73rd Oregon Legislative Assembly
The seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly was the Oregon Legislative Assembly (OLA)'s period from 2005 to 2006. (The Legislative Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oregon, composed of the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives.) There was a regular session in 2005, and a one-day special session on April 20, 2006.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Oregon Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||||
| Term | 2005–2006 | ||||
| Oregon State Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 Senators | ||||
| Senate President | Peter Courtney | ||||
| Majority Leader | Kate Brown | ||||
| Minority Leader | Ted Ferrioli | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
| Oregon House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Karen Minnis | ||||
| Majority Leader | Wayne Scott | ||||
| Minority Leader | Jeff Merkley | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
The Senate was controlled by the Democratic Party of Oregon during the 73rd legislature, and the House was controlled by the Oregon Republican Party.
The 2005 regular session was the second longest in Oregon history, lasting 208 days, from January until August.[1][2]
Two members of the House (Dan Doyle, R-Salem and Kelley Wirth, D-Corvallis) resigned due to unrelated scandals in 2005.[3]
Partisan control
| Affiliation | Senators | Representatives | |
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| Democratic Party | 17 | 27 | |
| Republican Party | 11 | 33 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 60 | |
Senators of the 2005 Legislative Session
Senate President: Peter Courtney (D-11 Salem)
President Pro Tem: Margaret Carter (D-22 Portland)
Majority Leader: Kate Brown (D-21 Portland)
Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (R-30 John Day)
Representatives
Speaker: Karen Minnis (R-49 Wood Village)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Dennis Richardson (R-4 Central Point)
Majority Leader: Wayne Scott (R-39 Oregon City)
Assistant Majority Leader: Debi Farr (R-14 Eugene)
Assistant Majority Leader: Billy Dalto (R-21 Salem)
Majority Whip: Derrick Kitts (R-30 Hillsboro)
Democratic Minority Leader: Jeff Merkley (D-47 Portland)
See also
References
- Morrisette, Bill (August 21, 2005). "Tough legislative session sees a few successes". The Register-Guard.
- "How long a session?". The Register-Guard. August 18, 2005.
- Cain, Brad (November 4, 2005). "Lawmaker denies meth charge". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Andrew Sirocchi, Staff Writer (30 October 2003). "Verger will make run for Senate". Coos Bay World. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TysWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EBoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3327,762278&dq=joan-dukes+oregon&hl=en
External links
- Chronology of regular legislative sessions from Oregon Blue Book
- Chronology of special legislative sessions from Blue Book
- List of members of 2005 session from Oregon State Archives
- Committee assignments
- Official summary of bills considered in the 2005 regular session
- Official summary of bills considered in the 2006 special session
| 2002 elections 72nd legislature |
2004 elections Seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly 2007–2008 |
2006 elections 74th legislature |