Type Lower House | Term limits None | |
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New session started January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12) Speaker pro Tempore Tobias Read (D)Since January 12, 2015 Democratic Leader Jennifer Williamson (D)Since July 10, 2015 | ||
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 at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
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Map of Oregon, USA
Members of the House serve two-year terms without term limits. In 2002, the Oregon Supreme Court struck down the decade-old law, Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Representatives to 3 terms (six years) on procedural grounds.
In the current legislative session, Democrat Tina Kotek from Portland serves as Speaker.
Milestones
Composition
The Republican Party held the majority in the House for many years until the Democratic Party gained a majority following the 2006 elections. After losing several seats in the 2010 elections, resulting in a split control between both parties for one legislative term, Democrats regained their majority in the 2012 elections. Meanwhile, the Oregon State Senate has been under continuous Democratic control since 2005.