# 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 14, 2013, for the first of its two regular sessions, and on February 3, 2014 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 November 6, 2012.
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 | Salem | 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 | Portland | Chip Shields | Democratic |
| 23 | Portland | Jackie Dingfelder | Democratic |
| 23 | Portland | Michael Dembrow | Democratic |
| 24 | Portland | 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 | Eugene | 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 | Salem | Vicki Berger | Republican |
| 21 | Salem | 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 | Hillsboro | 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 Garrett | Democratic |
| 38 | Lake Oswego | Ann Lininger | Democratic |
| 39 | Oregon City | Bill Kennemer | Republican |
| 40 | Gladstone | Brent Barton | Democratic |
| 41 | Milwaukie | Carolyn Tomei | Democratic |
| 42 | Portland | Jules Bailey | Democratic |
| 42 | Portland | Rob Nosse | Democratic |
| 43 | Portland | Lew Frederick | Democratic |
| 44 | Portland | Tina Kotek | Democratic |
| 45 | Portland | Michael Dembrow | Democratic |
| 45 | Portland | Barbara Smith Warner | Democratic |
| 46 | Portland | Alissa Keny-Guyer | Democratic |
| 47 | Portland | 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 |