82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly
| 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||||
| Term | 2023–2025 | ||||
| Website | www.oregonlegislature.gov | ||||
| Oregon State Senate | |||||
| File:Oregon Senate 2023-2025 as of January 2024.svg | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| File:Oregon House 2023-2025.svg | |||||
| Members | 60 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Dan Rayfield (D) | ||||
| Majority Leader | Julie Fahey (D) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Vikki Breese-Iverson (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]
Senate
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)
Events
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]
House
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)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Paul Holvey (D-8 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Julie Fahey (D-14 Eugene)
Minority Leader: Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-59 Prineville)
See also
Notes
- ↑ Resigned January 1, 2023.[2]
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- ↑ Resigned January 13, 2023 after being appointed to the Senate.[2]
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Representative was originally appointed.
- ↑ Resigned December 3, 2023 after being hired as city manager of Gold Hill.[9]
- ↑ Previously served in House from 1989 to 2001.
- ↑ Previously served in House from 2017 to 2019.
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