Apple s and other fruit s, cattle, dairy products, potato es, and peppermint are all valuable products. Vast forests have made Oregon the nation's major lumbering state since 1950. In recent years, processing, publishing, and manufacturing have become much more dominant. And lately, high technology industries and services have grown considerably. The legislature consists of a thirty member senate and sixty member house.
Senators serve four year terms, and house representatives two.
At the national level, Oregon is represented by two senators and five representatives. It has seven electorial votes. The WikiProject U.S. States standards might help.