Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 21, 2025
Leadership
Speaker	Julie Fahey (D) since March 7, 2024
Speaker pro tempore	David Gomberg (D) since January 13, 2025
Majority Leader	Ben Bowman (D) since March 21, 2024
Minority Leader	Lucetta Elmer (R) since October 1, 2025
Structure
Seats	60
Seat display Map display
Political groups	Majority  Democratic (37) Minority  Republican (22) Vacant   Vacant (1)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV,Oregon Constitution
Salary	$21,612/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024 (60 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026 (60 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Oregon State Capitol Salem, Oregon
Website
Oregon House of Representatives

TheOregon House of Representatives is thelower house of theOregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being theOregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of approximately 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of theOregon State Capitol inSalem.

Members of the House serve two-year terms withoutterm limits. In 2002, theOregon Supreme Court struck downOregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Representatives to three terms (six years) on procedural grounds.^[1]

In the current legislative session,Democrats have 37 seats, a slim 2 seat supermajority, while theRepublicans have a minority of 23 seats.

The Republican Party held the majority in the House for many years until the Democratic Party gained a majority following the2006 elections.After losing several seats in the2010 elections, resulting in a split control between both parties for one legislative term, Democrats regained their majority in the2012 elections. TheOregon State Senate has been under continuous Democratic control since 2005. On June 10, 2021, RepublicanMike Nearman was expelled from the house by a 59–1 vote for intentionally letting armed protesters into theOregon State Capitol to protest against health restrictions related to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Oregon.^[7][8] This was the first time a member of the legislature has been expelled in the state's history.^[9] The lone no vote was by Nearman himself.

• 1914:Marian B. Towne became the first woman elected to the Oregon House
• 1972:Bill McCoy became the firstBlack person to serve in the House
• 1985:Margaret Carter became the first Black woman elected to the House
• 1986:Rocky Barilla became the firstLatino elected to the House
• 1991:Gail Shibley became the first openly gay person to serve in the House
• 2013:Jessica Vega Pederson became the first Latina woman to serve in the House
• 2013:Tina Kotek became the first openly gay person to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
• 2021:Mike Nearman became the first person to be expelled from the Legislature
• 2022:Janelle Bynum became the first Black person to receive votes for Speaker of the House^[10]
• 2022:Travis Nelson became the first openly gay person of color to serve in the House

"The Chief Clerk of the House is the administrative officer elected for a two-year term by the membership of the House of Representatives to be responsible for ensuring that the chamber's business and proceedings run smoothly. The Chief Clerk's Office is therefore responsible for a multiplicity of duties including the processing of the official business of the House, providing the proper setting for consideration and enactment of Oregon laws, maintaining the Rules of the House of Representatives, and advising presiding officers and other members on the proper interpretation of chamber rules and protocols.""Chief Clerk".OregonLegislature.gov.

The Office of the Chief Clerk also comprises a Deputy Chief Clerk, Journal Clerk, Measure History Clerk, Reading Clerk, and a Sergeant-at-Arms.

Current House party leaders

Majority Leader
Ben Bowman (D-Tigard)

Minority Leader
Lucetta Elmer (R-McMinnville)

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