The seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly was the
Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the Ho ...
(OLA)'s period from 2005 to 2006. (The Legislative Assembly is the legislative body of the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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, composed of the
Oregon State Senate
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Sena ...
and the
Oregon House of Representatives
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
.) 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
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during the 73rd legislature, and the House was controlled by the
Oregon Republican Party
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.
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
Senators of the 2005 Legislative Session
Senate President:
Peter Courtney
Peter Michael Coleman Courtney (born June 18, 1943) is an American politician, lawyer, and professor who is currently a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate, representing the 11th District (in Marion County and including parts of Salem ...
(D-11 Salem)
President Pro Tem:
Margaret Carter
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(D-22 Portland)
Majority Leader:
Kate Brown
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(D-21 Portland)
Minority Leader:
Ted Ferrioli (R-30 John Day)
Representatives
Speaker:
Karen Minnis
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Early life
Born and raised in P ...
(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
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(R-30
Hillsboro)
Democratic Minority Leader:
Jeff Merkley
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(D-47
Portland
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
)
See also
*
Oregon State Capitol
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*
Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the Ho ...
*
Oregon State Senate
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Sena ...
*
Oregon House of Representatives
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
*
Oregon statewide elections, 2006
Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election.
Ten statewide ballot measures were on the November ballot.
The following offices were up for election: Governor, Supreme Court Position 6 (to ...
*
Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly was the Oregon Legislative Assembly (OLA)'s period from 2007 to 2008. (The Legislative Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oregon, composed of the Oregon State Senate and the Orego ...
References
External links
Chronology of regular legislative sessionsfrom
Oregon Blue Book
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The ''Blue Book'' comes in both print and on ...
Chronology of special legislative sessionsfrom Blue Book
List of members of 2005 sessionfrom
Oregon State Archives
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Committee assignments* Officia
in the 2005 regular session
* Officia
in the 2006 special session
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