Oregon House of Representatives

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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 57,000. The House meets at 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 the decade-old law, Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Senators to two terms (eight years) on procedural grounds.^[1]

The current Speaker of the House is Democrat Jeff Merkley of Portland.^[2]

1 2006 election results
2 Representatives of the 2007 Legislative Session
3 Representatives of the 2005 Legislative Session
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 2006 election results

In the 2006 elections, Democrats took control of the House for the first time since 1990. The Democratic majority for the 74th legislative session is by the slimmest of margins: 31-29.

Party		Votes	Seats	Loss/Gain	Share of Vote (%)
	Democratic	664,422	31	+4	52.5
	Republican	564,592	29	-4	44.6
	Libertarian Party of Oregon	15,943	0	0	1.2
	Constitution Party of Oregon	7,786	0	0	.61
	Pacific Green Party	5,188	0	0	.41
	Write In/Others	5,918	0	0	.46
Total		1,263,849	60	4	100.0%

Composition of the Oregon House of Representatives:

Affiliation		2004	2006	+/-
	Democratic Party	27	31	+4
	Republican Party	33	29	-4
Total		60

[edit] Representatives of the 2007 Legislative Session

Speaker: Jeff Merkley (D-47 Portland)
Speaker Pro Tem: Diane Rosenbaum (D-42 Portland)
Majority Leader: Dave Hunt (D-40 Clackamas County)
Majority Whip: Phil Barnhart (D-11 Linn/Lane/)
Republican Minority Leader:Wayne Scott (R-39 Oregon City)
Deputy Republican Leader:Bruce Hanna (R-7 Roseburg)
Republican Whip:Dennis Richardson (R-4 Central Point)
Deputy Republican Whip:Gene Whisnant (R-53 Sunriver)

District	Name	Party
1-Gold Beach	Wayne Krieger	Republican
2-Myrtle Creek	Susan Morgan	Republican
3-Grants Pass	Ron Maurer	Republican
4-Central Point	Dennis Richardson	Republican
5-Ashland	Peter Buckley	Democrat
6-Medford	Sal Esquivel	Republican
7-Roseburg	Bruce L Hanna	Republican
8-Eugene	Paul Holvey	Democrat
9-Coos Bay	Arnie Roblan	Democrat
10-Newport	Jean Cowan	Democrat
11-Central Linn/Lane	Phil Barnhart	Democrat
12-Springfield	Elizabeth Terry Beyer	Democrat
13-Eugene	Nancy Nathanson	Democrat
14-Eugene	Chris Edwards	Democrat
15-Albany	Andy Olson	Republican
16-Corvallis	Sara Gelser	Democrat
17-Sublimity	Fred Girod	Republican
18-Silverton	Vic Gilliam^[3]	Republican
19-Salem	Kevin Cameron	Republican
20-Salem	Vicki Berger	Republican
21-Salem	Brian L. Clem	Democrat
22-Woodburn	Betty Komp	Democrat
23-Dallas	Brian Boquist	Republican
24-McMinnville	Donna G. Nelson	Republican
25-Keizer	Kim Thatcher	Republican
26-Wilsonville	Jerry Krummel	Republican
27-Washington County	Tobias Read	Democrat
28-Aloha	Jeff Barker	Democrat
29-Hillsboro	Chuck Riley	Democrat
30-Hillsboro	David Edwards	Democrat
31-Clatskanie	Brad Witt	Democrat
32-Cannon Beach	Deborah Boone	Democrat
33-Portland	Mitch Greenlick	Democrat
34-Washington County	Suzanne Bonamici	Democrat
35-Tigard	Larry Galizio	Democrat
36-Portland	Mary Nolan	Democrat
37-West Linn	Scott Bruun	Republican
38-Lake Oswego	Greg Macpherson	Democrat
39-Oregon City	Wayne Scott	Republican
40-Clackamas County	Dave Hunt	Democrat
41-Milwaukie	Carolyn Tomei	Democrat
42-Portland	Diane Rosenbaum	Democrat
43-Portland	Chip Shields	Democrat
44-Portland	Tina Kotek	Democrat
45-Portland	Jackie Dingfelder	Democrat
46-Portland	Ben Cannon	Democrat
47-Portland	Jeff Merkley	Democrat
48-Happy Valley	Mike Schaufler	Democrat
49-Wood Village	Karen Minnis	Republican
50-Gresham	John Lim	Republican
51-Clackamas	Linda Flores	Republican
52-Corbett	Patti Smith	Republican
53-Sunriver	Gene Whisnant	Republican
54-Bend	Chuck Burley	Republican
55-Bend	George Gilman	Republican
56-Klamath Falls	Bill Garrard	Republican
57-Heppner	Greg Smith	Republican
58-Pendleton	Bob Jenson	Republican
59-The Dalles	John H. Dallum	Republican
60-Ontario	R. Tom Butler	Republican

[edit] Representatives of the 2005 Legislative Session

Speaker: Karen Minnis (R-49 Wood Village)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Dennis Richardson (R-4 Central Point)
Majority Leader: Wayne Scott (R-39 Oregon City)
Assistant Majority Leader: Debi Farr (R-14 Eugene)
Assistant Majority Leader: Billy Dalto (R-21 Salem)
Majority Whip: Derrick Kitts (R-30 Hillsboro)
Democratic Minority Leader: Jeff Merkley (D-47 Portland)

District	Name	Party
1-Gold Beach	Wayne Krieger	Republican
2-Myrtle Creek	Susan Morgan	Republican
3-Grants Pass	Gordon Anderson	Republican
4-Central Point	Dennis Richardson	Republican
5-Ashland	Peter Buckley	Democrat
6-Medford	Sal Esquivel	Republican
7-Roseburg	Bruce L Hanna	Republican
8-Eugene	Paul Holvey	Democrat
9-Coos Bay	Arnie Roblan	Democrat
10-Newport	Alan Brown	Republican
11-Central Linn/Lane	Phil Barnhart	Democrat
12-Springfield	E. Terry Beyer	Democrat
13-Eugene	Robert Ackerman	Democrat
14-Eugene	Debi Farr	Republican
15-Albany	Andy Olson	Republican
16-Corvallis	Sara Gelser	Democrat
17-Sublimity	Jeff Kropf	Republican
18-Molalla	Mac Sumner	Republican
19-Salem	Kevin Cameron	Republican
20-Salem	Vicki Berger	Republican
21-Salem	Billy Dalto	Republican
22-Woodburn	Betty Komp	Democrat
23-Dallas	Brian Boquist	Republican
24-McMinnville	Donna G Nelson	Republican
25-Keizer	Kim Thatcher	Republican
26-Wilsonville	Jerry Krummel	Republican
27-Washington County	Mark Hass	Democrat
28-Aloha	Jeff Barker	Democrat
29-Hillsboro	Chuck Riley	Democrat
30-Hillsboro	Derrick Kitts	Republican
31-Clatskanie	Brad Witt	Democrat
32-Cannon Beach	Deborah Boone	Democrat
33-Portland	Mitch Greenlick	Democrat
34-Washington County	Brad Avakian	Democrat
35-Tigard	Larry Galizio	Democrat
36-Portland	Mary Nolan	Democrat
37-West Linn	Scott Bruun	Republican
38-Lake Oswego	Greg Macpherson	Democrat
39-Oregon City	Wayne Scott	Republican
40-Clackamas County	Dave Hunt	Democrat
41-Milwaukie	Carolyn Tomei	Democrat
42-Portland	Diane Rosenbaum	Democrat
43-Portland	Chip Shields	Democrat
44-Portland	Gary Hansen	Democrat
45-Portland	Jackie Dingfelder	Democrat
46-Portland	Steve March	Democrat
47-Portland	Jeff Merkley	Democrat
48-Happy Valley	Mike Schaufler	Democrat
49-Wood Village	Karen Minnis	Republican
50-Gresham	John Lim	Republican
51-Clackamas	Linda Flores	Republican
52-Corbett	Patti Smith	Republican
53-Sunriver	Gene Whisnant	Republican
54-Bend	Chuck Burley	Republican
55-Bend	George Gilman	Republican
56-Klamath Falls	Bill Garrard	Republican
57-Heppner	Greg Smith	Republican
58-Pendleton	Bob Jenson	Republican
59-The Dalles	John H. Dallum	Republican
60-Ontario	R. Tom Butler	Republican

[edit] References

^ Green, Ashbel S., Lisa Grace Lednicer. "State high court strikes term limits", Oregonian, Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing, 2006-01-17, pp. A1.
^ http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections34.htm
^ Vic Gilliam was selected by the Boards of Commissioners of Clackamas and Marion Counties to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Mac Sumner (R-Molalla), who resigned due to illness.
"Vic Gilliam selected to serve House District 18", Statesman Journal, December 27, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.