81st Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly which convened on January 11, 2021.

81st Oregon Legislative Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term2021–2023
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentPeter Courtney (D)
Majority LeaderRob Wagner (D)
Minority LeaderFred Girod (R)
Party controlDemocratic
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseTina Kotek (D)
Majority LeaderBarbara Smith Warner (D)
Minority LeaderChristine Drazan (R)
Party controlDemocratic

The Democratic Party of Oregon retained supermajority status in both chambers: as a result of the 2020 Oregon State Senate election, the Democrats kept its 18–12 majority, and in the 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election, the party's majority slipped by a single seat to maintain a 37–23 majority.[1]

Notable legislation

Successful


Unsuccessful


Senate

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans, the same composition as the previous session.[1]

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)
President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr. (D–7 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego) Minority Leader: Fred Girod (R-9 Stayton)

DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceAssumed office
1Dallas HeardRepublicanRoseburg2018[lower-alpha 1]
2Art RobinsonRepublicanCave Junction2021
3Jeff GoldenDemocraticAshland2019
4Floyd ProzanskiDemocraticEugene2003
5Dick AndersonRepublicanCoos Bay2021
6Lee BeyerDemocraticSpringfield2011
7James Manning Jr.DemocraticEugene2017[lower-alpha 1]
8Sara GelserDemocraticCorvallis2015
9Fred GirodRepublicanStayton2008[lower-alpha 1]
10Deb PattersonDemocraticSalem2021
11Peter CourtneyDemocratic1999
12Brian BoquistRepublicanDallas2009
13Kim ThatcherRepublicanKeizer2015
14Kate LieberDemocraticBeaverton2021
15Chuck RileyDemocraticHillsboro2015
16Betsy JohnsonDemocraticScappoose2007
17Elizabeth Steiner HaywardDemocraticPortland2012[lower-alpha 1]
18Ginny BurdickDemocratic1997
19Rob WagnerDemocraticLake Oswego2018[lower-alpha 1]
20Alan Olsen[lower-alpha 2]RepublicanCanby2011
Bill Kennemer[lower-alpha 3]RepublicanCanby2021[lower-alpha 1]
21Kathleen TaylorDemocraticPortland2017
22Lew FrederickDemocratic2017
23Michael DembrowDemocratic2013[lower-alpha 1]
24Kayse JamaDemocratic2021[lower-alpha 1]
25Chris GorsekDemocraticTroutdale2021
26Chuck ThomsenRepublicanHood River2010
27Tim KnoppRepublicanBend2013
28Dennis LinthicumRepublicanKlamath Falls2017
29Bill HansellRepublicanAthena2013
30Lynn FindleyRepublicanVale2020[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Senator was originally appointed.
  2. Olsen resigned on January 10, 2021.[2]
  3. Kennemer was appointed as Olsen's successor on February 1, 2021.[3]

House

Based on the results of the 2020 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 37 Democrats and 23 Republicans. Republicans gained one seat from the previous session.[1]

Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Paul Holvey (D-8 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Barbara Smith Warner (D-45 Portland)
Minority Leader: Christine Drazan (R-39 Canby)

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceAssumed office
1David Brock SmithRepublicanPort Orford2017
2Gary LeifRepublicanRoseburg2018[lower-alpha 1]
3Lily MorganRepublicanGrants Pass2021
4Duane StarkRepublican2015
5Pam MarshDemocraticAshland2017
6Kim WallanRepublicanMedford2019
7Cedric Ross HaydenRepublicanFall Creek2015
8Paul HolveyDemocraticEugene2004[lower-alpha 1]
9Boomer WrightRepublicanCoos Bay2021
10David GombergDemocraticOtis2013
11Marty WildeDemocraticEugene2019
12John LivelyDemocraticSpringfield2013
13Nancy NathansonDemocraticEugene2007
14Julie FaheyDemocratic2017
15Shelly Boshart DavisRepublicanAlbany2019
16Dan RayfieldDemocraticCorvallis2015
17Jami CateRepublicanLebanon2021
18Rick LewisRepublicanSilverton2017
19Raquel Moore-GreenRepublicanSalem2019[lower-alpha 1]
20Paul EvansDemocraticMonmouth2015
21Brian L. ClemDemocraticSalem2007
22Teresa Alonso LeonDemocraticWoodburn2017
23Mike NearmanRepublicanIndependence2015
24Ron NobleRepublicanMcMinnville2017
25Bill PostRepublicanKeizer2015
26Courtney NeronDemocraticWilsonville2019
27Sheri SchoutenDemocraticBeaverton2017
28Wlnsvey CamposDemocraticAloha2021
29Susan McLainDemocraticHillsboro2015
30Janeen SollmanDemocratic2017
31Brad WittDemocraticClatskanie2005
32Suzanne WeberRepublicanTillamook2021
33Maxine DexterDemocraticPortland2020[lower-alpha 1]
34Ken HelmDemocraticBeaverton2015
35Dacia GrayberDemocraticTigard2021
36Lisa ReynoldsDemocraticPortland2021
37Rachel PrusakDemocraticWest Linn2019
38Andrea SalinasDemocraticLake Oswego2017
39Christine DrazanRepublicanCanby2019
40Mark MeekDemocraticGladstone2017
41Karin PowerDemocraticMilwaukie2017
42Rob NosseDemocraticPortland2014[lower-alpha 1]
43Tawna SanchezDemocratic2017
44Tina KotekDemocratic2007
45Barbara Smith WarnerDemocratic2015
46Khanh PhamDemocratic2021
47Diego HernandezDemocratic2017
48Jeff ReardonDemocraticHappy Valley2013
49Zach HudsonDemocraticTroutdale2021
50Ricki RuizDemocraticGresham2021
51Janelle BynumDemocraticHappy Valley2017
52Anna WilliamsDemocraticHood River2019
53Jack ZikaRepublicanRedmond2019
54Jason KropfDemocraticBend2021
55Vikki Breese-IversonRepublicanPrineville2019[lower-alpha 1]
56E. Werner ReschkeRepublicanKlamath Falls2017
57Greg SmithRepublicanHeppner2001
58Bobby LevyRepublicanCove2021
59Daniel BonhamRepublicanThe Dalles2017
60Mark OwensRepublicanCrane2020[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Representative was originally appointed.

See also

References
  1. "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. {{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2021/01/oregon-senator-from-clackamas-county-will-resign.html%7Ctitle=Oregon senator from Clackamas County will resign|date=January 4, 2021|first= Jayati|last= Ramakrishnan|work=[[OregonLive]|access-date=January 10, 2021}}
  3. {{cite news|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/en/30-news/496554-398384-commissioners-appoint-bill-kennemer-to-senate-district-20%7Ctitle=Commissioners appoint Bill Kennemer to Senate District 20 |date=February 1, 2021|first=Emily|last=Lindstrand|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|access-date=February 3, 2021
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