Floyd Prozanski | |
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Member of the Oregon State Senate from the 4th district | |
Assumed office 2004 | |
Preceded by | Tony Corcoran |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 8th district | |
In office January 2003 –December 2003 | |
Succeeded by | Paul Holvey [1] |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 40th district | |
In office 1995–2000 | |
Preceded by | Carl Hosticka |
Succeeded by | Phil Barnhart |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Texas A&M University,South Texas College of Law |
Occupation | Prosecutor |
Signature | |
Floyd Prozanski (born 1954) [2] 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. [1] [2] He won election to the seat in November 2004. [3]
Senate District 4 includes parts of Lane and Douglas Counties,including the communities of Eugene,Roseburg,Cottage Grove,Sutherlin,Oakland,Elkton,and Oakridge. Prozanski serves as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and as a member of the Senate General Government,Consumer and Small Business Protection Committee as well as the Rural Communities and Economic Development Committee. He co-chairs the Task Force on Public Safety and serves on the Justice Reinvestment Grant Review Committee,the Task Force on Resolution of Adverse Health Care Incidents,the Oregon Law Commission,the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC),the Asset Forfeiture Oversight Advisory Committee of the CJC,and the Oregon State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. [4]
The Independent Party of Oregon awarded Prozanski a 100% "A" rating. [5] He has also been named "Top Dog" by the Oregon Humane Society. [6]
The Register-Guard called Prozanski a "hard-working and responsive'" senator who takes a thoughtful approach to public policy. [7] The News-Review says Prozanksi can point to substantial accomplishments as a legislator in economic development,law enforcement,land use and natural resources. [8]
When the legislature is not in session,Prozanski works as a prosecutor and serves on various local boards and commissions. He graduated from Texas A&M University and later earned a J.D. degree from the South Texas College of Law. [9] A cyclist and home-brewer,he has lived in Eugene with his wife for more than 25 years.
Prozanski faced the possibility of a recall election in 2015 after Oregon Pro-Gun Rights advocates attempted to gather more than 10,000 signatures. [10] The organizers of the recall effort cited Sen. Prozanski's sponsorship of SB.941 which is the State's background check expansion law. Ultimately the recall effort failed. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 38,211 | 61.4 | |
Republican | Norm Thomas | 23,871 | 38.4 | |
Write-in | 140 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 62,222 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 30,402 | 63.6 | |
Republican | Bill Eddie | 17,327 | 36.2 | |
Write-in | 96 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 47,825 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 29,077 | 58.0 | |
Republican | Marilyn Kittelman | 20,961 | 41.8 | |
Write-in | 130 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 50,168 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 30,601 | 57.8 | |
Republican | Cheryl Mueller | 20,119 | 38.0 | |
Libertarian | William Bollinger | 2,010 | 3.8 | |
Write-in | 176 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 52,906 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 38,623 | 59.1 | |
Republican | Scott Rohter | 25,031 | 38.3 | |
Libertarian | Frank L Lengele Jr | 1,530 | 2.3 | |
Write-in | 117 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 65,301 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 43,219 | 81.7 | |
Libertarian | Eric Pinnell | 9,295 | 17.6 | |
Write-in | 399 | 0.8 | ||
Total votes | 52,913 | 100% |
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