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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 state senate 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
governor of Oregon The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. te ...
during the session was
John Kitzhaber John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American former politician who served as the 35th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003, and as the 37th governor of Oregon from 2011 until his resignation in 2015. A member of the Democratic Party ...
, 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 Arnold L. "Arnie" Roblan (born April 8, 1948) is an American former educator and a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 9th district, which spans the southern Oregon Coast. He also served a ...
and Republican Bruce Hanna. The two were selected by '' Governing Magazine'' 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 Oregon State Senate 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
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Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (D–21
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Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R–30 John Day)


House members

The
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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 Arnold L. "Arnie" Roblan (born April 8, 1948) is an American former educator and a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 9th district, which spans the southern Oregon Coast. He also served a ...
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Co-Speaker Pro Tempore: Tina Kotek (D–44
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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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) (Jan. 11, 2011 – June 30, 2011), Tina Kotek (D–44
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Wally Hicks Matthew Walter Hicks (born September 11, 1976) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015, representing District 3, which encompasses most of Josephine County, inc ...
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Chronology of regular legislative sessions
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Oregon Blue Book The ''Oregon Blue Book'' is the official directory and fact book for the U.S. state of Oregon prepared by the Oregon Secretary of State and published by the Office of the Secretary's Archives Division. The ''Blue Book'' comes in both print and o ...

Chronology of special legislative sessions
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during the 2011 regular session * Officia

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