Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 11, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Tina Kotek (D) ; since January 14, 2013
Speaker pro Tempore	Paul Holvey (D) ; since January 9, 2017
Democratic Leader	Barbara Smith Warner (D) ; since July 7, 2019
Republican Leader	Christine Drazan (R) ; since September 16, 2019
Democratic Whip	Rob Nosse
Republican Whip	Kim Wallan
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Majority Democratic (37); Minority Republican (22); Vacant (1);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, Oregon Constitution
Salary	$21,612/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (60 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (60 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Oregon State Capitol; Salem, Oregon
Website
	Oregon House of Representatives

Map of current Oregon State House

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 Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Representatives to three terms (six years) on procedural grounds.^[3]

Democrat Tina Kotek of Portland currently serves as Speaker.^[4]

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
2021: Mike Nearman became the first person to be expelled from the Legislature

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. The Oregon State Senate has been under continuous Democratic control since 2005. On June 10, 2021, Republican Mike Nearman was expelled from the house by a 59–1 vote for intentionally letting armed protesters into the Oregon State Capitol to protest against health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon.^[5]^[6] This was the first time a member of the legislature has been expelled in the state's history.^[7]

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

79th (2017–2018)	35	25	60	0

80th (2019–2020)	38	22	60	0

81st (2021–2022)	37	21 (23 elected, 1 expelled)	60	2
Latest voting share	62.7%	37.3%

81st House[]

81st Oregon House Leadership
Position	Representative	District	Party	Residence
Speaker of the House	Tina Kotek	44	Democratic	Portland (Kenton)
Speaker pro Tempore	Paul Holvey	8	Democratic	Eugene
Majority Leader	Barbara Smith Warner	45	Democratic	Portland (Rose City Park)
Majority Whip	Rob Nosse	42	Democratic	Portland (Brooklyn)
Deputy Majority Whip	Julie Fahey	14	Democratic	West Eugene
Minority Leader	Christine Drazan	39	Republican	Canby
Deputy Minority Leader	Daniel Bonham	59	Republican	The Dalles
Minority Whip	Kim Wallan	6	Republican	Medford

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Assumed office
1	David Brock Smith	Republican	Port Orford	2017
2	vacant	Republican^[a]		2021^[b]
3	Lily Morgan	Republican	Grants Pass	2021
4	Duane Stark	Republican	Grants Pass	2015
5	Pam Marsh	Democratic	Ashland	2017
6	Kim Wallan	Republican	Medford	2019
7	Cedric Ross Hayden	Republican	Fall Creek	2015
8	Paul Holvey	Democratic	Eugene	2004^[c]
9	Boomer Wright	Republican	Reedsport	2021
10	David Gomberg	Democratic	Otis	2013
11	Marty Wilde	Democratic	Eugene	2019
12	John Lively	Democratic	Springfield	2013
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	Jami Cate	Republican	Lebanon	2021
18	Rick Lewis	Republican	Silverton	2017
19	Raquel Moore-Green	Republican	Salem	2019^[c]
20	Paul Evans	Democratic	Monmouth	2015
21	Brian L. Clem	Democratic	Salem	2007
22	Teresa Alonso Leon	Democratic	Woodburn	2017
23	Anna Scharf	Republican	[?]	2021^[d]
24	Ron Noble	Republican	McMinnville	2017
25	Bill Post	Republican	Keizer	2015
26	Courtney Neron	Democratic	Wilsonville	2019
27	Sheri Schouten	Democratic	Beaverton	2017
28	Wlnsvey Campos	Democratic	Aloha	2021
29	Susan McLain	Democratic	Forest Grove	2015
30	Janeen Sollman	Democratic	Hillsboro	2017
31	Brad Witt	Democratic	Clatskanie	2005
32	Suzanne Weber	Republican	Tillamook	2021
33	Maxine Dexter	Democratic	Portland	2020
34	Ken Helm	Democratic	Beaverton	2015
35	Dacia Grayber	Democratic	Tigard	2021
36	Lisa Reynolds	Democratic	Portland	2021
37	Rachel Prusak	Democratic	West Linn	2019
38	Andrea Salinas	Democratic	Lake Oswego	2017
39	Christine Drazan	Republican	Canby	2019
40	Mark Meek	Democratic	Gladstone	2017
41	Karin Power	Democratic	Milwaukie	2017
42	Rob Nosse	Democratic	Portland	2014^[c]
43	Tawna Sanchez	Democratic		2017
44	Tina Kotek	Democratic		2007
45	Barbara Smith Warner	Democratic		2015
46	Khanh Pham	Democratic		2021
47	Andrea Valderrama	Democratic		2021^[c]
48	Jeff Reardon	Democratic	Happy Valley	2013
49	Zach Hudson	Democratic	Troutdale	2021
50	Ricki Ruiz	Democratic	Gresham	2021
51	Janelle Bynum	Democratic	Happy Valley	2017
52	Anna Williams	Democratic	Hood River	2019
53	Jack Zika	Republican	Redmond	2019
54	Jason Kropf	Democratic	Bend	2021
55	Vikki Breese-Iverson	Republican	Powell Butte	2019^[c]
56	E. Werner Reschke	Republican	Klamath Falls	2017
57	Greg Smith	Republican	Heppner	2001
58	Bobby Levy	Republican	La Grande	2021
59	Daniel Bonham	Republican	The Dalles	2017
60	Mark Owens	Republican	Vale	2020^[c]

Past composition of the House of Representatives[]

Notes[]

^ While seat is currently vacant, law requires vacancies be filled by the same party
^ Previous officeholder, Gary Leif, Died.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Representative was originally appointed.
^ Previous officeholder, Mike Nearman, expelled.

References[]

^ "Oregon House Dems Elect Barbara Smith Warner as New Majority Leader". Willamette Week. July 7, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "House Republican ousted from leadership role says he won't seek re-election". OregonLive.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
^ 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.
^ Peterson, Danny; Balick, Lisa (January 7, 2021). "Kotek: GOP's Nearman let right-wing protesters into Capitol". KOIN. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ Borrud, Hillary (January 7, 2021). "Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman let right-wing protesters into the Oregon Capitol last month". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ VanderHart, Dirk (June 10, 2021). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of Capitol incursion". www.opb.org. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

External links[]

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

[8] While seat is currently vacant, law requires vacancies be filled by the same party

[Died-9] Previous officeholder, Gary Leif, Died.

[appointedr-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Representative was originally appointed.

[expelled-11] Previous officeholder, Mike Nearman, expelled.

[1] "Oregon House Dems Elect Barbara Smith Warner as New Majority Leader". Willamette Week. July 7, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[2] "House Republican ousted from leadership role says he won't seek re-election". OregonLive.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

[Oregonian_2002-01-17-3] Green, Ashbel S.; Lisa Grace Lednicer (January 17, 2006). "State high court strikes term limits". Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing. pp. A1.

[4] "Speakers of the House of Representatives of Oregon". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2011.

[5] Peterson, Danny; Balick, Lisa (January 7, 2021). "Kotek: GOP's Nearman let right-wing protesters into Capitol". KOIN. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[6] Borrud, Hillary (January 7, 2021). "Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman let right-wing protesters into the Oregon Capitol last month". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[7] VanderHart, Dirk (June 10, 2021). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of Capitol incursion". www.opb.org. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

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show v t Members of the Oregon House of Representatives
81st Legislative Assembly (2021–2023) Speaker Tina Kotek (D) Speaker pro tempore Paul Holvey (D) Majority Leader Barbara Smith Warner (D) Minority Leader Christine Drazan (R)
David Brock Smith (R) Vacant Lily Morgan (R) Duane Stark (R) Pam Marsh (D) Kim Wallan (R) Cedric Ross Hayden (R) Paul Holvey (D) Boomer Wright (R) David Gomberg (D) Marty Wilde (D) John Lively (D) Nancy Nathanson (D) Julie Fahey (D) Shelly Boshart Davis (R) Dan Rayfield (D) Jami Cate (R) Rick Lewis (R) Raquel Moore-Green (R) Paul Evans (D) Brian Clem (D) Teresa Alonso Leon (D) Anna Scharf (R) Ron Noble (R) Bill Post (R) Courtney Neron (D) Sheri Schouten (D) Wlnsvey Campos (D) Susan McLain (D) Janeen Sollman (D) Brad Witt (D) Suzanne Weber (R) Maxine Dexter (D) Ken Helm (D) Dacia Grayber (D) Lisa Reynolds (D) Rachel Prusak (D) Andrea Salinas (D) Christine Drazan (R) Mark Meek (D) Karin Power (D) Rob Nosse (D) Tawna Sanchez (D) Tina Kotek (D) Barbara Smith Warner (D) Khanh Pham (D) Andrea Valderrama (D) Jeff Reardon (D) Zach Hudson (D) Ricki Ruiz (D) Janelle Bynum (D) Anna Williams (D) Jack Zika (R) Jason Kropf (D) Vikki Breese-Iverson (R) E. Werner Reschke (R) Greg Smith (R) Bobby Levy (R) Daniel Bonham (R) Mark Owens (R)
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