Republican Party (Oregon)
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Oregon Republican Party
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| Chairperson | Bill Currier |
| Senate leader | Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli |
| House leader | Minority Leader Mike McLane |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Headquarters | 25375 SW Parkway Ave, Suite 200; Wilsonville, OR 97070 |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Seats in the Upper House |
12 / 30
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| Seats in the Lower House |
25 / 60
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The Oregon Republican Party is the state affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Oregon, headquartered in Wilsonville. The party was established in the Oregon Territory in February 1857 as the "Free State Republican Party of Oregon" and held its first state convention after Oregon's admission to the union on April 1, 1859.
The Republican Party was the dominant political organization in the state of Oregon from the time of the American Civil War through the decade of the 1960s, before moving to a position of approximate parity with the rival Democratic Party of Oregon for the next four decades. During the 21st Century the Oregon Republican Party has generally assumed the role of minority party in state government, with majorities of Congressional delegations, elected statewide officials, and legislative majorities generally controlled by the Democrats.
The Oregon Republican Party's conservative platform calls for limited government, lower taxes, defense of individual rights, and indicates a belief that human life begins from the moment of conception. The platform opposes abortion, physician-assisted suicide, and same-sex marriage.
The politics of the Oregon Territory were largely dominated by the generally pro-slavery and States' rights Democratic Party, with only weak opposition offered by the Whigs and their nativist Know Nothing cousins. A serious opposition first began to emerge in the aftermath of the bitter and costly Rogue River Wars of 1855 to 1856, centered around the growing national movement for the abolition of slavery in the United States and was centered around the fledgling Republican Party that was intent upon slavery's limitation and elimination.
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