Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 21, 2025
Leadership
Speaker	Julie Fahey (D) ; since March 7, 2024
Speaker pro tempore	David Gomberg (D) ; since January 13, 2025
Majority Leader	Ben Bowman (D) ; since March 21, 2024
Minority Leader	Christine Drazan (R) ; since January 13, 2025
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Majority Democratic (36); Minority Republican (24);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, Oregon Constitution
Salary	$21,612/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024 ; (60 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026 ; (60 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Oregon State Capitol ; Salem, Oregon
Website
	Oregon House of Representatives

Last updated April 08, 2025

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being the Oregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of approximately 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

Current session

82nd Oregon House Leadership^[2]^[3]
Position	Representative	District	Party	Residence
Speaker of the House	Julie Fahey	14	Democratic	Eugene
Speaker pro Tempore	David Gomberg ^[4]	10	Democratic	Otis
Majority Leader	Ben Bowman	25	Democratic	Tigard
Majority Whip	Andrea Valderrama	47	Democratic	Portland
Assistant Majority Leaders	Pam Marsh	5	Democratic	Ashland
	Hai Pham	36	Democratic	Hillsboro
	Annessa Hartman	40	Democratic	Gladstone
Minority Leader	Christine Drazan	51	Republican	Canby
Deputy Minority Leader	Lucetta Elmer	24	Republican	McMinnville
Minority Whip	Virgle Osborne	2	Republican	Roseburg
Assistant Minority Leaders	Shelly Boshart Davis	15	Republican	Albany
	Mark Owens	60	Republican	Crane
	Emily McIntire	56	Republican	Eagle Point

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Assumed office
1	Court Boice	Republican	Gold Beach	2023^[a]
2	Virgle Osborne	Republican	Roseburg	2023
3	Dwayne Yunker	Republican	Grants Pass	2023^[a]
4	Alek Skarlatos	Republican	Canyonville	2025
5	Pam Marsh	Democratic	Ashland	2017
6	Kim Wallan	Republican	Medford	2019
7	John Lively	Democratic	Springfield	2013
8	Lisa Fragala	Democratic	Eugene	2025
9	Boomer Wright	Republican	Reedsport	2021
10	David Gomberg	Democratic	Otis	2013
11	Jami Cate	Republican	Lebanon	2021
12	Darin Harbick	Republican	Eastern Lane County	2025
13	Nancy Nathanson	Democratic	Eugene	2007
14	Julie Fahey	Democratic	Eugene	2017
15	Shelly Boshart Davis	Republican	Albany	2019
16	Sarah Finger McDonald	Democratic	Corvallis	2025
17	Ed Diehl	Republican	Stayton	2023
18	Rick Lewis	Republican	Silverton	2017
19	Tom Andersen	Democratic	Salem	2023
20	Paul Evans	Democratic	Monmouth	2015
21	Kevin Mannix	Republican	Salem	2023^[b]
22	Lesly Muñoz	Democratic	Woodburn	2025
23	Anna Scharf	Republican	Amity	2021^[a]
24	Lucetta Elmer	Republican	McMinnville	2023
25	Ben Bowman	Democratic	Tigard	2023
26	Courtney Neron	Democratic	Wilsonville	2019
27	Ken Helm	Democratic	Beaverton	2015
28	Dacia Grayber	Democratic	Portland	2021
29	Susan McLain	Democratic	Forest Grove	2015
30	Nathan Sosa	Democratic	Hillsboro	2022
31	Darcey Edwards	Republican	Banks	2025
32	Cyrus Javadi	Republican	Tillamook	2023
33	Shannon Jones Isadore	Democratic	Portland	2024^[a]
34	Mari Watanabe	Democratic	Beaverton	2025^[a]
35	Farrah Chaichi	Democratic	Aloha	2023
36	Hai Pham	Democratic	Hillsboro	2023
37	Jules Walters	Democratic	West Linn	2023
38	Daniel Nguyen	Democratic	Lake Oswego	2023
39	April Dobson	Democratic	Happy Valley	2025
40	Annessa Hartman	Democratic	Gladstone	2023
41	Mark Gamba	Democratic	Milwaukie	2023
42	Rob Nosse	Democratic	Portland	2014^[a]
43	Tawna Sanchez	Democratic		2017
44	Travis Nelson	Democratic		2022^[a]
45	Thuy Tran	Democratic		2023
46	Willy Chotzen	Democratic		2025
47	Andrea Valderrama	Democratic		2021^[a]
48	Hoa Nguyen	Democratic		2023
49	Zach Hudson	Democratic	Troutdale	2021
50	Ricki Ruiz	Democratic	Gresham	2021
51	Christine Drazan	Republican	Canby	2025
52	Jeff Helfrich	Republican	Hood River	2023^[c]
53	Emerson Levy	Democratic	Bend	2023
54	Jason Kropf	Democratic	Bend	2021
55	E. Werner Reschke	Republican	Malin	2017
56	Emily McIntire	Republican	Eagle Point	2023
57	Greg Smith	Republican	Heppner	2001
58	Bobby Levy	Republican	Echo	2021
59	Vikki Breese-Iverson	Republican	Prineville	2019^[a]
60	Mark Owens	Republican	Crane	2020^[a]

Composition

The Republican Party held the majority in the House for many years until the Democratic Party gained a majority following the 2006 elections. After losing several seats in the 2010 elections, resulting in a split control between both parties for one legislative term, Democrats regained their majority in the 2012 elections. The Oregon State Senate has been under continuous Democratic control since 2005. On June 10, 2021, Republican Mike Nearman was expelled from the house by a 59–1 vote for intentionally letting armed protesters into the Oregon State Capitol to protest against health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon.^[5]^[6] This was the first time a member of the legislature has been expelled in the state's history.^[7] The lone no vote was by Nearman himself.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
73rd (2005–2006)	27	33	60	0

74th (2007–2008)	31	29	60	0

75th (2009–2010)	36	24	60	0

76th (2011–2012)	30	30	60	0

77th (2013–2014)	34	26	60	0

78th (2015–2016)	35	25	60	0

79th (2017–2018)	35	25	60	0

80th (2019–2020)	38	22	60	0

81st (2021–2022)	37	23	60	0

82nd (2023–2024)	35	25	60	0
83rd (2025–2026)	35	24	59	1
Latest voting share	58%	40%

Milestones

1914: Marian B. Towne became the first woman elected to the Oregon House
1972: Bill McCoy became the first Black person to serve in the House
1985: Margaret Carter became the first Black woman elected to the House
1986: Rocky Barilla became the first Latino elected to the House
1991: Gail Shibley became the first openly gay person to serve in the House
2013: Jessica Vega Pederson became the first Latina woman to serve in the House
2013: Tina Kotek became the first openly gay person to serve as Speaker of the House (both in Oregon as well as in the United States)
2021: Mike Nearman became the first person to be expelled from the Legislature
2022: Janelle Bynum became the first Black person to receive votes for Speaker of the House^[8]
2022: Travis Nelson became the first openly gay person of color to serve in the House

Officers

Speaker

Chief Clerk

"The Chief Clerk of the House is the administrative officer elected for a two-year term by the membership of the House of Representatives to be responsible for ensuring that the chamber's business and proceedings run smoothly. The Chief Clerk's Office is therefore responsible for a multiplicity of duties including the processing of the official business of the House, providing the proper setting for consideration and enactment of Oregon laws, maintaining the Rules of the House of Representatives, and advising presiding officers and other members on the proper interpretation of chamber rules and protocols." "Chief Clerk". OregonLegislature.gov.

The Office of the Chief Clerk also comprises a Deputy Chief Clerk, Journal Clerk, Measure History Clerk, Reading Clerk, and a Sergeant-at-Arms.

Party leaders

Current House party leaders

Majority Leader
Ben Bowman (D-Tigard)

Minority Leader
Christine Drazan (R-Canby)

Session	Democratic leader	Majority party Speaker	Republican leader	Governor
1999	Kitty Piercy	Republican majority Lynn Snodgrass	Steve Harper	John Kitzhaber
1999 Sp.	Kitty Piercy	Republican majority Lynn Snodgrass	Steve Harper
2001	Dan Gardner	Republican majority Mark Simmons	Karen Minnis
2001 Sp.	Dan Gardner	Republican majority Mark Simmons	Karen Minnis
2003	Deborah Kafoury	Republican majority Karen Minnis	Tim Knopp	Ted Kulongoski
2005	Jeff Merkley	Republican majority Karen Minnis	Wayne Scott
2007	Dave Hunt	Democratic majority Jeff Merkley	Wayne Scott
2007	Dave Hunt	Democratic majority Jeff Merkley	Bruce Hanna
2009	Mary Nolan	Democratic majority Dave Hunt	Bruce Hanna
2011	Dave Hunt	Split house Arnie Roblan	Kevin Cameron	John Kitzhaber
2011	Tina Kotek	Split house Bruce Hanna	Kevin Cameron
2013	Val Hoyle	Democratic majority Tina Kotek	Mike McLane
2015	Jennifer Williamson			Kate Brown
2017	Jennifer Williamson
2019	Barbara Smith Warner		Carl Wilson
2019			Christine Drazan
2021			Vikki Breese-Iverson
2022 Sp.	Julie Fahey	Democratic majority Dan Rayfield	Jeff Helfrich	Tina Kotek
2023	Julie Fahey	Democratic majority Dan Rayfield	Jeff Helfrich
2025	Ben Bowman	Democratic majority Julie Fahey	Christine Drazan

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Representative was originally appointed.
↑ Previously served in House from 1989 to 2001.
↑ Previously served in House from 2017 to 2019.

References

↑ Green, Ashbel S.; Lisa Grace Lednicer (January 17, 2006). "State high court strikes term limits". Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing. pp. A1.
↑ "House Democratic Caucus members". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
↑ "House Republican Caucus leaders". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
↑ Botkin, Ben; Shumway, Julia (January 13, 2025). "Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
↑ Peterson, Danny; Balick, Lisa (January 7, 2021). "Kotek: GOP's Nearman let right-wing protesters into Capitol". KOIN . Retrieved January 7, 2021.
↑ Borrud, Hillary (January 7, 2021). "Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman let right-wing protesters into the Oregon Capitol last month". The Oregonian . Retrieved January 7, 2021.
↑ VanderHart, Dirk (June 10, 2021). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of Capitol incursion". www.opb.org. Oregon Public Broadcasting . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
↑ Radnovich, Connor (February 2, 2022). "First day of session: Call for empathy, then a public protest". Register-Guard .

External links

Oregon House of Representatives
Map of House Districts
Lists of legislators and legislative staff going back to pre-statehood Oregon

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[appointedr-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Representative was originally appointed.

[6] Previously served in House from 1989 to 2001.

[7] Previously served in House from 2017 to 2019.

[Oregonian_2002-01-17-1] Green, Ashbel S.; Lisa Grace Lednicer (January 17, 2006). "State high court strikes term limits". Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing. pp. A1.

[2] "House Democratic Caucus members". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[3] "House Republican Caucus leaders". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[4] Botkin, Ben; Shumway, Julia (January 13, 2025). "Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

[8] Peterson, Danny; Balick, Lisa (January 7, 2021). "Kotek: GOP's Nearman let right-wing protesters into Capitol". KOIN . Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[9] Borrud, Hillary (January 7, 2021). "Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman let right-wing protesters into the Oregon Capitol last month". The Oregonian . Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[10] VanderHart, Dirk (June 10, 2021). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of Capitol incursion". www.opb.org. Oregon Public Broadcasting . Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[11] Radnovich, Connor (February 2, 2022). "First day of session: Call for empathy, then a public protest". Register-Guard .

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v t e Members of the Oregon House of Representatives
82nd Legislative Assembly (2023–present) Speaker Julie Fahey (D) Speaker pro tempore David Gomberg (D) Majority Leader Ben Bowman (D) Minority Leader Jeff Helfrich (R)
▌ Court Boice (R) ▌ Virgle Osborne (R) ▌ Dwayne Yunker (R) ▌ Alek Skarlatos (R) ▌ Pam Marsh (D) ▌ Kim Wallan (R) ▌ John Lively (D) ▌ Lisa Fragala (D) ▌ Boomer Wright (R) ▌ David Gomberg (D) ▌ Jami Cate (R) ▌ Darin Harbick (R) ▌ Nancy Nathanson (D) ▌ Julie Fahey (D) ▌ Shelly Boshart Davis (R) ▌ Sarah Finger McDonald (D) ▌ Ed Diehl (R) ▌ Rick Lewis (R) ▌ Tom Andersen (D) ▌ Paul Evans (D) ▌ Kevin Mannix (R) ▌ Lesly Muñoz (D) ▌ Anna Scharf (R) ▌ Lucetta Elmer (R) ▌ Ben Bowman (D) ▌ Courtney Neron (D) ▌ Ken Helm (D) ▌ Dacia Grayber (D) ▌ Susan McLain (D) ▌ Nathan Sosa (D) ▌ Darcey Edwards (R) ▌ Cyrus Javadi (R) ▌ Shannon Jones Isadore (D) ▌ Mari Watanabe (D) ▌ Farrah Chaichi (D) ▌ Hai Pham (D) ▌ Jules Walters (D) ▌ Daniel Nguyen (D) ▌ April Dobson (D) ▌ Annessa Hartman (D) ▌ Mark Gamba (D) ▌ Rob Nosse (D) ▌ Tawna Sanchez (D) ▌ Travis Nelson (D) ▌ Thuy Tran (D) ▌ Willy Chotzen (D) ▌ Andrea Valderrama (D) ▌ Hoa Nguyen (D) ▌ Zach Hudson (D) ▌ Ricki Ruiz (D) ▌ Christine Drazan (R) ▌ Jeff Helfrich (R) ▌ Emerson Levy (D) ▌ Jason Kropf (D) ▌ E. Werner Reschke (R) ▌ Emily McIntire (R) ▌ Greg Smith (R) ▌ Bobby Levy (R) ▌ Vikki Breese-Iverson (R) ▌ Mark Owens (R)
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