Floyd Prozanski

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Floyd Prozanski

| image =

| state_senate=Oregon State

| state=Oregon

| district=4th

| termstart=2004

| preceded=Tony Corcoran

| succeeded=

| state_house2=Oregon

| state2=Oregon

| district2=8th

| termstart2=January 2003

| termend2=December 2003

| preceded2=

| succeeded2=Paul Holvey

| state_house3=Oregon

| state3=Oregon

| district3=40th

| termstart3=1995

| termend3=2000

| preceded3=Carl Hosticka

| succeeded3=Phil Barnhart

| party=Democratic

| birth_date= {{birth year and age|1954}}

| death_date=

| death_place=

| alma_mater=Texas A&M University, South Texas College of Law

| occupation=Prosecutor

| spouse=

| residence=

| signature=Floyd Prozanski Signature.jpg

|}}

Floyd Prozanski (born 1954){{cite news|last=Har|first=Janie|title=Prozanski picked to fill Corcoran's vacant seat in Senate|date=December 2, 2003|newspaper=The Oregonian|page=C7}} is an American Democratic politician who is a current member of the Oregon State Senate, representing the 4th District, since 2004. He previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1995 through 2000 and again for the 2003 session. He resigned from the House in December 2003 to accept appointment to the Senate seat that had been vacated by Tony Corcoran.{{cite news|last=Har|first=Janie|title=Labor organizer gets House seat|date=January 20, 2004|newspaper=The Oregonian|page=B5}} He won election to the seat in November 2004.{{cite news|title=How Oregon voted|date=November 7, 2004|newspaper=The Sunday Oregonian|page=B5}}

Career

Senate District 4 includes parts of Lane and Douglas Counties, including the communities of Eugene, Roseburg, Cottage Grove, Sutherlin, Oakland, Elkton, and Oakridge. Prozanski serves as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and as a member of the Senate General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection Committee as well as the Rural Communities and Economic Development Committee. He co-chairs the Task Force on Public Safety and serves on the Justice Reinvestment Grant Review Committee, the Task Force on Resolution of Adverse Health Care Incidents, the Oregon Law Commission, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), the Asset Forfeiture Oversight Advisory Committee of the CJC, and the Oregon State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.{{cite web |url=https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/committees/assignments/member/senate |title=Oregon Legislature Committee Assignments | Oregon Legislative Information System | Salem, Oregon |publisher=Oregon State Legislature |date=2013-11-05 |accessdate=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2015-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203190245/https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/committees/assignments/member/senate |url-status=live }}

The Independent Party of Oregon awarded Prozanski a 100% "A" rating.{{cite web|url=http://www.indparty.com/files/2009IPOSCORECARD.pdf |title=Independent Party of Oregon Legislative Scorecard | Independent Party of Oregon | Portland, Oregon |publisher=Independent Party of Oregon |year=2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420092016/http://www.indparty.com/files/2009IPOSCORECARD.pdf|archive-date=April 20, 2012|accessdate=March 27, 2018}} He has also been named "Top Dog" by the Oregon Humane Society.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonhumane.org/advocacy/documents/2011_ohs_legislative_web_000.pdf |title=Oregon Humane Society Legislative Scorecard | Oregon Humane Society | Portland, Oregon |publisher=Oregon Humane Society |year=2011 |accessdate=2013-11-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628174509/http://www.oregonhumane.org/advocacy/documents/2011_ohs_legislative_web_000.pdf |archivedate=2012-06-28 }}

The Register-Guard called Prozanski a "hard-working and responsive'" senator who takes a thoughtful approach to public policy.{{cite web |url=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/25394184-47/prozanski-district-kittleman-county-douglas.csp |title=Re-elect Prozanski | Editorial |newspaper=The Register-Guard |location=Eugene, Oregon |date=October 12, 2010 |accessdate=2013-10-18 |archive-date=2010-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015044507/http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/25394184-47/prozanski-district-kittleman-county-douglas.csp |url-status=live }} The News-Review says Prozanksi can point to substantial accomplishments as a legislator in economic development, law enforcement, land use and natural resources.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20101020/EDITORIALS/101029957 |title=Prozanski remains the reasonable voice for Senate seat | Editorial |newspaper=The News-Review |location=Roseburg, Oregon |date=2010-10-21 |accessdate=2013-11-03 |archive-date=2013-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023030251/http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20101020/EDITORIALS/101029957 |url-status=live }}

When the legislature is not in session, Prozanski works as a prosecutor and serves on various local boards and commissions. He graduated from Texas A&M University and later earned a J.D. degree from the South Texas College of Law.{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/prozanski/Pages/biography.aspx |title=Sen Floyd Prozanski Biography | Oregon Legislative Information System | Salem, Oregon |publisher=Oregon State Legislature |date=2013-11-05 |accessdate=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071411/http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/prozanski/Pages/biography.aspx |url-status=live }} A cyclist and home-brewer, he has lived in Eugene with his wife for more than 25 years.

=Senate recall effort=

Prozanski faced the possibility of a recall election in 2015 after Oregon Pro-Gun Rights advocates attempted to gather more than 10,000 signatures.{{cite web |url=http://www.guns.com/2015/09/11/oregon-recall-election-passes-important-hurdle/ |title=Oregon recall election passes important hurdle | Illinois |publisher=Guns.com |date=2015-09-11 |accessdate=2015-09-11 |archive-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911222413/http://www.guns.com/2015/09/11/oregon-recall-election-passes-important-hurdle/ |url-status=live }} The organizers of the recall effort cited Sen. Prozanski's sponsorship of SB.941 which is the State's background check expansion law. Ultimately the recall effort failed.{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Mapes|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/09/attempt_to_recall_floyd_prozan.html|title=Attempt to recall Floyd Prozanski fails to make ballot, ending attempts to oust gun bill supporters|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=September 11, 2015|accessdate=December 29, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211154656/http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/09/attempt_to_recall_floyd_prozan.html|url-status=live}}

Electoral history

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| title = 2004 Oregon State Senator, 4th district{{cite web

| title = Official Results | November 2, 2004

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = September 10, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004416/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Prozanski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 38,211

| percentage = 61.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Norm Thomas

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 23,871

| percentage = 38.4}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 140

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 62,222

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2006 Oregon State Senator, 4th district{{cite web

| title = Official Results | November 7, 2006

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = September 10, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004315/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Prozanski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 30,402

| percentage = 63.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Eddie

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 17,327

| percentage = 36.2}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 96

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 47,825

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2010 Oregon State Senator, 4th district{{cite web

| title = Official Results November 2, 2010

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = August 31, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831080329/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Prozanski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 29,077

| percentage = 58.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marilyn Kittelman

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 20,961

| percentage = 41.8}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 130

| percentage = 0.3}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 50,168

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2014 Oregon State Senator, 4th district{{cite web

| title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = April 6, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Prozanski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 30,601

| percentage = 57.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cheryl Mueller

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 20,119

| percentage = 38.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William Bollinger

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 2,010

| percentage = 3.8}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 176

| percentage = 0.3}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 52,906

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2018 Oregon State Senator, 4th district{{cite web

| title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = April 6, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Prozanski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 38,623

| percentage = 59.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Scott Rohter

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 25,031

| percentage = 38.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank L Lengele Jr

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 1,530

| percentage = 2.3}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 117

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65,301

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2022 Oregon State Senator, 4th district{{cite web

| title = November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = June 12, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230612205817/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Prozanski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 43,219

| percentage = 81.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Pinnell

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 9,295

| percentage = 17.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 399

| percentage = 0.8}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 52,913

| percentage = 100%}}

References

External links

[http://www.floyd4senate.com Campaign website]
[https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/prozanski Legislative website]
Follow the Money - Floyd Prozanski
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=80671 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=63743 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=4959 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=48572 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=48326 1996] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=48090 1994] campaign contributions

Category:1954 births

Category:Living people

Category:Texas A&M University alumni

Category:South Texas College of Law alumni

Category:Democratic Party Oregon state senators

Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly

Category:Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives