The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Senate,representing 30 districts across the state,each with a population of 141,242. The state Senate meets in the east wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district,a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River,as well as all of Columbia,Clatsop,and Washington counties.
The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) is a centrist political party in the U.S. state of Oregon with more than 140,000 registrants since its inception in January 2007. The IPO is Oregon's third-largest political party and the first political party other than the Democratic Party and Republican Party to be recognized by the state of Oregon as a major political party.
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.
Tobias Read is an American politician who is the secretary of state-elect of Oregon. As a member of the Democratic Party he has been serving as the Oregon State Treasurer since 2017. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing the 27th district from 2007 to 2017,which comprises parts of Beaverton,southwest Portland,and unincorporated Multnomah and Washington Counties. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore and was formerly the Democratic Majority Whip.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oregon:
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.
Chris Telfer is a former Republican and current Independent Party of Oregon politician and Certified Public Accountant in Bend,Oregon,United States.
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.
Jim Thompson is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 23 from 2009 to 2015. Thompson served non-consecutively in the seat from his appointment in 2004 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lane Shetterly until January 2005. In September 2015,Thompson registered with the Independent Party of Oregon to run again for District 23.
James Ivory Manning Jr. is an American politician and veteran. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served in the Oregon State Senate since 2016. He represents the 7th district,which covers parts of Lane County,including Junction City and northern Eugene. Manning unsuccessfully ran for Secretary of State in the 2024 election.
Tawna Dee Sanchez is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 43rd district,which covers parts of north-central Portland.
Lisa Reynolds is an American physician and politician. Lisa co-founded political organization Indivisible Oregon. She serves as a member of the Oregon Senate from the 17th district. She previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 34th district,which includes Bethany,Bonny Slope,Cedar Mill,Oak Hills,Rockcreek,and Tanasbourne as well as northern Beaverton and a small part of northwestern Portland and northeastern Hillsboro. In November 2024 she was appointed to succeed state senator Elizabeth Steiner.
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.
Kate Lieber is an American politician,who served as Majority Leader of the Oregon State Senate from 2023 to 2024. She represents Oregon's 14th Senate district,which includes the cities of Beaverton,Aloha,and portions of Washington and Multnomah counties.
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 2024 Oregon State Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 5,2024,to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate to the 83rd Oregon Legislature.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 5,2024. Primary elections were held on May 21,2024.
The 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the Oregon secretary of state,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Democrat LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed by Governor Tina Kotek to replace Shemia Fagan,who resigned in May 2023 after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry,which many considered to be a conflict of interest. Griffin-Valade did not seek election to a full term.
The 2024 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the Oregon state treasurer. Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office;he is instead running for Secretary of State.
