82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Oregon Legislative Assembly | ||||
Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||||
Term | 2023–2025 | ||||
Website | www.oregonlegislature.gov | ||||
Oregon State Senate | |||||
Members | 30 Senators | ||||
Senate President | Rob Wagner (D) | ||||
Majority Leader | Kate Lieber (D) | ||||
Minority Leader | Tim Knopp (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 | Jeff Helfrich (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic |
The 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began January 9, 2023.
The Democratic Party of Oregon holds a majority in both chambers, but no longer holds a supermajority. Democrats lost one senate seat in the 2022 Oregon State Senate election, resulting in a 17–13 majority, and lost two seats in the 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election, resulting in a 35–25 majority. [1]
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 17 Democrats and 13 Republicans.
Senate President:
Rob Wagner (D-19
Lake Oswego)
President Pro Tempore:
James Manning Jr. (D–7
Eugene)
Majority Leader:
Kate Lieber (D-14
Beaverton)
Minority Leader:
Tim Knopp (R-27
Bend)
To prevent passage of bills related to abortion and gun control by the Democratic majority, ten Republican senators took advantage of the quorum requirement in the Oregon Constitution that requires two-thirds of senators be present and did not attend sessions for six weeks, preventing any Senate business from occurring. [4] This action triggered Oregon Ballot Measure 113, passed by voters in 2022, which disqualifies members with ten unexcused absences from serving in the legislature following their current term. [5] The Democratic leadership eventually made concessions to the bills to allow the session to resume. [6]
The Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Republicans gained one seat from the previous session. [1] [7]
Speaker:
Dan Rayfield (D-16
Corvallis) until March 7, 2024;
Julie Fahey (D-14
Eugene) after
[8]
Speaker Pro Tempore:
Paul Holvey (D-8
Eugene)
Majority Leader:
Julie Fahey (D-14
Eugene) until March 21, 2024;
Ben Bowman (D-25
Tigard) after
[9]
Minority Leader:
Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-59
Prineville) until September 26, 2023;
Jeff Helfrich (R-52
Hood River) after
[10]