The 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions. All 60 seats of the

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and 16 of the 30

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seats were up for election in 2010. The general election for those seats took place on November 2. The Democrats retained the majority in the senate, but lost six seats in the house, leading to an even split (30-30) between Democrats and Republicans. The

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during the session was John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, who was elected to a third term in 2010 following an eight-year absence from public office. The even split in the House of Representatives was addressed with the selection of two co-speakers, Democrat Arnie Roblan and Republican Bruce Hanna. The two were selected by ''

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'' among its eight "Public Officials of the Year," and praised for "setting in motion a tenure that has been marked by rare bipartisan cooperation and two of the most productive legislative sessions in Oregon's history." The 76th was the first session in which the legislature met twice in regular session, following the 2010 passage of Ballot Measure 71, which instituted a second regular session for each two-year legislative term.

Senate members

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Senate districts south of Portland area. The

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is composed of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans. In the last election, the Democratic Party lost two seats: in District 20, Martha Schrader lost a close election to Alan Olsen and in District 26, Rick Metsger did not seek re-election and was replaced by Chuck Thomsen. 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)

House members

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is split evenly between 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans and the parties share control of the chamber. Republicans gained six seats over the previous session. Co-Speaker: Bruce Hanna (R–7 Roseburg)
Co-Speaker: Arnie Roblan (D–9

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Co-Speaker Pro Tempore:

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(D–44 Portland)
Co-Speaker Pro Tempore:

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(R–15 Albany)
Republican Leader Representative: Kevin Cameron (R–19 Salem)
Democratic Leader Representative: Dave Hunt (D–40

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, , Arnie Roblan , , , Democratic , - , 10 , , Newport , , Jean Cowan , , , Democratic , - , 11 , , Central Linn/

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, , , Republican , - , 16 , , Corvallis , , Sara Gelser , , , Democratic , - , 17 , , Scio , , Sherrie Sprenger , , , Republican , - , 18 , , Silverton , , Vic Gilliam , , , Republican , - , 19 , , rowspan="3", Salem , , Kevin Cameron , , , Republican , - , 20 , , Vicki Berger , , , Republican , - , 21 , , Brian L. Clem , , , Democratic , - , 22 , , Woodburn , , Betty Komp , , , Democratic , - , 23 , ,

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, , Jeff Barker , , , Democratic , - , 29 , , rowspan="2", Hillsboro , , Katie Eyre Brewer , , , Republican , - , 30 , , Shawn Lindsay , , , Republican , - , 31 , , Clatskanie , , Brad Witt , , , Democratic , - , 32 , , Cannon Beach , , Deborah Boone , , , Democratic , - , 33 , , Portland , , Mitch Greenlick , , , Democratic , - , 34 , , Washington Co. , , Chris Harker , , , Democratic , - , 35 , , Tigard , , Margaret Doherty , , , Democratic , - , 36 , , Portland , , Mary Nolan , , , Democratic , - , 37 , , West Linn , ,

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, , Chris Garrett , , , Democratic , - , 39 , , Oregon City , , Bill Kennemer, , , Republican , - , 40 , ,

, , Dave Hunt , , , Democratic , - , 41 , , Milwaukie , , Carolyn Tomei , , , Democratic , - , 42 , , rowspan="7", Portland, , Jules Bailey , , , Democratic , - , 43 , , Lew Frederick , , , Democratic , - , 44 , ,

, , , Democratic , - , 45 , , Michael Dembrow , , , Democratic , - , rowspan=2 , 46 , , Ben CannonResigned September 1, 2010 to become Governor Kitzhaber's education advisor., , , Democratic , - , Alissa Keny-Guyer, , , Democratic , - , 47 , , Jefferson Smith , , , Democratic , - , 48 , , Happy Valley , , Mike Schaufler , , , Democratic , - , 49 , , Troutdale , , Matt Wand , , , Republican , - , 50 , , Gresham , , Greg Matthews , , , Democratic , - , 51 , , Clackamas , , Patrick Sheehan , , , Republican , - , 52 , , Hood River , , Mark Johnson , , , Republican , - , 53 , , Sunriver , , Gene Whisnant , , , Republican , - , 54 , , rowspan="2", Bend , , Jason Conger , , , Republican , - , 55 , , Mike McLane , , , Republican , - , 56 , , Klamath Falls , , Bill Garrard , , , Republican , - , 57 , , Heppner , , Greg Smith , , , Republican , - , 58 , , Pendleton , , Bob Jenson , , , Republican , - , 59 , , The Dalles , , John Huffman , , , Republican , - , 60 , ,

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References

External links

Chronology of regular legislative sessions
from Oregon Blue Book
Chronology of special legislative sessions
from Blue Book * Officia

during the 2011 regular session * Officia

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