began on January 21, 2025.[2][3][4] Democrats netted one seat in both the House and the Senate to win a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers, which is required to pass new taxes or update existing taxes.[5] However, they fell short of the two-thirds majority required to unilaterally meet quorum in both houses, needing 2 more seats in the Senate and 4 more seats in the House.
Senate
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The Oregon State Senate is composed of 30 members. Democrats flipped one seat (SD-27) and hold 18 seats, a three-fifths supermajority, for the first time since the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly.[6]
There are 8 freshman senators in this legislative session, 6 of them Republicans due in part to the 2023 Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113 denying legislators with 10 or more unexcused absences from running for re-election.[7]
Senate President: Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego)
President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr. (D–7 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Kayse Jama (D-24 Portland)
Minority Leader: Daniel Bonham (R-26 The Dalles)
Freshman senators are italicized. Bolded senators represent flipped seats.
House
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The Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 60 members, with Democrats also holding a supermajority of 36 seats.[5]
Retirements, vacant seats, and election losses led to 11 freshman members of the House during this legislative session.[8] Only one of these new members was due to an incumbent being defeated by a challenger from an opposing party, with Democrats gaining one seat from the previous session due to Lesly Muñoz defeating incumbent Republican Tracy Cramer by just 161 votes.[9] However, two Republican legislators (Charlie Conrad and James Hieb) were defeated in their party's primary elections. They were replaced by Darin Harbick and Christine Drazan, respectively.
Speaker: Julie Fahey (D-14 Eugene)
Speaker Pro Tempore: David Gomberg (D-10 Otis)[10]
Majority Leader: Ben Bowman (D-25 Tigard)
Minority Leader: Christine Drazan (R-51 Canby)[11]
Freshman representatives are italicized. Bolded representatives represent flipped seats.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Senator was originally appointed.
- ^ Starr previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 3 between 1999 and 2003 and the Oregon Senate representing District 15 between 2003 and 2015.
- ^ McLane previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 55 between 2010 and 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Representative was originally appointed.
- ^ Mannix previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 32 between 1989 and 1997 as a Democrat and between 1999 and 2001 as a Republican and in the Oregon Senate as a Republican between 1997 and 1999.
- ^ Reynolds resigned on November 15, 2024 upon her appointment to the Oregon State Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Elizabeth Steiner as Oregon State Treasurer.
- ^ Drazan previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 39 between 2019 and 2022.
- ^ Helfrich previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 52 between 2017 and 2019.
See also
[edit]- 2024 Oregon State Senate election
- 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election
- List of Oregon Legislative Assemblies
References
[edit]- ^ a b VanderHart, Dirk (November 19, 2024). "Oregon lawmakers shake up leadership roles ahead of 2025 session". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Legislative Calendar Home Page". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State". results.oregonvotes.gov. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield Passes the Baton" (PDF). March 7, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Edge, Sami (November 27, 2024). "Democrats win supermajority in Oregon House as Muñoz scores upset in Woodburn-area district". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 28, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Carlos Fuentes | The (November 10, 2024). "Oregon Democrats regain supermajority in state Senate but appear to fall short in House". oregonlive. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Shumway, Ben Botkin, Julia (January 13, 2025). "Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Shumway, Julia (January 17, 2025). "Meet the 11 House members, 8 senators newly sworn in to the Oregon Legislature". oregonlive. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ VanderHart, Dirk. "Oregon Democrats seal legislative supermajorities with win in tight House race". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Gomberg nominated for speaker pro tempore". Philomath News. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ VanderHart, Dirk. "Oregon lawmakers shake up leadership roles ahead of 2025 session". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Samuel. "Washington and Multnomah Counties to Appoint New Rep for House District 34". Hoodline Portland. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Newell, Annette (January 16, 2025). "Watanabe Selected for Oregon Legislature, Making History". KXL. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Sami Edge | The (January 16, 2025). "County commissioners appoint new Portland-area member to the Oregon House". oregonlive. Retrieved January 16, 2025.