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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 Senate, representing 30 districts across the state, each with a population of 141,242. [2]
Map of the current composition of the Oregon Senate by district. The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats, 11 Republicans, and one Independent. [1] Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem) President Pro Tempore: James Manning Jr. (D–7 Eugene) Majority Leader: Rob Wagner (D-19 Lake Oswego)
Each Senate district is composed of exactly two House districts: Senate District 1 contains House Districts 1 and 2, SD 2 contains HD 3 and HD 4, and so on. (Maps of Senate districts can be found in the Oregon State Senate article.) Senate districts contain about 127,700 people, and are redrawn every ten years. [3]
District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, senators before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered parts of Washington and northern Multnomah counties; from 2003 until 2013, the district shifted to cover southern Jackson County; and from 2013 until 2023, the district boundaries only shifted slightly, covering more of Medford ...
It began January 9, 2023. The Democratic Party of Oregon holds a majority in both chambers, but no longer holds a supermajority. Democrats lost one senate seat in the 2022 Oregon State Senate election, resulting in a 17–13 majority, and lost two seats in the 2022 Oregon House of Representatives election, resulting in a 35–25 majority. [1]
District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, senators before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, it covered a slightly different area in eastern Oregon; from 2003 until 2013, it extended to cover Gilliam, Jefferson, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties and parts of Deschutes and Lake counties; and from 2013 until 2023, it lost all of these ...
Oregon's 15th Senate District as of September 27, 2021. District 15 of the Oregon State Senate comprises central Washington County, including most of Hillsboro as well as Forest Grove and Cornelius. It is composed of Oregon House districts 29 and 30. It is currently represented by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro.
Oregon's 19th Senate District as of September 27, 2021. District 19 of the Oregon State Senate comprises northwestern Clackamas, southwestern Multnomah, and southeastern Washington counties and includes Lake Oswego, Tualatin, and West Linn as well as Portland's South Waterfront. It is composed of Oregon House districts 37 and 38.