District 30 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Baker, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Malheur, and Wheeler counties, as well as parts of Deschutes, Lake, and Wasco counties. It is currently represented by Republican Cliff Bentz of Ontario. The 30th district is the largest in the state.
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 114,000. The State Senate meets at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,134. The county seat and largest city is Baker City. The county was split from the eastern part of Wasco County. Union County and Malheur County were set off from Baker County in 1864 and 1887 respectively. It is named after Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861.
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,445. The county seat is Canyon City. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation was a Union general in the American Civil War.
District boundaries have changed over time, therefore, senators before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003 and from 2003 until 2013 it covered a slightly different area in eastern Oregon.
Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent |
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1984 | Gene Timms | Republican | 51.6% | Mark Stringer | Democratic | 48.4% | |||
1988 | Gene Timms | Republican | 51.6% | Unopposed | |||||
1992 | Gene Timms | Republican | 64.0% | Trish Seller | Democratic | 36.0% | |||
1996 | Gene Timms | Republican | 70.8% | Jennifer Carper | Democratic | 27.7% | Rohn Webb | Socialist | 1.4% |
2000 | Steve Harper | Republican | 71.4% | Debra M. James | Democratic | 28.4% | |||
2004 | Ted Ferrioli | Republican | 98.0% | Unopposed | |||||
2008 | Ted Ferrioli | Republican | 97.9% | Unopposed | |||||
2012 | Ted Ferrioli | Republican | 98.3% | Unopposed | |||||
2016 | Ted Ferrioli | Republican | 70.1% | Mark Stringer | Democratic | 29.6% |
District 1 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Curry County, as well as southern Coos County, southern Douglas County, western Josephine County, and the northwesternmost part of Jackson County. It is currently held by Republican Dallas Heard of Roseburg.
District 2 of the Oregon State Senate comprises eastern Josephine County and central-west Jackson County. It is currently represented by Republican Herman Baertschiger Jr. of Grants Pass.
District 3 of the Oregon State Senate comprises southern Jackson County. It is currently represented by Republican Alan DeBoer of Ashland.
District 4 of the Oregon State Senate comprises southern Lane County and northern Douglas County. It is currently represented by Democrat Floyd Prozanski of Eugene.
District 5 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Lincoln County on the central Oregon Coast, as well as parts of Tillamook, Yamhill, Polk, Lane, Douglas, and Coos counties. It is currently represented by Democrat Arnie Roblan of Coos Bay.
District 6 of the Oregon State Senate comprises southwestern Linn County and north-central Lane County. It is currently represented by Democrat Lee Beyer of Springfield.
District 7 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of northern Lane County in the Eugene metropolitan area. It is currently represented by Democrat James Manning Jr. of Eugene.
District 9 of the Oregon State Senate comprises eastern Marion and Linn counties, as well as southern Clackamas County. It is currently represented by Republican Fred Girod of Molalla.
District 11 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Marion County, including Woodburn and much of Salem. It is currently represented by Democrat Peter Courtney of Salem.
District 12 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Washington, Yamhill, Polk, Marion, and Benton counties. It is currently represented by Republican Brian Boquist of McMinnville.
District 16 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Clatsop and Columbia counties, and parts of Multnomah, Tillamook, and Washington counties. It is currently represented by Democrat Betsy Johnson of Scappoose.
District 19 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties. It is currently represented by Democrat Rob Wagner of Lake Oswego.
District 20 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Clackamas County and a very small section of Marion County. It is currently represented by Republican Alan Olsen of Canby.
District 24 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties. It is currently represented by Democrat Shemia Fagan of Portland.
District 25 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Multnomah County, including most of Portland's eastern suburbs. It is currently represented by Democrat Laurie Monnes Anderson of Gresham.
District 26 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Hood River County, as well as parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties. It is currently represented by Republican Chuck Thomsen of Hood River.
District 27 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Deschutes County. It is currently represented by Republican Tim Knopp of Bend.
District 28 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Crook and Klamath counties, as well as parts of Deschutes, Jackson, and Lake counties. It is currently represented by Republican Dennis Linthicum of Bonanza.
District 29 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties, as well as parts of Wasco County. It is currently represented by Republican Bill Hansell of Pendleton.