A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised,the "requirement for a quorum is protection against totally unrepresentative action in the name of the body by an unduly small number of persons." In contrast,a plenum is a meeting of the full body. A body,or a meeting or vote of it,is quorate if a quorum is present.
The Oregon Republican Party is the state affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Oregon,headquartered in Salem. The party was established in the Oregon Territory in February 1857 as the "Free State Republican Party of Oregon" and held its first state convention on April 1,1859,after Oregon achieved statehood.
Jason Atkinson is an American politician in the US state of Oregon. The Republican grew up in the Southern Oregon city of Ashland. He served as a senator in the Oregon State Senate from 2001 to 2013. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Oregon in 2006. He stated his intention to run in the 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election,but withdrew from the race in 2009.
Fred Frank Girod is an American politician and dentist from Oregon. He is a member of the Oregon State Senate representing the 9th district,which covers the mid-Willamette Valley,and previously served as the Senate minority leader. He was later succeeded by incumbent minority leader Tim Knopp.
Brian James Boquist is an Independent,formerly Republican,politician from Oregon;he currently serves in the Oregon Senate representing District 12. Previously,he was in the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 23 in the mid-Willamette Valley from 2005 to 2009.
David Joseph Tomassoni was an American politician who served in the Minnesota Legislature from 1993 to 2022. A former member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Tomassoni left the party to become independent in November 2020 and joined the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.
Kim Thatcher is an American politician who served as member of the Oregon State Senate for the 13th district from 2015 to 2023. She previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 25th district from 2005 to 2015. She is a resident of Keizer.
Alan Randal Olsen is an American Republican politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2011 until 2021,representing Oregon's 20th Senate district in southeastern Clackamas County,including the cities of Barlow,Canby,Gladstone,Johnson City,Oregon City,and portions of Milwaukie. He defeated incumbent Democrat Martha Schrader in the 2010 election.
Charles William Thomsen is an American Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. He currently serves in the Oregon Senate,representing District 26,which includes all of Hood River County and parts of eastern Multnomah County and northeastern Clackamas County.
Cliff Stewart Bentz is an American lawyer,rancher,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he is the ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water,Oceans and Wildlife and sits on the House Judiciary Committee. He previously served in the Oregon Senate,representing the 30th district in Eastern Oregon. He also served in the Oregon House of Representatives,representing the 60th district,which encompasses Malheur,Baker,Harney,and Grant counties,and part of Lake County,and includes the cities of Baker City,Burns,and Ontario.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and businessman from Montana. A member of the Republican Party,he is the U.S. representative for Montana's 2nd congressional district. He was first elected to the at-large district in 2020.
John Eric Braun is an American politician from Washington. A Republican,Braun serves in the Washington State Senate,representing the 20th district. Braun serves as the President of Braun Northwest and as an officer in the US Navy Reserve.
Tim Knopp is an American Republican politician from Oregon. He is a member of the Oregon State Senate and has been the senate minority leader since 2021. He previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.
Bill Hansell is an American Republican politician who is a current member of the Oregon Senate,representing the 29th District. When Oregon State Senator David Nelson,Senator Hansell's predecessor retired,he invited Hansell to run for his senate seat. Hansell went on to win both primary and general elections in 2012. He currently serves on the Ways and Means Committee,Environment and Natural Resources Committee,and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development.
William Weber is an American politician and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 21,which includes all or parts of Cottonwood,Jackson,Lincoln,Lyon,Murray,Nobles,Pipestone,Redwood,and Rock Counties in the southwestern part of the state.
Dennis Linthicum is an American Republican politician currently serving in the Oregon Senate.
Dallas Heard is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Senate from 2018 to 2023. Heard had previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from District 2 from 2015 until 2018.
Alan W. DeBoer is an American businessman and Republican politician. He served as mayor of Ashland,Oregon from 2001 until 2004,and also served on the Ashland City Council and School Board.
The 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened for its first of two regular sessions on January 22,2019,and met for three special sessions,the last of which concluded on December 21,2020.
A series of Oregon Republican State Senator walkouts began in May 2019 when Republican members of the Oregon State Senate refused to attend floor sessions of the Oregon Senate in an effort to stymie Democratic efforts to pass House Bill 3427. Proposed during the 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly,the bill would have provided $2 billion for K-12 schools through a new tax package. The senators eventually returned after reaching a deal with Oregon Senate Democrats and Oregon Governor Kate Brown,but elected to "vanish" the following month over another bill,House Bill 2020. House Bill 2020 is designed to institute a carbon tax in Oregon. Republican senators argue that it would unduly burden their constituents,while Democrats argue it is necessary to place Oregon at the forefront of the fight against climate change.
