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.

Members of the House serve two-year terms without term limits. In 2002, the Oregon Supreme Court struck down Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Representatives to three terms (six years) on procedural grounds.

In the current legislative session, Democrats have 37 seats, a slim 2 seat supermajority, while the Republicans have a minority of 23 seats.

Current session

Leadership +82nd Oregon House LeadershipPositionRepresentativeDistrictPartyResidenceSpeaker of the HouseJulie Fahey14DemocraticEugeneSpeaker pro TemporeDavid Gomberg10DemocraticOtisMajority LeaderBen Bowman25DemocraticTigardMajority WhipAndrea Valderrama47DemocraticPortlandAssistant Majority LeadersPam Marsh5DemocraticAshlandHai Pham36DemocraticHillsboroAnnessa Hartman40DemocraticGladstoneMinority LeaderLucetta Elmer24RepublicanMcMinnvilleDeputy Minority LeaderAlex Skarlatos4RepublicanWinstonMinority WhipVirgle Osborne2RepublicanRoseburgAssistant Minority LeadersShelly Boshart Davis15RepublicanAlbanyMark Owens60RepublicanCraneEmily McIntire56RepublicanEagle Point

Current members DistrictNamePartyResidenceStart1RepublicanGold Beach20232Republican Roseburg20233RepublicanGrants Pass20234RepublicanCanyonville20255DemocraticAshland20176RepublicanMedford20197DemocraticSpringfield20138DemocraticEugene20259RepublicanReedsport202110DemocraticOtis201311RepublicanLebanon202112RepublicanMcKenzie Bridge202513DemocraticEugene200714Democratic201715RepublicanAlbany201916DemocraticCorvallis202517RepublicanStayton202318RepublicanSilverton201719DemocraticSalem202320DemocraticMonmouth201521RepublicanSalem202322DemocraticWoodburn202523RepublicanAmity202124RepublicanMcMinnville202325DemocraticTigard202326DemocraticKing City202527DemocraticBeaverton201528DemocraticPortland202129DemocraticForest Grove201530DemocraticHillsboro202231RepublicanBanks202532DemocraticTillamook202333DemocraticPortland202434DemocraticBeaverton202535DemocraticAloha202336DemocraticHillsboro202337DemocraticWest Linn202338DemocraticLake Oswego202339DemocraticHappy Valley202540DemocraticGladstone202341DemocraticMilwaukie202342DemocraticPortland201443Democratic201744Democratic202245Democratic202346Democratic202547Democratic202148Democratic202549DemocraticTroutdale202150DemocraticGresham202151RepublicanBeavercreek202552RepublicanHood River202353DemocraticBend202354Democratic Bend202155RepublicanMalin201756RepublicanEagle Point202357RepublicanHeppner200158RepublicanEcho202159RepublicanPrineville201960RepublicanCrane2020

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. This was the first time a member of the legislature has been expelled in the state's history. The lone no vote was by Nearman himself. AffiliationPartyTotalVacantDemocraticRepublican 73rd (2005–2006) 27 33 600 74th (2007–2008) 31 29 600 75th (2009–2010) 36 24 600 76th (2011–2012) 30 30 600 77th (2013–2014) 34 26 600 78th (2015–2016) 35 25 600 79th (2017–2018) 35 25 600 80th (2019–2020) 38 22 600 81st (2021–2022) 37 23 600 82nd (2023–2024) 35 25 600 83rd (2025–2026) 37 23 600Latest voting share

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 Oregon House of Representatives 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 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."

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

SessionDemocratic leaderSpeakerRepublican leaderGovernor1999Kitty PiercyLynn SnodgrassSteve HarperJohn Kitzhaber1999 Sp.2001Dan GardnerMark SimmonsKaren Minnis2001 Sp.2003Deborah KafouryKaren MinnisTim KnoppTed Kulongoski2005Jeff MerkleyWayne Scott2007Dave HuntJeff MerkleyBruce Hanna2009Mary NolanDave Hunt2011Dave HuntArnie RoblanKevin CameronJohn KitzhaberTina KotekBruce Hanna2013Val HoyleTina KotekMike McLane2015Jennifer WilliamsonKate Brown20172019Barbara Smith WarnerCarl WilsonChristine Drazan2021Vikki Breese-Iverson2022 Sp.Julie FaheyDan RayfieldJeff HelfrichTina Kotek20232025Ben BowmanJulie FaheyChristine Drazan2026Lucetta Elmer

See also List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives Oregon State Capitol Oregon Legislative Assembly Oregon State Senate List of Oregon Legislative Assemblies

Notes

References

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