77th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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{{Infobox Legislative Session
| name = 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly
| image = Kitzhaber signs HB 2800.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signs House Bill 2800 in the 2013 regular session, as House Speaker Tina Kotek and others look on. The bill authorizes funding for the Columbia River Crossing.
| body = Oregon Legislative Assembly
| country = United States
| state = Oregon
| meeting_place = Oregon State Capitol
| term = 2013–2014
| before = 76th Legislative Assembly
| after = 78th Legislative Assembly
| website = [http://www.leg.state.or.us/ www.leg.state.or.us]
| chamber1 = Oregon State Senate
| membership1 = 30 Senators
| control1 = Democratic
| chamber1_image = 77th Assembly Oregon State Senate.svg
| chamber1_leader1_type = Senate President
| chamber1_leader1 = Peter Courtney (D)
| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader
| chamber1_leader2 = Diane Rosenbaum (D)
| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader
| chamber1_leader3 = Ted Ferrioli (R)
| chamber2 = Oregon House of Representatives
| membership2 = 60 Representatives
| control2 = Democratic
| chamber2_image =77th Assembly Oregon House of Representatives.svg
| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House
| chamber2_leader1 = Tina Kotek (D)
| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader
| chamber2_leader2 = Val Hoyle (D)
| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader
| chamber2_leader3 = Mike McLane (R)
}}
The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on {{#formatdate:January 14, 2013}}, for the first of its two regular sessions, and on {{#formatdate:February 3, 2014}} for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2012; the general election for those seats took place on {{#formatdate:November 6, 2012}}.
The Democratic Party of Oregon retained its 16–14 majority in the Senate, and took a 34–26 majority in the House, which in the previous session had been split evenly with the Oregon Republican Party.{{cite web|title=2012 Election Results: Oregon Legislature|url=http://gov.oregonlive.com/election/2012/Legislature/|publisher=OregonLive.com|access-date=November 7, 2012}}
Senate
Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as in the previous session.
Senate members
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{{see also|Oregon legislative elections, 2012}}
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as the previous session.
Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)
President Pro Tem: Ginny Burdick (D–18 Portland)
Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (D–21 Portland)
Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R–30 John Day)
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! District !! Home !! Senator !! Party | |||
1 | Roseburg | Jeff Kruse | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
2 | Central Point | Herman Baertschiger Jr. | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
3 | Ashland | Alan C. Bates | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
4 | Eugene | Floyd Prozanski | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
5 | Coos Bay | Arnie Roblan | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
6 | Springfield | Lee Beyer | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
7 | Eugene | Chris Edwards | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
8 | Albany | Betsy Close | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
9 | Molalla | Fred Girod | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
10 | rowspan="2" | Salem | Jackie Winters | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
11 | Peter Courtney | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | |
12 | McMinnville | Brian Boquist | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
13 | Hillsboro | Larry George | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
14 | Beaverton | Mark Hass | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
15 | Hillsboro | Bruce Starr | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
16 | Scappoose | Betsy Johnson | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
17 | Multnomah County | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
18 | Portland | Ginny Burdick | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
19 | Tualatin | Richard Devlin | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
20 | Canby | Alan Olsen | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
21 | rowspan="5"|Portland | Diane Rosenbaum | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
22 | Chip Shields | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | |
rowspan=2 | 23 | Jackie DingfelderResigned to join staff of Portland mayor Charlie Hales.{{cite news|last=Giegerich|first=Andy|title=Dingfelder leaves Oregon Senate for Hales' staff|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/10/dingfelder-leaves-oregon-senate-for.html|access-date=17 October 2013|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=October 16, 2013}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic | |
Michael Dembrow{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/11/rep_michael_dembrow_to_replace.html|title=Rep. Michael Dembrow to replace Jackie Dingfelder in state Senate|last=House|first=Kelly|date=November 18, 2013|newspaper=The Oregonian|access-date=December 4, 2013}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic | ||
24 | Rod Monroe | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | |
25 | Gresham | Laurie Monnes Anderson | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic |
26 | Hood River | Chuck Thomsen | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
27 | Bend | Tim Knopp | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
28 | Klamath Falls | Doug Whitsett | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
29 | Pendleton | Bill Hansell | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
30 | John Day | Ted Ferrioli | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican |
House members
{{see also|Oregon legislative elections, 2012}}
Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 34 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Prior to the elections, the House was evenly split between 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans.
Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland)
Majority Leader: Val Hoyle (D–14 Eugene)
Minority Leader: Mike McLane (R–55 Powell Butte)
See also
References
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External links
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/legislative/chronology.aspx Chronology of regular legislative sessions] from Oregon Blue Book
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/legislative/special-sessions.aspx Chronology of special legislative sessions] from Blue Book
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