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

DistrictSenatorPartyCommittee AssignmentsResidenceAssumed office
1Dallas HeardRepublicanRoseburg2018
1David Brock SmithRepublicanPort Orford2023
2Art RobinsonRepublicanCave Junction2021
3Jeff GoldenDemocraticAshland2019
4Floyd ProzanskiDemocraticEugene2003
5Dick AndersonRepublicanLincoln City2021
6Cedric HaydenRepublicanFall Creek2023
7James Manning Jr.DemocraticEugene2017
8Sara GelserDemocraticCorvallis2015
9Fred GirodRepublicanStayton2008
10Deb PattersonDemocraticSalem2021
11Kim ThatcherRepublicanKeizer2015
12Brian BoquistIndependentDallas2009
12Brian BoquistRepublicanDallas2009
13Aaron WoodsDemocraticWilsonville2023
14Kate LieberDemocraticBeaverton2021
15Janeen SollmanDemocraticHillsboro2022
16Suzanne WeberRepublicanTillamook2023
17Elizabeth SteinerDemocraticPortland2012
18Wlnsvey CamposDemocraticAloha2023
19Rob WagnerDemocraticLake Oswego2018
20Mark MeekDemocraticGladstone2023
21Kathleen TaylorDemocraticPortland2017
22Lew FrederickDemocraticPortland2017
23Michael DembrowDemocraticPortland2013
24Kayse JamaDemocraticPortland2021
25Chris GorsekDemocraticTroutdale2021
26Daniel BonhamRepublicanThe Dalles2023
27Tim KnoppRepublicanBend2013
28Dennis LinthicumRepublicanKlamath Falls2017
29Bill HansellRepublicanAthena2013
30Lynn FindleyRepublicanVale2020

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
Education
  • Michael Dembrow – Chair
  • Suzanne Weber – Vice-Chair
  • Dick Anderson
  • Lew Frederick
  • Sara Gelser Blouin
  • Art Robinson
  • Rob Wagner
Energy and Environment
  • Janeen Sollman – Chair
  • Lynn Findley – Vice-Chair
  • Jeff Golden
  • Cedric Hayden
  • Kate Lieber
Finance and Revenue
  • Mark Meek – Chair
  • Brian Boquist – Vice-Chair
  • Lynn Findley
  • Jeff Golden
  • Kayse Jama
Health Care
  • Deb Patterson – Chair
  • Cedric Hayden – Vice-Chair
  • Daniel Bonham
  • Wlnsvey Campos
  • Chris Gorsek
Housing and Development
  • Kayse Jama – Chair
  • Dick Anderson – Vice-Chair
  • Tim Knopp
  • Deb Patterson
  • Janeen Sollman
Human Services
  • Sara Gelser Blouin – Chair
  • Art Robinson – Vice-Chair
  • James Manning Jr.
  • Floyd Prozanski
  • Suzanne Weber
Judiciary
  • Floyd Prozanski – Chair
  • Kim Thatcher – Vice-Chair
  • Michael Dembrow
  • Sara Gelser Blouin
  • Dennis Linthicum
  • James Manning Jr.
Labor and Business
  • Kathleen Taylor – Chair
  • Daniel Bonham – Vice-Chair
  • Bill Hansell
  • Kayse Jama
  • Deb Patterson
Natural Resources
  • Jeff Golden – Chair
  • Fred Girod – Vice-Chair
  • Floyd Prozanski
  • David Brock Smith
  • Kathleen Taylor
Rules
  • Kate Lieber – Chair
  • Tim Knopp – Vice-Chair
  • Bill Hansell
  • James Manning Jr.
  • Elizabeth Steiner
Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  • 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
DistrictRepresentativePartyCommittee AssignmentsResidenceAssumed office
1David Brock SmithRepublicanPort Orford2017
1Court BoiceRepublicanGold Beach2023
2Virgle OsborneRepublicanRoseburg2023
3Lily MorganRepublicanGrants Pass2021
3Dwayne YunkerRepublicanGrants Pass2023
4Christine GoodwinRepublicanRoseburg2021
5Pam MarshDemocraticAshland2017
6Kim WallanRepublicanMedford2019
7John LivelyDemocraticSpringfield2013
8Paul HolveyDemocraticEugene2004
9Boomer WrightRepublicanCoos Bay2021
10David GombergDemocraticNeotsu2013
11Jami CateRepublicanLebanon2021
12Charlie ConradRepublicanDexter2009
12Charlie ConradIndependentDexter2009
13Nancy NathansonDemocraticEugene2007
14Julie FaheyDemocraticEugene2017
15Shelly Boshart DavisRepublicanAlbany2019
16Dan RayfieldDemocraticCorvallis2015
17Ed DiehlRepublicanStayton2023
18Rick LewisRepublicanSilverton2017
19Tom AndersenDemocraticSalem2023
20Paul EvansDemocraticMonmouth2015
21Kevin MannixRepublicanSalem2023
22Tracy CramerRepublicanGervais2023
23Anna ScharfRepublicanAmity2021
24Lucetta ElmerRepublicanMcMinnville2023
25Ben BowmanDemocraticTigard2023
26Courtney NeronDemocraticWilsonville2019
27Ken HelmDemocraticBeaverton2015
28Dacia GrayberDemocraticTigard2021
29Susan McLainDemocraticForest Grove2015
30Nathan SosaDemocraticHillsboro2022
31Brian StoutRepublicanColumbia City2023
32Cyrus JavadiRepublicanTillamook2021
33Maxine DexterDemocraticPortland2020
33Shannon Jones IsadoreDemocraticPortland2024
34Lisa ReynoldsDemocraticPortland2021
35Farrah ChaichiDemocraticBeaverton2023
36Hai PhamDemocraticHillsboro2023
37Jules WaltersDemocraticWest Linn2023
38Daniel NguyenDemocraticLake Oswego2023
39Janelle BynumDemocraticHappy Valley2017
40Annessa HartmanDemocraticGladstone2023
41Mark GambaDemocraticMilwaukie2023
42Rob NosseDemocraticPortland2014
43Tawna SanchezDemocraticPortland2017
44Travis NelsonDemocraticPortland2022
45Thuy TranDemocraticPortland2023
46Khanh PhamDemocraticPortland2021
47Andrea ValderramaDemocraticPortland2021
48Hoa NguyenDemocraticPortland2023
49Zach HudsonDemocraticTroutdale2021
50Ricki RuizDemocraticGresham2021
51James HiebRepublicanCanby2022
52Jeff HelfrichRepublicanHood River2023
53Emerson LevyDemocraticRedmond2023
54Jason KropfDemocraticBend2021
55E. Werner ReschkeRepublicanKlamath Falls2017
56Emily McIntireRepublicanEagle Point2023
57Greg SmithRepublicanHeppner2001
58Bobby LevyRepublicanEcho2021
59Vikki Breese-IversonRepublicanPrineville2019
60Mark OwensRepublicanCrane2020