82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly
The 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly was the a session of the Oregon Legislature. It began January 9, 2023 and adjourned June 25, 2023.
The Democratic Party of Oregon held a majority in both chambers, but no longer held 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 2022 [Oregon House of Representatives election], resulting in a 35–25 majority.
Senate
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 17 Democrats and 13 Republicans.Senate President: Rob Wagner
President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr.
Majority Leader: Kate Lieber until July 15, 2024; Kathleen Taylor after
Minority Leader: Tim Knopp until April 15, 2024; Daniel Bonham after
Committee assignments
Senators are each assigned to one or more committees.Conduct
- Dick Anderson - Co-Chair
- Floyd Prozanski – Co-Chair
- Suzanne Weber
- Aaron Woods
- Michael Dembrow
- Lynn Findley
- Jeff Golden
- Bill Hansell
- Tim Knopp
- Deb Patterson
- Michael Dembrow – Chair
- Suzanne Weber – Vice-Chair
- Dick Anderson
- Lew Frederick
- Sara Gelser Blouin
- Art Robinson
- Rob Wagner
- Janeen Sollman – Chair
- Lynn Findley – Vice-Chair
- Jeff Golden
- Cedric Hayden
- Kate Lieber
- Mark Meek – Chair
- Brian Boquist – Vice-Chair
- Lynn Findley
- Jeff Golden
- Kayse Jama
- Deb Patterson – Chair
- Cedric Hayden – Vice-Chair
- Daniel Bonham
- Wlnsvey Campos
- Chris Gorsek
- Kayse Jama – Chair
- Dick Anderson – Vice-Chair
- Tim Knopp
- Deb Patterson
- Janeen Sollman
- Sara Gelser Blouin – Chair
- Art Robinson – Vice-Chair
- James Manning Jr.
- Floyd Prozanski
- Suzanne Weber
- Floyd Prozanski – Chair
- Kim Thatcher – Vice-Chair
- Michael Dembrow
- Sara Gelser Blouin
- Dennis Linthicum
- James Manning Jr.
- Kathleen Taylor – Chair
- Daniel Bonham – Vice-Chair
- Bill Hansell
- Kayse Jama
- Deb Patterson
- Jeff Golden – Chair
- Fred Girod – Vice-Chair
- Floyd Prozanski
- David Brock Smith
- Kathleen Taylor
- Kate Lieber – Chair
- Tim Knopp – Vice-Chair
- Bill Hansell
- James Manning Jr.
- Elizabeth Steiner
- James Manning Jr. - Chair
- Kim Thatcher – Vice-Chair
- Chris Gorsek
- Art Robinson
- Aaron Woods
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. 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. The Democratic leadership eventually made concessions to the bills to allow the session to resume.House
The Oregon [House of Representatives] is composed of 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Republicans gained one seat from the previous session.Speaker: Dan Rayfield until March 7, 2024; Julie Fahey after
Speaker Pro Tempore: Paul Holvey
Majority Leader: Julie Fahey until March 21, 2024; Ben Bowman after
Minority Leader: Vikki Breese-Iverson until September 26, 2023; Jeff Helfrich after