List of presidents of the Oregon State Senate

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President of the Senate of Oregon
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Incumbent
Rob Wagner
since January 9, 2023

This is a complete list of people who have served as President of the Oregon State Senate . [1]

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Gordon Smith
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John H. Mitchell
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Thomas R. Cornelius
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William J. McConnell
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John C. Carson
NumberSessionTypeNameCounty representedPolitical party
11859Special Luther Elkins LinnDemocratic
1860Regular
21862Regular Wilson Bowlby WashingtonRepublican
31864Regular John H. Mitchell MultnomahRepublican
1865Special
41866Regular Thomas R. Cornelius WashingtonRepublican
51868Regular Benjamin Franklin Burch PolkDemocratic
61870Regular James D. Fay JacksonDemocratic
1872Regular
71874Regular Robert B. Cochran LaneDemocratic
81876Regular John Whiteaker LaneDemocratic
1878Regular
91880Regular Solomon Hirsch MultnomahRepublican
101882Regular William J. McConnell YamhillRepublican
111885Regular
Special
William Waldo MarionRepublican
121887Regular John C. Carson MultnomahRepublican
131889Regular Joseph Simon MultnomahRepublican
1891Regular
14.1893Regular Charles W. Fulton ClatsopRepublican
131895RegularJoseph SimonMultnomahRepublican
1897Regular
1898Special
151899Regular T. C. Taylor UmatillaRepublican
141901RegularCharles W. FultonClatsopRepublican
161903Regular
Special
George C. Brownell ClackamasRepublican
171905Regular W. Kuykendall LaneRepublican
181907Regular E. W. Haines WashingtonRepublican
191909Regular
Special
Jay Bowerman GilliamRepublican
201911Regular Ben Selling MultnomahRepublican
211913Regular Dan J. Malarkey MultnomahRepublican
221915Regular W. Lair Thompson LakeRepublican
231917Regular Gus C. Moser MultnomahRepublican
241919Regular William T. Vinton YamhillRepublican
1920Special
251921Regular
Special
Roy W. Ritner UmatillaRepublican
261923Regular Jay H. Upton CrookRepublican
231925RegularGus C. MoserMultnomahRepublican
271927Regular Henry L. Corbett MultnomahRepublican
281929Regular A. W. Norblad ClatsopRepublican
291931Regular Willard L. Marks LinnRepublican
301933Regular
Special
Fred E. Kiddle UnionRepublican
271935RegularHenry L. CorbettMultnomahRepublican
311937Regular F. M. Franciscovich ClatsopRepublican
321939Regular Robert M. Duncan HarneyRepublican
331941Regular Dean H. Walker PolkRepublican
341943Regular William H. Steiwer WheelerRepublican
351945Regular Howard C. Belton ClackamasRepublican
361947Regular Marshall E. Cornett KlamathRepublican
371949Regular William E. Walsh CoosRepublican
381951Regular Paul L. Patterson WashingtonRepublican
391953Regular Eugene E. Marsh YamhillRepublican
401955Regular Elmo Smith GrantRepublican
411957Regular
Special
Boyd R. Overhulse JeffersonDemocratic
421959Regular Walter J. Pearson MultnomahDemocratic
431961Regular Harry D. Boivin KlamathDemocratic
441963Regular
Special
Ben Musa WascoDemocratic
431965Regular
Special
Harry D. BoivinKlamathDemocratic
451967Regular
Special
Eugene "Debbs" Potts JosephineDemocratic
1969Regular
461971Regular
Special
John D. Burns MultnomahDemocratic
471973Regular Jason Boe DouglasDemocratic
1974Special
1975Regular
1977Regular
1978Special
1979Regular
1980Special
481981Regular
Special
Fred W. Heard KlamathDemocratic
491983Regular
Special
Edward N. Fadeley LaneDemocratic
501985Regular John Kitzhaber DouglasDemocratic
1987Regular
1989Regular
Special
1991Regular
511993Regular Bill Bradbury CoosDemocratic
521995Regular
Special
Gordon Smith UmatillaRepublican
531997Regular Brady L. Adams JosephineRepublican
1999Regular
Special
542001Regular
Special
Gene Derfler MarionRepublican
552003Regular Peter Courtney MarionDemocratic
2005Regular
2006Special
2007Regular
2008Special
2009Regular
2010Special
2011Regular
2012Regular
Special
2013Regular
Special
2014Regular
2015Regular
2016Regular
2017Regular
2018Regular
Special
2019Regular
2020Regular
Special
2021Regular
Special
2022Regular
562023Regular Rob Wagner ClackamasDemocratic

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