The 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the meeting of 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 ...

from January 9, 2017 until May 21, 2018. In the November 2016 elections, the

Democratic Party of Oregon The Democratic Party of Oregon is the Oregon affiliate of the Democratic Party. The State Central Committee, made up of two delegates elected from each of Oregon's 36 counties and one additional delegate for every 15,000 registered Democrats, is ...

lost one seat in the Senate leaving a 17–13 majority and maintaining its 35–25 control of the House.

Senate

Based on the results of the

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, 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 ...

is composed of 17 Democrats and 13 Republicans. Republicans gained one seat in District 3.

Senate members

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)
President Pro Tempore:

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(D–25 Gresham)
Majority Leader:

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Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R–30 John Day) until November 2017;

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(R-10 Salem) after November 2017

House members

Based on the results of the 2016 elections, 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 th ...

is composed of 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Neither party made any net gains. Speaker: Tina Kotek (D–44 Portland)
Speaker Pro Tempore:

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(D-8 Eugene)
Majority Leader: Jennifer Williamson (D–36 Portland)
Minority Leader: Mike McLane (R–55

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References

External links

Chronology of regular legislative sessions
from the '' Oregon Blue Book''
Chronology of special legislative sessions
from the ''Blue Book'' {{OR legislatures 2017 in Oregon 2018 in Oregon Oregon legislative sessions 2017 U.S. legislative sessions 2018 U.S. legislative sessions

Senate

Senate members

House members

See also

References

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