A quorum is the minimum number of members of a group necessary to constitute the group at a meeting. In a deliberative assembly,a quorum is necessary to conduct the business of that group. In contrast,a plenum is a meeting of the full body. A body,or a meeting or vote of it,is quorate if a quorum is present.
Peter Michael Coleman Courtney was an American politician,lawyer,and professor who was a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate,representing the 11th District from 1999 until 2023. He served as President of the Senate from 2003 to 2023.
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.
Fred Frank Girod is an American politician from Oregon. He is a member of the Oregon State Senate representing the 9th district,which covers the mid-Willamette Valley,and previously served as the Senate minority leader. He was later succeeded by incumbent minority leader Tim Knopp.
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.
Chuck Riley is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 15th district,which includes Hillsboro,Forest Grove,and Cornelius in western Washington County. He served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
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.
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.
Cliff Stewart Bentz is an American lawyer,rancher,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he is the ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water,Oceans and Wildlife and sits on the House Judiciary Committee. He previously served in the Oregon Senate,representing the 30th district in Eastern Oregon. He also served in the Oregon House of Representatives,representing the 60th district,which encompasses Malheur,Baker,Harney,and Grant counties,and part of Lake County,and includes the cities of Baker City,Burns,and Ontario.
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.
Dennis Linthicum is an American politician serving in the Oregon Senate. A member of the Republican Party,he has served in the senate since 2017.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Jeff Merkley won reelection to a third term in office. Although this Senate seat was largely expected to be one of the safest for the Democrats,the race received national attention due to the Republican nominee Jo Rae Perkins's promotion of the unfounded QAnon conspiracy theory. Furthermore,Perkins had flipped five counties that Merkley had won in 2014.
David Brock Smith is an American Republican politician currently serving in the Oregon State Senate. He represents the 1st district,which covers all of Curry County and parts of Coos and Douglas counties.
A series of Oregon Republican State Senator walkouts began in May 2019 when Republican members of the Oregon State Senate refused to attend floor sessions of the Oregon Senate in an effort to stymie Democratic efforts to pass House Bill 3427. Proposed during the 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly,the bill would have provided $2 billion for K-12 schools through a new tax package. The senators eventually returned after reaching a deal with Oregon Senate Democrats and Oregon Governor Kate Brown,but elected to "vanish" the following month over another bill,House Bill 2020. House Bill 2020 is designed to institute a carbon tax in Oregon. Republican senators argue that it would unduly burden their constituents,while Democrats argue it is necessary to place Oregon at the forefront of the fight against climate change.
Vikki Breese-Iverson is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives. A Republican,she represents the 59th district,which includes Prineville in Central Oregon.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
The 2020 Oregon Attorney General election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Attorney General of Oregon. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former Governor John Kitzhaber on June 29,2012,to finish the term of her predecessor John Kroger,who resigned from office. She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. This office is not subject to term limits,and Rosenblum won a third full term,defeating Republican activist Michael Cross who led an unsuccessful 2019 attempt to recall Governor Kate Brown.
Suzanne Weber is an American politician serving as the senator from Oregon's 16th Senate district. Weber won in the general election on November 8,2022. She assumed office on January 9,2023. She is a Republican. Oregon senators serve four year terms.
Oregon Ballot Measure 113,the Exclusion from Re-election for Legislative Absenteeism Initiative,was approved by Oregon voters in the 2022 Oregon elections. Measure 113 amended the Constitution of Oregon to provided that members of the Oregon Legislature with ten unexcused absences from floor sessions are disqualified from serving in the legislature following their current term. It is codified as Article IV,Section 15 of the Oregon Constitution.
The 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began January 9,2023.
