List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives
Appearance
This is a complete list of people who have served as speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives through the most recent session. Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859, with prior sessions of the House organized under the territorial government and the provisional government. Prior to the adoption of the second set of Organic Laws in 1845, the legislative body of the provisional government was the legislative committee, and leaders of that body are not listed below.
As of 2024 and the end of the 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly, Julie Fahey is serving as the current speaker.
Before statehood
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Session | Type | Name | District/County represented | Political party |
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1845[1] | Provisional Legislature | Morton M. McCarver | Tuality | |
1845[2] | Provisional Legislature | Robert Newell H. A. G. Lee |
Champoeg Clackamas |
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1846[3] | Provisional Legislature | Asa Lovejoy | Clackamas | |
1847[4] | Provisional Legislature | Robert Newell | Champoeg | |
1848-1849[5] | Provisional Legislature | Ralph Wilcox Levi A. Rice |
Tuality Yamhill |
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1849[6] | Territorial Legislature | Asa Lovejoy | Clackamas | |
1850[7] | Territorial Legislature | Ralph Wilcox | Washington | |
1851[8] | Territorial Legislature | William M. King | Washington | |
1852[9] | Territorial Legislature | Benjamin F. Harding | Marion | Democratic |
1853[10] | Territorial Legislature | Z. C. Bishop | Washington | Democratic |
1854[11] | Territorial Legislature | Lafayette Cartee | Clackamas | Democratic |
1855[12] | Territorial Legislature | Delazon Smith | Linn | Democratic |
1856[13] | Territorial Legislature | La Fayette Grover | Marion | Democratic |
1857[14] | Territorial Legislature | Ira F. M. Butler | Polk | Democratic |
1858[15] | Territorial Legislature | Nathaniel H. Gates | Wasco | Democratic |
After statehood
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Order | Session | Type | Name | County represented | Political party |
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1 | 1859[16] | Special | William G. T'Vault | Jackson | Democratic |
2 | 1860[17] | Regular | Benjamin F. Harding | Marion | Democratic |
3 | 1862[17] | Regular | Joel Palmer | Yamhill | Republican |
4 | 1864[17] | Regular | Isaac R. Moores, Jr. | Marion | Republican |
1865[17] | Special | ||||
5 | 1866[17] | Regular | Francis A. Chenoweth | Benton | Republican |
6 | 1868[17] | Regular | John Whiteaker | Lane | Democratic |
7 | 1870[17] | Regular | Benjamin Hayden | Polk | Democratic |
8 | 1872[17] | Regular | Rufus Mallory | Marion | Republican |
9 | 1874[17] | Regular | John C. Drain | Douglas | Democratic |
10 | 1876[17] | Regular | James K. Weatherford | Linn | Democratic |
11 | 1878[17] | Regular | John M. Thompson | Lane | Democratic |
12 | 1880[17] | Regular | Zenas Ferry Moody | Wasco | Republican |
13 | 1882[17] | Regular | George W. McBride | Columbia | Republican |
14 | 1885[17] | Regular Special |
W. P. Keady | Benton | Republican |
15 | 1887[17] | Regular | J. T. Gregg | Marion | Republican |
16 | 1889[17] | Regular | E. L. Smith | Hood River | Republican |
17 | 1891[17] | Regular | Theodore Thurston Geer | Marion | Republican |
14 | 1893[17] | Regular | W. P. Keady | Multnomah | Republican |
18 | 1895[17] | Regular | Charles B. Moores | Marion | Republican |
1897[17] | House did not organize | E.J. Davis Henry L. Benson both selected by rival factions |
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19 | 1898[17] | Special | E. V. Carter | Jackson | Republican |
1899[17] | Regular | ||||
20 | 1901[17] | Regular | Levi Branson Reeder | Umatilla | Republican |
21 | 1903[17] | Regular Special |
Lawrence T. Harris | Lane | Republican |
22 | 1905[17] | Regular | A. L. Mills | Multnomah | Republican |
23 | 1907[17] | Regular | Frank Davey | Marion | Republican |
24 | 1909[17] | Regular Special |
Clifton N. McArthur | Multnomah | Republican |
25 | 1911[17] | Regular | John P. Rusk | Wallowa | Republican |
24 | 1913[17] | Regular | Clifton N. McArthur | Multnomah | Republican |
26 | 1915[17] | Regular | Ben Selling | Multnomah | Republican |
27 | 1917[17] | Regular | Robert N. Stanfield | Umatilla | Republican |
28 | 1919[17] | Regular | Seymour Jones | Marion | Republican |
1920[17] | Special | ||||
29 | 1921[17] | Regular Special |
Louis E. Bean | Lane | Republican |
30 | 1923[17] | Regular | Kaspar K. Kubli | Multnomah | Republican |
31 | 1925[17] | Regular | Denton G. Burdick | Deschutes | Republican |
32 | 1927[17] | Regular | John H. Carkin | Jackson | Republican |
33 | 1929[17] | Regular | R. S. Hamilton | Deschutes | Republican |
34 | 1931[17] | Regular | Frank J. Lonergan | Multnomah | Republican |
35 | 1933[17] | Regular Special |
Earl Snell | Gilliam | Republican |
36 | 1935[17] | Regular | John E. Cooter | Lincoln | Democratic |
37 | 1935[17] | Special | Howard Latourette | Multnomah | Democratic |
38 | 1937[17] | Regular | Harry D. Boivin | Klamath | Democratic |
39 | 1939[17] | Regular | Ernest R. Fatland | Gilliam | Republican |
40 | 1941[17] | Regular | Robert S. Farrell, Jr. | Multnomah | Republican |
41 | 1943[17] | Regular | William M. McAllister | Jackson | Republican |
42 | 1945[17] | Regular | Eugene E. Marsh | Yamhill | Republican |
43 | 1947[17] | Regular | John Hubert Hall | Multnomah | Republican |
44 | 1949[17] | Regular | Frank J. Van Dyke | Jackson | Republican |
45 | 1951[17] | Regular | John F. Steelhammer | Marion | Republican |
46 | 1953[17] | Regular | Rudie Wilhelm, Jr. | Multnomah | Republican |
47 | 1955[17] | Regular | Edward A. Geary | Klamath | Republican |
48 | 1957[17] | Regular Special |
Pat Dooley | Multnomah | Democratic |
49 | 1959[17] | Regular | Robert B. Duncan | Jackson | Democratic |
1961[17] | Regular | ||||
50 | 1963[17] | Regular Special |
Clarence Barton | Coos | Democratic |
51 | 1965[17] | Regular Special |
F. F. Montgomery | Lane | Republican |
1967[17] | Regular Special | ||||
52 | 1969[17] | Regular | Robert Freeman Smith | Harney | Republican |
1971[17] | Regular Special | ||||
53 | 1973[17] | Regular | Richard O. Eymann | Lane | Democratic |
1974[17] | Special | ||||
54 | 1975[17] | Regular | Philip D. Lang | Multnomah | Democratic |
1977[17] | Regular | ||||
1978[17] | Special | ||||
55 | 1979[17] | Regular | Hardy Myers | Multnomah | Democratic |
1980[17] | Special | ||||
1981[17] | Regular Special | ||||
56 | 1983[17] | Regular Special |
Grattan Kerans | Lane | Democratic |
57 | 1985[17] | Regular | Vera Katz | Multnomah | Democratic |
1987[17] | Regular | ||||
1989[17] | Regular Special | ||||
58 | 1991[17] | Regular | Larry Campbell | Lane | Republican |
1993[17] | Regular | ||||
59 | 1995[17] | Regular Special |
Bev Clarno | Deschutes | Republican |
60 | 1997[17] | Regular | Lynn Lundquist | Deschutes | Republican |
61 | 1999[17] | Regular Special |
Lynn Snodgrass | Clackamas | Republican |
62 | 2001[17] | Regular Special |
Mark Simmons | Union | Republican |
63 | 2003[17] | Regular | Karen Minnis | Multnomah | Republican |
63 | 2005[17] | Regular | |||
64 | 2007[17] | Regular | Jeff Merkley[18] | Multnomah | Democratic |
65 | 2009[17] | Regular | Dave Hunt | Clackamas | Democratic |
66-67 | 2011[17] | Regular | Bruce Hanna (Co-Speaker) | Douglas | Republican |
Arnie Roblan (Co-Speaker) | Coos | Democratic | |||
68 | 2013[17] | Regular | Tina Kotek | Multnomah | Democratic |
2015[17] | Regular | ||||
2017[17] | Regular | ||||
2019[17] | Regular | ||||
2021[17] | Regular | ||||
69 | 2022[19] | Special | Dan Rayfield | Benton | Democratic |
2023[17] | Regular | ||||
70 | 2025[20] | Regular | Julie Fahey | Lane | Democratic |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Special Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Newell served first, then Lee. Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Regular Session (1st Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1846 Regular Session (2nd Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1847 Regular Session (3rd Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Wilcox resigned, replaced by Rice. Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1848-1849 Regular Session (4th Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1849 Regular Session (1st Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1850 Regular Session (2nd Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1851 Regular Session (3rd Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1852 Regular Session (4th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1853 Regular Session (5th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1854 Regular Session (6th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1855 Regular Session (7th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1856 Regular Session (8th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1857 Regular Session (9th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe, "Oregon Becomes a State, 1856-1859", Chapter 17, The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Volume20: History of Oregon, Volume 2, 1848-1888; San Francisco, California: The History Company, p. 434 (note 38).
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1859 Special Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
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- ^ Diane Rosenbaum served as Oregon House Speaker for 7 days during the interim of 2009 after Merkley was elected to the U.S. Senate "Rosenbaum Is New Oregon House Speaker".
- ^ Radnovich, Connor (February 2, 2022). "First day of session: Call for empathy, then a public protest". Register-Guard.
- ^ VanderHart, Dirk (March 21, 2024). "Oregon House Democrats pick Rep. Ben Bowman as new majority leader". OPB. Retrieved March 21, 2024.