80th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term2019–2021
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentPeter Courtney (D)
Majority LeaderRob Wagner (D)
Minority LeaderHerman Baertschiger Jr. (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 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened for its first of two regular sessions on January 22, 2019, and met for three special sessions, the last of which concluded on December 21, 2020.

In the November 2018 elections, the Democratic Party of Oregon gained supermajority status in both houses: one seat in the Senate for an 18–12 majority, and three seats in the House for a 38–22 majority.[1] From May 29 to June 28, 2019, the 10th senate district was vacant, following the death of senate minority leader Jackie Winters.[2]

Notable legislation

Successful

  • HB 2001: Legalizing the upzoning of single-family-zoned neighborhoods to duplexes in cities above 10,000 in population, and legalizing the building of larger multi-family houses in cities above 25,000, including the Portland metropolitan area.
  • SB 861: Approving state-funded postage for mail-in ballots
  • HB 2007: Requiring a phase-out of all pre-2007 model year diesel trucks from Portland roads by 2025
  • HB 2005: family/sick leave bill
  • HB 2015: allowing drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants
  • SB 1013: narrowing the number of death penalty offenses
  • SB 998: Legalizing the Idaho stop for bicyclists
  • SB 870: National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
  • HB 3216: Allowing lawsuits for racially-motivated frivolous 9-1-1 calls
  • SB 420: Expanding expungements of non-violent marijuana-related offenses
  • SB 577: Adding gender identity as a protected class in hate crimes
  • SB 320: Keeping most of Oregon on Daylight Saving Time on a year-round basis (the part of Oregon in the Mountain Time Zone is exempt)[3]
  • SB 90: Placing restrictions on the distribution of plastic straws by restaurants and other food establishments [4]

Sent to referendum

  • HB 2270: Raising the tobacco tax to fund healthcare
  • SJR 18: Constitutional amendment to define campaign finance limits

Unsuccessful

Senate

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans. Democrats gained one seat in District 3.[1]

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)
President Pro Tempore: Laurie Monnes Anderson (D–25 Gresham)
Majority Leader: Ginny Burdick (D–18 Portland) until May 22, 2020; Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego) after[5]
Minority Leader: Herman Baertschiger Jr. (R-2 Grants Pass)

DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceAssumed office
1Dallas HeardRepublicanRoseburg2018[lower-alpha 1]
2Herman Baertschiger Jr.RepublicanGrants Pass2013
3Jeff GoldenDemocraticAshland2019
4Floyd ProzanskiDemocraticEugene2003
5Arnie RoblanDemocraticCoos Bay2013
6Lee BeyerDemocraticSpringfield2011
7James Manning Jr.DemocraticEugene2017[lower-alpha 1]
8Sara GelserDemocraticCorvallis2015
9Fred GirodRepublicanMolalla2008[lower-alpha 1]
10Jackie Winters[lower-alpha 2]RepublicanSalem2003
Denyc Boles[lower-alpha 3]Republican2019[lower-alpha 1]
11Peter CourtneyDemocratic1999
12Brian BoquistRepublicanDallas2009
13Kim ThatcherRepublicanKeizer2015
14Mark HassDemocraticBeaverton2007[lower-alpha 1]
15Chuck RileyDemocraticHillsboro2015
16Betsy JohnsonDemocraticScappoose2007
17Elizabeth Steiner HaywardDemocraticPortland2012[lower-alpha 1]
18Ginny BurdickDemocratic1997
19Rob WagnerDemocraticLake Oswego2018[lower-alpha 1]
20Alan OlsenRepublicanCanby2011
21Kathleen TaylorDemocraticPortland2017
22Lew FrederickDemocratic2017
23Michael DembrowDemocratic2013[lower-alpha 1]
24Shemia FaganDemocraticClackamas2019
25Laurie Monnes AndersonDemocraticGresham2005
26Chuck ThomsenRepublicanHood River2010
27Tim KnoppRepublicanBend2013
28Dennis LinthicumRepublicanBonanza2017
29Bill HansellRepublicanPendleton2013
30Cliff Bentz[lower-alpha 4]RepublicanOntario2018[lower-alpha 1]
Lynn Findley[lower-alpha 5]RepublicanVale2020[lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Senator was originally appointed.
  2. ↑ Winters died on May 29, 2019.[6]
  3. ↑ Boles was appointed as Winters' successor on June 25, 2019,[7] and was sworn into office on June 28, 2019.[2]
  4. ↑ Bentz resigned from office effective January 2, 2020 to run in the 2020 election representing Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[8]
  5. ↑ Findley was appointed as Bentz's successor on January 6, 2020.[9]

Events

In May 2019, Republican state senators refused to attend senate sessions for four days, opposing a $2 billion tax package for K-12 schools. They only returned after making a deal with Oregon Governor Kate Brown that Democratic state senators would not field bills on guns and vaccines, would "reset" a cap-and-trade bill, and promised not to walk out again. Previous Oregon legislative walkouts have occurred in 2007 for Republicans and 2001, 1995 and 1971 for Democrats.[10]

From June 20, 2019, all 11 Republican state senators for Oregon, including Girod, refused to show up for work at the Oregon State Capitol, instead going into hiding, some even fleeing the state. Their aim was to prevent a vote on a cap-and-trade proposal, House Bill 2020 that would dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to combat climate change. The Senate holds 30 seats, but 1 is vacant due to the death of Republican Jackie Winters. Without the Republican senators, the remaining 18 Democratic state senators could not reach a quorum of 20 to hold a vote before the end of the legislative session on June 30, 2019.[11][12] This tactic is known as quorum-busting.[13]

Oregon Governor Kate Brown sent the Oregon State Police to bring the absent Republican senators back to the Capitol. In response, Republican Oregon Senator Brian Boquist said: "Send bachelors and come heavily armed. I'm not going to be a political prisoner in the state of Oregon." Right-wing militia groups have offered support for the Republican senators, with 3 Percenters declaring they would be "doing whatever it takes to keep these senators safe", and the Oath Keepers stating: "Gov. Brown, you want a civil war, because this is how you get a civil war". On June 22, 2019, a session of the Oregon Senate was cancelled when the Oregon State Capitol was closed due to a warning from the state police of a "possible militia threat".[14][15][16][17] All but 2 of the Republican senators returned to the session by June 29.

In August 2019 Governor Brown considered calling a special session to address the impacts of recent death penalty legislation, but declined to do so when it became clear that the House of Representatives lacked the votes to ensure passage.[18]

In February 2020 Republican senators walked out again, still in protest of the cap and trade legislation.[19]

House

Based on the results of the 2018 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 38 Democrats and 22 Republicans. Democrats gained three seats from the previous session.[1]

Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Paul Holvey (D-8 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Jennifer Williamson (D–36 Portland) until July 7, 2019; Barbara Smith Warner (D-45 Portland) after[20]
Minority Leader: Carl Wilson (R–3 Grants Pass) until September 16, 2019; Christine Drazan (R-39 Canby) after[21]

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceAssumed office
1David Brock SmithRepublicanPort Orford2017
2Gary LeifRepublicanRoseburg2018[lower-alpha 1]
3Carl WilsonRepublicanGrants Pass2015
4Duane StarkRepublican2015
5Pam MarshDemocraticAshland2017
6Kim WallanRepublicanMedford2019
7Cedric Ross HaydenRepublicanFall Creek2015
8Paul HolveyDemocraticEugene2004[lower-alpha 1]
9Caddy McKeownDemocraticCoos Bay2013
10David GombergDemocraticOtis2013
11Marty WildeDemocraticEugene2019
12John LivelyDemocraticSpringfield2013
13Nancy NathansonDemocraticEugene2007
14Julie FaheyDemocratic2017
15Shelly Boshart DavisRepublicanAlbany2019
16Dan RayfieldDemocraticCorvallis2015
17Sherrie SprengerRepublicanScio2009
18Rick LewisRepublicanSilverton2017
19Denyc Boles[lower-alpha 2]RepublicanSalem2014[lower-alpha 1]
Raquel Moore-Green[lower-alpha 3]Republican2019[lower-alpha 1]
20Paul EvansDemocraticMonmouth2015
21Brian L. ClemDemocraticSalem2007
22Teresa Alonso LeonDemocraticWoodburn2017
23Mike NearmanRepublicanIndependence2015
24Ron NobleRepublicanMcMinnville2017
25Bill PostRepublicanKeizer2015
26Courtney NeronDemocraticWilsonville2019
27Sheri MalstromDemocraticBeaverton2017
28Jeff BarkerDemocraticAloha2003
29Susan McLainDemocraticForest Grove2015
30Janeen SollmanDemocraticHillsboro2017
31Brad WittDemocraticClatskanie2005
32Tiffiny MitchellDemocraticAstoria2019
33Mitch Greenlick[lower-alpha 4]DemocraticPortland2003
Maxine Dexter[lower-alpha 5]Democratic2020[lower-alpha 1]
34Ken HelmDemocraticBeaverton2015
35Margaret DohertyDemocraticTigard2009
36Jennifer Williamson[lower-alpha 6]DemocraticPortland2013
Akasha Lawrence-Spence[lower-alpha 7]Democratic2020[lower-alpha 1]
37Rachel PrusakDemocraticWest Linn2019
38Andrea SalinasDemocraticLake Oswego2017
39Christine DrazanRepublicanCanby2019
40Mark MeekDemocraticGladstone2017
41Karin PowerDemocraticMilwaukie2017
42Rob NosseDemocraticPortland2014[lower-alpha 1]
43Tawna SanchezDemocratic2017
44Tina KotekDemocratic2007
45Barbara Smith WarnerDemocratic2015
46Alissa Keny-GuyerDemocratic2011
47Diego HernandezDemocratic2017
48Jeff ReardonDemocraticHappy Valley2013
49Chris GorsekDemocraticTroutdale2013
50Carla PilusoDemocraticGresham2015
51Janelle BynumDemocraticHappy Valley2017
52Anna WilliamsDemocraticHood River2019
53Jack ZikaRepublicanRedmond2019
54Cheri HeltRepublicanBend2019
55Mike McLane[lower-alpha 8]RepublicanPowell Butte2011
Vikki Breese-Iverson[lower-alpha 9]RepublicanPrineville2019[lower-alpha 1]
56E. Werner ReschkeRepublicanKlamath Falls2017
57Greg SmithRepublicanHeppner2001
58Greg BarretoRepublicanCove2015
59Daniel BonhamRepublicanThe Dalles2017
60Lynn Findley[lower-alpha 10]RepublicanVale2018[lower-alpha 1]
Mark Owens[lower-alpha 11]RepublicanCrane2020[lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Representative was originally appointed.
  2. ↑ Boles was appointed on June 25, 2019 to replace Jackie Winters as the Senator for District 10 in the Oregon State Senate. Winters died on May 29, 2019, leaving the seat vacant.[7]
  3. ↑ Moore-Green was appointed on July 23, 2019 to replace Boles.[22]
  4. ↑ Greenlick died on May 15, 2020.[23]
  5. ↑ Dexter was appointed on June 14, 2020 to replace Williamson.[24]
  6. ↑ Williamson resigned from office effective December 30, 2019 to run for Oregon Secretary of State.[25]
  7. ↑ Lawrence-Spence was appointed on January 16, 2020 to replace Williamson.[26]
  8. ↑ McLane resigned from office effective July 1, 2019 to accept an appointment from Governor Kate Brown to the Oregon circuit court bench as a judge representing the 22nd judicial district.[27]
  9. ↑ Breese-Iverson was appointed on August 8, 2019 to replace McLane.[28]
  10. ↑ Findley resigned from office effective January 6, 2020 to accept an appointment to the Oregon Senate representing District 30.[9]
  11. ↑ Owens was appointed on January 21, 2020 to replace Findley.[29]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Hammond, Betsy (June 28, 2019). "Oregon gets 12th Republican state senator". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Furman, Mark (October 15, 2019). "Didn't Oregon do away with daylight saving time? Why you still have to 'fall back' Nov. 3". KVAL. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Senate Bill 90". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Wong, Peter (May 22, 2020). "Rob Wagner chosen as new majority leader of the Oregon Senate". Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (May 29, 2019). "Oregon State Sen. Jackie Winters Has Died at 82". Willamette Week. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Lehman, Chris (June 25, 2019). "State Rep. Denyc Boles selected to replace the late Sen. Jackie Winters". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cliff Bentz resigns, will run for Dist. 2". Hood River News. November 27, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Commissioners appoint Lynn Findley to replace Bentz in Oregon Senate". Baker City Herald. January 6, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ Loew, Tracy (June 20, 2019). "Oregon legislators in the minority have often used walkouts as leverage". Salem Statesman Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Oregon Republicans walk out on state Senate over climate change bill as governor threatens police roundup". CBS News. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ↑ Osborne, Mark; Youn, Soo (June 23, 2019). "Oregon's Republican state senators go into hiding over climate change vote amid militia threat". ABC News. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ Parfitt, Jamie (June 19, 2019). "Governor Brown invokes state police as Republicans hint at walkout over cap-and-trade". KDRV. Retrieved 2020-03-06.Jamie Parfitt, [Governor Brown invokes state police as Republicans hint at walkout over cap-and-trade], KDRV (June 19, 2019).
  14. ↑ Zimmerman, Sarah; Flaccus, Gillan (June 22, 2019). "Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout". Associated Press. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  15. ↑ Radnovich, Connor (June 22, 2019). "Saturday Senate session canceled after potential threat of militia protest violence". Salem Statesman Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  16. ↑ Szekely, Peter (June 23, 2019). "Oregon Capitol building closed as precaution amid partisan dispute". Reuters. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  17. ↑ Lubben, Alex (June 25, 2019). "Let's Check In on Those Oregon Republicans Who Fled the Capital, Shall We?". Vice News. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  18. ↑ VanderHart, Dirk (September 18, 2019). "Oregon Governor Will Not Call Special Session To Adjust Death Penalty Law". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  19. ↑ "Oregon Republicans walk out again to avoid cap-and-trade vote". The Washington Post. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  20. ↑ "Oregon House Dems Elect Barbara Smith Warner as New Majority Leader". Willamette Week. July 7, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  21. ↑ "House Republican ousted from leadership role says he won't seek re-election". OregonLive.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Marion County Commissioners choose Raquel Moore-Green to fill House seat". The Oregonian. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  23. ↑ Crombie, Noelle (May 16, 2020). "Rep. Mitch Greenlick, longtime Oregon lawmaker, dies at 85". Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Maxine Dexter sworn in to Oregon House District 33 seat, will serve remainder of Mitch Greenlick's term". Statesman Journal. June 15, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  25. ↑ Monahan, Rachel (December 13, 2019). "Rep. Jennifer Williamson Will Resign Her Seat This Month to Campaign for Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  26. ↑ Borrud, Hillary (January 16, 2020). "Multnomah County commissioners pick Democrat Akasha Lawrence-Spence for Oregon House seat". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Mike McLane, of Powell Butte, new Circuit Court judge". Madras Pioneer. June 5, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  28. ↑ Warner, Gary A. (August 8, 2019). "Vikki Breese-Iverson selected as new state representative". The Bulletin. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Mark Owens appointed to Oregon House". Blue Mountain Eagle. January 21, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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