Oregon Senate
The Oregon State Senate ( Oregon State Senate ) is the upper house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly , the legislature of the US state of Oregon .
The Chamber of Parliament is composed of 30 senators, each representing an electoral district. Each of these fixed units comprises an average of 114,000 inhabitants. The senators are each elected for four-year terms; there is no limit to the terms of office. Half of the chamber is elected every two years. The Oregon Supreme Court revised a 1992 law in 2002 that limited a Senator's tenure to two consecutive terms (eight years).
The Senate Boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the Oregon State Capitol in the capital, Salem .
Tasks of the Senate
As in the upper houses of other states and territories, as well as in the US Senate , the Oregon Senate has special tasks compared to the House of Representatives that go beyond legislation. It is the responsibility of the Senate to confirm or reject nominations by the governor in his cabinet, other executive offices, commissions and authorities.
Structure of the chamber
Oregon, along with Arizona , Maine and Wyoming, is one of four states that have abolished the office of lieutenant governor . This acts in most upper houses at the state level as well as in the US Senate (in the person of the Vice President ), as head of the respective Chamber of Parliament. Instead, a separate office of Senate President was created in Oregon's executive branch.
The President of the Senate only takes part in votes to bring about a decision in the event of a stalemate. In his absence, the respective President presides over the plenary sessions pro tempore . This is elected by the majority parliamentary group in the Senate and later confirmed by the Chamber. The current President of the Senate is the Democrat Peter Courtney from the 11th constituency (Salem); President pro tempore is the Democrat Ginny Burdick from the 22nd constituency ( Portland ).
(The majority guide leader Majority ) Democratic was Diane Rosenbaum selected from the 21 constituency (Portland); Opposition leader ( minority leader ) is the Republican Ted Ferrioli from the 30th constituency ( John Day ).
Composition of the Chamber
| Political party | MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 18th | |
| Republican Party | 12 | |
| total | 30th | |
| majority | 8th | |
Web links
- Official Senate website (English)
- Map of electoral districts (English)
- Project Vote Smart - Oregon State Senate (English)
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