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77th Oregon Legislative Assembly

77th Oregon Legislative Assembly
76th Legislative Assembly 78th Legislative Assembly
Kitzhaber signs HB 2800.jpg
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signs House Bill 2800 in the 2013 regular session, as House Speaker Tina Kotek and others look on. The bill authorizes funding for the Columbia River Crossing.
Overview
Jurisdiction Oregon, United States
Meeting place Oregon State Capitol
Term 2013–2014
Website www.leg.state.or.us
Oregon State Senate
Members 30 Senators
Senate President Peter Courtney (D)
Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum (D)
Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli (R)
Party control Democratic
Oregon House of Representatives
Members 60 Representatives
Speaker of the House Tina Kotek (D)
Majority Leader Val Hoyle (D)
Minority Leader Mike McLane (R)
Party control Democratic

The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 14, 2013, for the first of its two regular sessions, and on February 3, 2014 for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2012; the general election for those seats took place on November 6, 2012.

The Democratic Party of Oregon retained its 16–14 majority in the Senate, and took a 34–26 majority in the House, which in the previous session had been split evenly with the Oregon Republican Party.

Based on the results of the 2012 elections, the Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as in the previous session.

The Oregon State Senate is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, the same composition as the previous session.

Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)
President Pro Tem: Ginny Burdick (D–18 Portland)
Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (D–21 Portland)
Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R–30 John Day)


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