The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions, and on for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2012; the general election for those seats took place on .
The Democratic Party of Oregon retained its 16–14 majority in the Senate, and took a 34–26 majority in the House, which in the previous session had been split evenly with the Oregon Republican Party.
Senate Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as in the previous session.
Senate members
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as the previous session.
Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem) President Pro Tem: Ginny Burdick (D–18 Portland) Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (D–21 Portland) Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R–30 John Day)
District Home Senator Party 1 Roseburg Jeff Kruse Republican 2 Central Point Herman Baertschiger Jr. Republican 3 Ashland Alan C. Bates Democratic 4 Eugene Floyd Prozanski Democratic 5 Coos Bay Arnie Roblan Democratic 6 Springfield Lee Beyer Democratic 7 Eugene Chris Edwards Democratic 8 Albany Betsy Close Republican 9 Molalla Fred Girod Republican 10 Salem Jackie Winters Republican 11 Peter Courtney Democratic 12 McMinnville Brian Boquist Republican 13 Hillsboro Larry George Republican 14 Beaverton Mark Hass Democratic 15 Hillsboro Bruce Starr Republican 16 Scappoose Betsy Johnson Democratic 17 Multnomah County Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Democratic 18 Portland Ginny Burdick Democratic 19 Tualatin Richard Devlin Democratic 20 Canby Alan Olsen Republican 21 Portland Diane Rosenbaum Democratic 22 Chip Shields Democratic 23 Jackie DingfelderResigned to join staff of Portland mayor Charlie Hales.Democratic Michael DembrowDemocratic 24 Rod Monroe Democratic 25 Gresham Laurie Monnes Anderson Democratic 26 Hood River Chuck Thomsen Republican 27 Bend Tim Knopp Republican 28 Klamath Falls Doug Whitsett Republican 29 Pendleton Bill Hansell Republican 30 John Day Ted Ferrioli Republican
House members
Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 34 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Prior to the elections, the House was evenly split between 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans.
Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland) Majority Leader: Val Hoyle (D–14 Eugene) Minority Leader: Mike McLane (R–55 Powell Butte)
District Home Representative Party 1 Gold Beach Wayne Krieger Republican 2 Roseburg Tim Freeman Republican 3 Grants Pass Wally Hicks Republican 4 Central Point Dennis Richardson Republican 5 Ashland Peter Buckley Democratic 6 Medford Sal Esquivel Republican 7 Roseburg Bruce Hanna Republican 8 Eugene Paul Holvey Democratic 9 Coos Bay Caddy McKeown Democratic 10 Newport David Gomberg Democratic 11 Central Linn/Lane Cos. Phil Barnhart Democratic 12 Springfield John Lively Democratic 13 Eugene Nancy Nathanson Democratic 14 Val Hoyle Democratic 15 Albany Andy Olson Republican 16 Corvallis Sara Gelser Democratic 17 Scio Sherrie Sprenger Republican 18 Silverton Vic Gilliam Republican 19 Salem Kevin Cameron Republican 20 Vicki Berger Republican 21 Brian L. Clem Democratic 22 Woodburn Betty Komp Democratic 23 Dallas Jim Thompson Republican 24 McMinnville Jim Weidner Republican 25 Keizer Kim Thatcher Republican 26 Wilsonville John Davis Republican 27 Washington Co. Tobias Read Democratic 28 Aloha Jeff Barker Democratic 29 Hillsboro Ben Unger Democratic 30 Joe Gallegos Democratic 31 Clatskanie Brad Witt Democratic 32 Cannon Beach Deborah Boone Democratic 33 Portland Mitch Greenlick Democratic 34 Washington Co. Chris Harker Democratic 35 Tigard Margaret Doherty Democratic 36 Portland Jennifer Williamson Democratic 37 West Linn Julie Parrish Republican 38 Lake Oswego Chris GarrettResigned December 31, 2013, after being appointed to Oregon Court of Appeals.Democratic Ann LiningerDemocratic 39 Oregon City Bill Kennemer Republican 40 Gladstone Brent Barton Democratic 41 Milwaukie Carolyn Tomei Democratic 42 Portland Jules BaileyResigned in June 2014 after winning election to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Democratic Rob Nosse Democratic 43 Lew Frederick Democratic 44 Tina Kotek Democratic 45 Michael DembrowResigned to become State Senator for District 23.Democratic Barbara Smith WarnerDemocratic 46 Alissa Keny-Guyer Democratic 47 Jessica Vega Pederson Democratic 48 Happy Valley Jeff Reardon Democratic 49 Troutdale Chris Gorsek Democratic 50 Gresham Greg Matthews Democratic 51 Clackamas Shemia Fagan Democratic 52 Hood River Mark Johnson Republican 53 Sunriver Gene Whisnant Republican 54 Bend Jason Conger Republican 55 Powell Butte Mike McLane Republican 56 Klamath Falls Gail Whitsett Republican 57 Heppner Greg Smith Republican 58 Pendleton Bob Jenson Republican 59 The Dalles John Huffman Republican 60 Ontario Cliff Bentz Republican
See also Oregon legislative elections, 2012
References
External links Chronology of regular legislative sessions from Oregon Blue Book Chronology of special legislative sessions from Blue Book