# 73rd Oregon Legislative Assembly

The Seventy-Third Oregon Legislative Assembly was the Oregon Legislative Assembly (OLA)'s period from 2005 to 2006. (The Legislative Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oregon, composed of the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives.) There was a regular session in 2005, and a one-day special session on April 20, 2006.
The Senate was controlled by the Democratic Party of Oregon during the 73rd legislature, and the House was controlled by the Oregon Republican Party.
The 2005 regular session was the second longest in Oregon history, lasting 208 days, from January until August.
Two members of the House (Dan Doyle, R-Salem and Kelley Wirth, D-Corvallis) resigned due to unrelated scandals in 2005.

## Partisan control

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Senators | Representatives |
| | Democratic Party | 17 | 27 |
| | Republican Party | 11 | 33 |
| | Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 60 |

## Senators of the 2005 Legislative Session

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D-11 Salem)
President Pro Tem: Margaret Carter (D-22 Portland) Majority Leader: Kate Brown (D-21 Portland) Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R-30 John Day)
| District | Name | Party |
| 1-Roseburg | Jeff Kruse | Republican |
| 2-Central Point | Jason Atkinson | Republican |
| 3-Ashland | Alan C. Bates | Democrat |
| 4-S. Lane/N. Douglas | Floyd Prozanski | Democrat |
| 5-Coos Bay | Joanne Verger | Democrat |
| 6-Springfield | Bill Morrisette | Democrat |
| 7-Eugene | Vicki Walker | Democrat |
| 8-Albany | Frank Morse | Republican |
| 9-Molalla | Roger Beyer | Republican |
| 10-Salem | Jackie Winters | Republican |
| 11-Salem | Peter Courtney | Democrat |
| 12-McMinnville | Gary George | Republican |
| 13-Hillsboro | Charles Starr | Republican |
| 14-Beaverton | Ryan Deckert | Democrat |
| 15-Hillsboro | Bruce Starr | Republican |
| 16-Scappose | Joan Dukes, then Betsy Johnson | Democrat |
| 17-Beaverton | Charlie Ringo | Democrat |
| 18-Portland | Ginny Burdick | Democrat |
| 19-Tualatin | Richard Devlin | Democrat |
| 20-Canby | Kurt Schrader | Democrat |
| 21-Portland | Kate Brown | Democrat |
| 22-Portland | Margaret Carter | Democrat |
| 23-Portland | Avel Gordly | Democrat, then independent |
| 24-Portland | Frank Shields | Democrat |
| 25-Gresham | Laurie Monnes Anderson | Democrat |
| 26-Mt. hood | Rick Metsger | Democrat |
| 27-Tumalo | Ben Westlund | Republican, then independent |
| 28-Klamath Falls | Doug Whitsett | Republican |
| 29-Pendleton | David Nelson | Republican |
| 30-John Day | Ted Ferrioli | Republican |

## Representatives

Speaker: Karen Minnis (R-49 Wood Village)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Dennis Richardson (R-4 Central Point)
Majority Leader: Wayne Scott (R-39 Oregon City) Assistant Majority Leader: Debi Farr (R-14 Eugene) Assistant Majority Leader: Billy Dalto (R-21 Salem) Majority Whip: Derrick Kitts (R-30 Hillsboro) Democratic Minority Leader: Jeff Merkley (D-47 Portland)
| District | Name | Party |
| 1-Gold Beach | Wayne Krieger | Republican |
| 2-Myrtle Creek | Susan Morgan | Republican |
| 3-Grants Pass | Gordon Anderson | Republican |
| 4-Central Point | Dennis Richardson | Republican |
| 5-Ashland | Peter Buckley | Democrat |
| 6-Medford | Sal Esquivel | Republican |
| 7-Roseburg | Bruce Hanna | Republican |
| 8-Eugene | Paul Holvey | Democrat |
| 9-Coos Bay | Arnie Roblan | Democrat |
| 10-Newport | Alan Brown | Republican |
| 11-Central Linn/Lane | Phil Barnhart | Democrat |
| 12-Springfield | Terry Beyer | Democrat |
| 13-Eugene | Robert Ackerman | Democrat |
| 14-Eugene | Debi Farr | Republican |
| 15-Albany | Andy Olson | Republican |
| 16-Corvallis | Kelley Wirth, then Sara Gelser | Democrat |
| 17-Sublimity | Jeff Kropf | Republican |
| 18-Molalla | Mac Sumner | Republican |
| 19-Salem | Dan Doyle, then Kevin Cameron | Republican |
| 20-Salem | Vicki Berger | Republican |
| 21-Salem | Billy Dalto | Republican |
| 22-Woodburn | Betty Komp | Democrat |
| 23-Dallas | Brian Boquist | Republican |
| 24-McMinnville | Donna G. Nelson | Republican |
| 25-Keizer | Kim Thatcher | Republican |
| 26-Wilsonville | Jerry Krummel | Republican |
| 27-Washington County | Mark Hass | Democrat |
| 28-Aloha | Jeff Barker | Democrat |
| 29-Hillsboro | Chuck Riley | Democrat |
| 30-Hillsboro | Derrick Kitts | Republican |
| 31-Clatskanie | Betsy Johnson, then Brad Witt | Democrat |
| 32-Cannon Beach | Deborah Boone | Democrat |
| 33-Portland | Mitch Greenlick | Democrat |
| 34-Washington County | Brad Avakian | Democrat |
| 35-Tigard | Larry Galizio | Democrat |
| 36-Portland | Mary Nolan | Democrat |
| 37-West Linn | Scott Bruun | Republican |
| 38-Lake Oswego | Greg Macpherson | Democrat |
| 39-Oregon City | Wayne Scott | Republican |
| 40-Clackamas County | Dave Hunt | Democrat |
| 41-Milwaukie | Carolyn Tomei | Democrat |
| 42-Portland | Diane Rosenbaum | Democrat |
| 43-Portland | Chip Shields | Democrat |
| 44-Portland | Gary Hansen | Democrat |
| 45-Portland | Jackie Dingfelder | Democrat |
| 46-Portland | Steve March | Democrat |
| 47-Portland | Jeff Merkley | Democrat |
| 48-Happy Valley | Mike Schaufler | Democrat |
| 49-Wood Village | Karen Minnis | Republican |
| 50-Gresham | John Lim | Republican |
| 51-Clackamas | Linda Flores | Republican |
| 52-Corbett | Patti Smith | Republican |
| 53-Sunriver | Gene Whisnant | Republican |
| 54-Bend | Chuck Burley | Republican |
| 55-Bend | George Gilman | Republican |
| 56-Klamath Falls | Bill Garrard | Republican |
| 57-Heppner | Greg Smith | Republican |
| 58-Pendleton | Bob Jenson | Republican |
| 59-The Dalles | John Dallum | Republican |
| 60-Ontario | R. Tom Butler | Republican |