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The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began on January 21, 2025. Democrats netted one seat in both the House and the Senate to win a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers, which is required to pass new taxes or update existing taxes. However, they fell short of the two-thirds majority required to unilaterally meet quorum in both houses, needing 2 more seats in the Senate and 4 more seats in the House.

Senate

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 30 members. Democrats flipped one seat (SD-27) and hold 18 seats, a three-fifths supermajority, for the first time since the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly.

There are 8 freshman senators in this legislative session, 6 of them Republicans due in part to the 2023 Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113 denying legislators with 10 or more unexcused absences from running for re-election.

Senate President: Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego)
President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr. (D–7 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Kayse Jama (D-24 Portland)
Minority Leader: Daniel Bonham (R-26 The Dalles)

Freshman senators are italicized. Bolded senators represent flipped seats.

House

The Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 60 members, with Democrats also holding a supermajority of 36 seats.

Retirements, vacant seats, and election losses led to 11 freshman members of the House during this legislative session. Only one of these new members was due to an incumbent being defeated by a challenger from an opposing party, with Democrats gaining one seat from the previous session due to Lesly Muñoz defeating incumbent Republican Tracy Cramer by just 161 votes. However, two Republican legislators (Charlie Conrad and James Hieb) were defeated in their party's primary elections. They were replaced by Darin Harbick and Christine Drazan, respectively.

Speaker: Julie Fahey (D-14 Eugene)
Speaker Pro Tempore: David Gomberg (D-10 Otis)
Majority Leader: Ben Bowman (D-25 Tigard)
Minority Leader: Christine Drazan (R-51 Canby)

Freshman representatives are italicized. Bolded representatives represent flipped seats.

Notes

1. ^ Senator was originally appointed.
2. Starr previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 3 between 1999 and 2003 and the Oregon Senate representing District 15 between 2003 and 2015.
3. McLane previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 55 between 2010 and 2019.
4. ^ Representative was originally appointed.
5. Mannix previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 32 between 1989 and 1997 as a Democrat and between 1999 and 2001 as a Republican and in the Oregon Senate as a Republican between 1997 and 1999.
6. Reynolds resigned on November 15, 2024 upon her appointment to the Oregon State Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Elizabeth Steiner as Oregon State Treasurer.
7. Drazan previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 39 between 2019 and 2022.
8. Helfrich previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 52 between 2017 and 2019.

See also

• 2024 Oregon State Senate election
• 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election
• List of Oregon Legislative Assemblies

References

1. ^ VanderHart, Dirk (November 19, 2024). "Oregon lawmakers shake up leadership roles ahead of 2025 session". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
2. "Legislative Calendar Home Page". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
3. "Oregon Secretary of State". results.oregonvotes.gov. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
4. "Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield Passes the Baton" (PDF). March 7, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
5. ^ Edge, Sami (November 27, 2024). "Democrats win supermajority in Oregon House as Muñoz scores upset in Woodburn-area district". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 28, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
6. Oregonian/OregonLive, Carlos Fuentes | The (November 10, 2024). "Oregon Democrats regain supermajority in state Senate but appear to fall short in House". oregonlive. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
7. Shumway, Ben Botkin, Julia (January 13, 2025). "Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved January 14, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
8. Shumway, Julia (January 17, 2025). "Meet the 11 House members, 8 senators newly sworn in to the Oregon Legislature". oregonlive. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
9. VanderHart, Dirk. "Oregon Democrats seal legislative supermajorities with win in tight House race". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
10. "Gomberg nominated for speaker pro tempore". Philomath News. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
11. VanderHart, Dirk. "Oregon lawmakers shake up leadership roles ahead of 2025 session". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
12. Hansen, Samuel. "Washington and Multnomah Counties to Appoint New Rep for House District 34". Hoodline Portland. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
13. Newell, Annette (January 16, 2025). "Watanabe Selected for Oregon Legislature, Making History". KXL. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
14. Oregonian/OregonLive, Sami Edge | The (January 16, 2025). "County commissioners appoint new Portland-area member to the Oregon House". oregonlive. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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