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's history. In the

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, which was evenly divided between 15 Democrats and 15 Republicans, Democratic President Peter Courtney and Republican President Pro Tempore Lenn Hannon were praised by ''

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'' for managing to avoid partisan gridlock. The House was composed of 35 Republicans and 25 Democrats. Then-state senator Betsy Johnson cited reasons for the extended session in a legislative update: a need to revamp the state budget in the face of declining revenues, and the political dynamics of a new Democratic governor (

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), a Republican-controlled

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, and the evenly divided Senate. The legislature passed a major reform of the state public pension program,

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, and approved the biggest state transportation investment plan in Oregon history. In contrast with the

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, which held five special sessions in 2002, the 72nd convened only for its regular 2003 session, and did not convene in 2004.

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References

External links

Official overview of bills
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