Complex sentence: Wes Cooley was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1992; in 1994, Mr. Cooley was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican, from Oregon's second district.
Split into simpler sentences: Wes Cooley was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1992. In 1994, Mr. Cooley was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican, from Oregon's second district.