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 9, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Julie Fahey (D) ; since March 7, 2024
Speaker pro tempore	Paul Holvey (D) ; since January 9, 2017
Majority Leader	Ben Bowman (D) ; since March 21, 2024
Minority Leader	Jeff Helfrich (R) ; since September 27, 2023
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Majority Democratic (35); Minority Republican (25);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, Oregon Constitution
Salary	$21,612/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (60 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (60 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Oregon State Capitol; Salem, Oregon
Website
	Oregon House of Representatives

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 in the west wing of 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.^[1]

Current session

82nd Oregon House Leadership
Position	Representative	District	Party	Residence
Speaker of the House	Julie Fahey	14	Democratic	Eugene
Speaker pro Tempore	Paul Holvey	8	Democratic	Eugene
Majority Leader	Ben Bowman	25	Democratic	Tigard
Majority Whip	Andrea Valderrama	47	Democratic	Portland
Deputy Majority Whip	Rob Nosse	42	Democratic	Portland
Assistant Majority Leaders	Pam Marsh	5	Democratic	Ashland
	Jason Kropf	54	Democratic	Bend
	Dacia Grayber	28	Democratic	Tigard
Minority Leader	Jeff Helfrich	52	Republican	Hood River
Deputy Minority Leader	Mark Owens	60	Republican	Crane
Minority Whip	Kim Wallan	6	Republican	Medford

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Assumed office
1	Court Boice	Republican	Gold Beach	2023^[a]
2	Virgle Osborne	Republican	Roseburg	2023
3	Dwayne Yunker	Republican	Grants Pass	2023^[a]
4	Christine Goodwin	Republican	Canyonville	2021^[a]
5	Pam Marsh	Democratic	Ashland	2017
6	Kim Wallan	Republican	Medford	2019
7	John Lively	Democratic	Springfield	2013
8	Paul Holvey	Democratic	Eugene	2004^[a]
9	Boomer Wright	Republican	Coos Bay	2021
10	David Gomberg	Democratic	Otis	2013
11	Jami Cate	Republican	Lebanon	2021
12	Charlie Conrad	Republican	Cottage Grove	2023
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	Ed Diehl	Republican	Stayton	2023
18	Rick Lewis	Republican	Silverton	2017
19	Tom Andersen	Democratic	Salem	2023
20	Paul Evans	Democratic	Monmouth	2015
21	Kevin Mannix	Republican	Keizer	2023^[b]
22	Tracy Cramer	Republican	Salem	2023
23	Anna Scharf	Republican	Amity	2021^[a]
24	Lucetta Elmer	Republican	McMinnville	2023
25	Ben Bowman	Democratic	Tigard	2023
26	Courtney Neron	Democratic	Wilsonville	2019
27	Ken Helm	Democratic	Beaverton	2015
28	Dacia Grayber	Democratic	Tigard	2021
29	Susan McLain	Democratic	Forest Grove	2015
30	Nathan Sosa	Democratic	Hillsboro	2022
31	Brian Stout	Republican	Columbia City	2023
32	Cyrus Javadi	Republican	Tillamook	2023
33	Maxine Dexter	Democratic	Portland	2020^[a]
34	Lisa Reynolds	Democratic	Portland	2021
35	Farrah Chaichi	Democratic	Aloha	2023
36	Hai Pham	Democratic	Hillsboro	2023
37	Jules Walters	Democratic	West Linn	2023
38	Daniel Nguyen	Democratic	Lake Oswego	2023
39	Janelle Bynum	Democratic	Happy Valley	2017
40	Annessa Hartman	Democratic	Gladstone	2023
41	Mark Gamba	Democratic	Milwaukie	2023
42	Rob Nosse	Democratic	Portland	2014^[a]
43	Tawna Sanchez	Democratic		2017
44	Travis Nelson	Democratic		2022^[a]
45	Thuy Tran	Democratic		2023
46	Khanh Pham	Democratic		2021
47	Andrea Valderrama	Democratic		2021^[a]
48	Hoa Nguyen	Democratic		2023
49	Zach Hudson	Democratic	Troutdale	2021
50	Ricki Ruiz	Democratic	Gresham	2021
51	James Hieb	Republican	Canby	2022
52	Jeff Helfrich	Republican	Hood River	2023^[c]
53	Emerson Levy	Democratic	Redmond	2023
54	Jason Kropf	Democratic	Bend	2021
55	E. Werner Reschke	Republican	Klamath Falls	2017
56	Emily McIntire	Republican	Eagle Point	2023
57	Greg Smith	Republican	Heppner	2001
58	Bobby Levy	Republican	Echo	2021
59	Vikki Breese-Iverson	Republican	Prineville	2019^[a]
60	Mark Owens	Republican	Crane	2020^[a]

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.^[2]^[3] This was the first time a member of the legislature has been expelled in the state's history.^[4] The lone no vote was by Nearman himself.

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	23	60	0

82nd (2023–2024)	35	25	60	0
Latest voting share	58%	42%

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
2013: Tina Kotek became the first openly gay person to serve as Speaker of the House.
2021: Mike Nearman became the first person to be expelled from the Legislature
2022: Janelle Bynum became the first Black person to receive votes for Speaker of the House.^[5]

Officers

Speaker

Majority Leader

Minority Leader

Chief Clerk

"The Chief Clerk of the House is the administrative officer elected for a two-year term by the membership of the House of Representatives to be responsible for ensuring that the chamber's business and proceedings run smoothly. The Chief Clerk's Office is therefore responsible for a multiplicity of duties including the processing of the official business of the House, providing the proper setting for consideration and enactment of Oregon laws, maintaining the Rules of the House of Representatives, and advising presiding officers and other members on the proper interpretation of chamber rules and protocols." "Chief Clerk". OregonLegislature.gov.

The Office of the Chief Clerk also comprises a Deputy Chief Clerk, Journal Clerk, Measure History Clerk, Reading Clerk, and a Seargeant-at-Arms.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Representative was originally appointed.
^ Previously served in House from 1989 to 2001.
^ Previously served in House from 2017 to 2019.

References

^ Green, Ashbel S.; Lisa Grace Lednicer (January 17, 2006). "State high court strikes term limits". Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing. pp. A1.
^ 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.
^ Radnovich, Connor (February 2, 2022). "First day of session: Call for empathy, then a public protest". Register-Guard.