Ronald Lee Wyden is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon,a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 1996. He is the dean of Oregon's congressional delegation and chairs the Senate Finance Committee. Known for his libertarian-leaning stances within the Democratic Party,Wyden has been a prominent advocate for privacy rights,internet freedom,and limiting government surveillance,positioning him as a defender of civil liberties.
Robert William Packwood is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion,in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment,sexual abuse,and assault of women emerged. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 1992 United States Senate elections,held November 3,1992,were elections for the United States Senate. The 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,along with special elections to fill vacancies. They coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. This was the first time since 1956 that the balance of the Senate remained the same.
Ashland High School (AHS) is a public high school in Ashland,Oregon,United States,near the Southern Oregon University campus.
Jeffrey Alan Merkley is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,he served from 1999 to 2009 as the representative for the 47th district in the Oregon House of Representatives,which covers central Multnomah County on the eastern side of Portland;he was the speaker of the House during the last two years of his tenure.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith sought reelection to a third term. Smith was the only Republican Senator from the West Coast and the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon. He was opposed by Democrat Jeff Merkley,the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives,and David Brownlow of the Constitution Party of Oregon. Merkley won by a narrow margin,with Smith not conceding until two days after the election. Merkley became the first Democrat to win this seat since 1960,and since Smith was the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon at the time,this was the first time since 1860 that no Republicans won or held statewide office in Oregon. Merkley's inauguration marked the first time since 1967 that Democrats held both of Oregon's United States Senate seats.
Alan Curtis Bates was an American osteopathic physician and a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was a member of the Oregon State Senate,representing the 3rd District since 2005. Previously he was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004.
Floyd Prozanski 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. He won election to the seat in November 2004.
Frank Morse is an American politician served as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 8th district from 2003 until 2012. He was first elected in 2002,defeating Democrat Barbara Ross,and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. In September 2012,Morse resigned his office,stating that it was "time for new energy" in the position.
The Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly was the Oregon Legislative Assembly (OLA)'s period from 2007 to 2008. There was a regular session in 2007,and a shorter special session in 2008.
Brian James Boquist is an American politician from Oregon. He currently serves in the Oregon Senate representing District 12. A member of the Republican Party,he briefly defected to the Independent Party from 2021 until 2023. He previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 23 in the mid-Willamette Valley,from 2005 to 2009.
Lona Kim Thatcher is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 11th district since 2023. She previously represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2023,and served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 25th district from 2005 to 2015. She is a resident of Keizer.
The 1992 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3,1992. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Packwood won re-election to his fifth term. As of 2024,this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat in Oregon.
Alan Randal Olsen is an American Republican politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2011 until 2021,representing Oregon's 20th Senate district in southeastern Clackamas County,including the cities of Barlow,Canby,Gladstone,Johnson City,Oregon City,and portions of Milwaukie. He defeated incumbent Democrat Martha Schrader in the 2010 election.
Elizabeth Steiner,also known as Elizabeth Steiner Hayward,is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate,representing the 17th district. Steiner was appointed to the Senate in 2011 by commissioners from Multnomah and Washington counties following the resignation of her predecessor,Suzanne Bonamici.
Tim Knopp is an American Republican politician from Oregon. He is a member of the Oregon State Senate and served as the senate minority leader from 2021 to 2024. He previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.
Ann Lininger is an American attorney,politician,and jurist serving as a judge on the circuit court in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Prior to being appointed as judge,she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district,which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Oregon was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Kevin Talbert is an American Democratic politician who formerly served in the Oregon Senate. After the death of Senator Alan Bates,he was unanimously selected by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on August 30,2016 to fill Bates' seat. He did not run in the 2016 general election.
The 2016 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic parties held primary elections on May 17,2016 with general elections on November 8.
