A list of Oregon’s elected executive officials as well as U.S. and state legislative representatives.
STATEWIDE OFFICES Position, name (party) | Website | Year elected/terms | Background | |||
Governor, Ted Kulongoski (D) | oregon.gov/Gov/ | 2002/2 | Lawyer, steel worker, truck driver | |||
Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury (D) | sos.state.or.us | 2000/2 | Television journalist, small business owner | |||
Attorney General, Hardy Myers (D) | doj.state.or.us | 1996/3 | ||||
State Treasurer, Randall Edwards (D) | ost.state.or.us | 2000/2 | International trade analyst | |||
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo (Nonpartisan) | ode.state.or.us | 2002/2 | Television journalist | |||
Labor and Industries Commissioner, Dan Gardner (Nonpartisan) | boli.state.or.us | 2002/2 | Electrician, union VP | |||
U.S. SENATE Name (party) | Website | Year elected/terms | Background | |||
Gordon Smith (R) | gsmith.senate.gov | 1996/2 | CEO of frozen food company | |||
Ron Wyden (D) | wyden.senate.gov | 1996/3 | University professor | |||
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Name (party) | District | Counties served | Website | Year elected/terms | Background | |
Earl Blumenauer (D) | 3 | Clackamas, Multnomah | house.gov/blumenauer | 1996/6 | Lawyer | |
Peter DeFazio (D) | 4 | Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Lane, Linn | house.gov/defazio | 1986/11 | Lane County Commissioner | |
Darlene Hooley (D) | 5 | Benton, Clackamas, Lincoln, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook | house.gov/hooley | 1996/6 | Teacher | |
Greg Walden (R) | 2 | Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler | walden.house.gov | 1998/4 | Radio station owner/operator | |
David Wu (D) | 1 | Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill | house.gov/wu | 1998/4 | Lawyer | |
STATE SENATE Name (party) | District | Counties served | Website | Year elected/terms | Background | |
Jason Atkinson (R) | 2 | Jackson, Josephine | leg.state.or.us/atkinson | 2000/2 | Business consultant, prof. skier, radio producer | |
Brad Avakian (D) | 17 | Multnomah, Washington | 2006/1 | Small business owner, lawyer | ||
Alan Bates (D) | 3 | Jackson | leg.state.or.us/bates | 2004/2 | Hospital chief of medicine, Vietnam vet | |
Roger Beyer (R) | 9 | Clackamas, Linn, Marion | leg.state.or.us/beyerr | 2000/2 | Tree farm manager | |
Kate Brown (D) | 21 | Clackamas, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/brown | 1996/3 | Lawyer | |
Ginny Burdick (D) | 18 | Multnomah, Washington | leg.state.or.us/burdick | 1996/3 | Media consultant | |
Margaret Carter (D) | 22 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/carter | 2000/2 | Youth, prison and college counselor | |
Peter Courtney (D) | 11 | Marion | leg.state.or.us/courtney | 1998/3 | Lawyer, assistant to college president | |
Ryan Deckert (D) | 14 | Multnomah, Washington | leg.state.or.us/deckert | 2000/2 | Development director | |
Richard Devlin (D) | 19 | Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington | leg.state.or.us/devlin | 2002/2 | Civil and criminal investigator | |
Ted Ferrioli (R) | 30 | Baker, Clackamas, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Malheur, Marion, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler | leg.state.or.us/ferrioli | 1996/3 | Timber executive | |
Gary George (R) | 12 | Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill | leg.state.or.us/george | 1996/3 | Hazelnut farmer/processor | |
Larry George (R) | 13 | Clackamas, Marion, Washington, Yamhill | 2006/1 | Co-owner of food processing company | ||
Avel Louise Gordly (D) | 23 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/gordly | 1996/3 | Head Start program coordinator | |
Betsy Johnson (D) | 16 | Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, Washington | leg.state.or.us/johnson | 2005/2 | Aviation exec., commercial pilot | |
Jeff Kruse (R) | 1 | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | leg.state.or.us/kruse | 2004/1 | Farmer, construction worker | |
Rick Metsger (D) | 26 | Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/metsger | 1998/3 | Television sports anchor | |
Laurie Monnes Anderson (D) | 25 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/monnesanderson | 2004/1 | Public health nurse | |
Rod Monroe (D) | 24 | Clackamas, Multnomah | 2006/1 | School and community board member | ||
Bill Morrisette (D) | 6 | Lane, Linn | leg.state.or.us/morrisette | 2002/3 | Social studies teacher | |
Frank Morse (R) | 8 | Benton, Linn | leg.state.or.us/morse | 2002/2 | Church pastor, business executive | |
David Nelson (R) | 29 | Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa | leg.state.or.us/nelson_david | 1996/3 | Farmer, lawyer | |
Floyd Prozanski (D) | 4 | Douglas, Lane | leg.state.or.us/prozanski | 1998/4 | Lawyer, municipal prosecutor, laborer | |
Kurt Schrader (D) | 20 | Clackamas | leg.state.or.us/schrader | 2002/2 | Veterinarian, farmer, small-business owner | |
Bruce Starr (R) | 15 | Washington | leg.state.or.us/starrb | 2002/2 | Small business owner | |
Joanne Verger (D) | 5 | Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill | leg.state.or.us/verger | 2000/2 | Auto dealer, speech therapist | |
Vicki L. Walker (D) | 7 | Lane | leg.state.or.us/walker | 2002/2 | Court reporter | |
Ben Westlund (I) | 27 | Deschutes | leg.state.or.us/westlund | 2003/2 | Rancher | |
Doug Whitsett (R) | 28 | Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath, Lake | leg.state.or.us/whitsett | 2004/1 | Large animal vet., horse breeder | |
Jackie Winters (R) | 10 | Marion, Polk | leg.state.or.us/winters | 2002/2 | Small-business owner, administrator | |
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Name (party) | District | Counties served | Website | Year elected/terms | Background | |
Jeff Barker (D) | 28 | Washington | leg.state.or.us/barker | 2002/3 | Police lieutenant and state trooper | |
Phil Barnhart (D) | 11 | Lane, Linn | leg.state.or.us/barnhart | 2000/4 | Psychologist, lawyer | |
Vicki Berger (R) | 20 | Marion, Polk | leg.state.or.us/berger | 2002/3 | Small business owner | |
E. Terry Beyer (D) | 12 | Lane | leg.state.or.us/beyert | 2000/4 | Homemaker, community volunteer | |
Suzanne Bonamici (D) | 34 | Washington | 2006/1 | Consumer protection lawyer | ||
Deborah Boone (D) | 32 | Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington | leg.state.or.us/boone | 2004/3 | Small business owner, community college teacher | |
Brian Boquist (R) | 23 | Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill | leg.state.or.us/boquist | 2004/2 | International businessman, rancher | |
Scott Bruun (R) | 37 | Clackamas, Washington | leg.state.or.us/bruun | 2004/2 | Construction and banking executive | |
Peter Buckley (D) | 5 | Jackson | leg.state.or.us/buckley | 2004/2 | Nonprofit director | |
Chuck Burley (R) | 54 | Deschutes | leg.state.or.us/burley | 2004/2 | Small-business owner, forester, consultant | |
R. Thomas Butler (R) | 60 | Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur | leg.state.or.us/butler | 1998/5 | Certified public accountant | |
Kevin Cameron (R) | 19 | Marion | leg.state.or.us/cameron | 2005/2 | Restaurant owner, business exec. | |
Ben Cannon (D) | 46 | Multnomah | 2006/1 | Humanities teacher | ||
Brian Clem (D) | 21 | Marion | 2006/1 | Small-business owner, fruit grower | ||
Jean Cowan (D) | 10 | Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill | 2006/1 | County commissioner, emergency medical technician | ||
John H. Dallum (R) | 59 | Clackamas, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Marion, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler | leg.state.or.us/dallum | 2004/3 | Public school superintendent | |
Jackie Dingfelder (D) | 45 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/dingfelder | 2000/4 | Environmental quality consultant | |
Chris Edwards (D) | 14 | Lane | 2006/1 | Forest products executive | ||
David Edwards (D) | 30 | Washington | 2006/1 | High-tech business owner and executive | ||
Sal Esquivel (R) | 6 | Jackson | leg.state.or.us/esquivel | 2004/2 | Real estate broker, timber exec., Vietnam vet | |
Linda Flores (R) | 51 | Clackamas, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/flores | 2002/3 | Small business owner | |
Larry Galizio (D) | 35 | Multnomah, Washington | leg.state.or.us/galizio | 2004/2 | Community college teacher | |
Bill Garrard (R) | 56 | Klamath | leg.state.or.us/garrard | 2000/4 | Radio station owner/manager | |
Sara Gelser (D) | 16 | Benton | leg.state.or.us/gelser | 2005/2 | Policy analyst, community college parent educator | |
George Gilman (R) | 55 | Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath, Lake | leg.state.or.us/gilman | 2002/3 | Dairy farmer | |
Fred Girod (R) | 17 | Linn, Marion | 2006/1 | Dentist, assisted living facility partner | ||
Mitch Greenlick (D) | 33 | Multnomah, Washington | leg.state.or.us/greenlick | 2002/3 | Pharmacist, professor, researcher | |
Bruce Hanna (R) | 7 | Douglas, Lane | leg.state.or.us/hanna | 2004/3 | Bottling company president | |
Paul R. Holvey (D) | 8 | Lane | leg.state.or.us/holvey | 2004/3 | Union rep., real estate broker, construction contractor | |
Dave Hunt (D) | 40 | Clackamas | leg.state.or.us/hunt | 2002/3 | Organization director | |
Bob Jenson (R) | 58 | Umatilla, Union | leg.state.or.us/jenson | 1998/5 | Teacher, small business owner, farmer | |
Betty Komp (D) | 22 | Marion | leg.state.or.us/komp | 2004/2 | Middle-school principal, teacher, janitor | |
Tina Kotek (D) | 44 | Multnomah | 2006/1 | Nonprofit executive, children’s advocate | ||
Wayne Krieger (R) | 1 | Coos, Curry, Douglas | leg.state.or.us/krieger | 2000/4 | Rancher and tree farmer, state police | |
Jerry Krummel (R) | 26 | Clackamas, Washington | leg.state.or.us/krummel | 1998/5 | Athletic trainer, teacher | |
John Lim (R) | 50 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/lim | 2004/2 | Entrepreneur, public servant | |
Greg Macpherson (D) | 38 | Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington | leg.state.or.us/macpherson | 2002/3 | Lawyer | |
Ron Maurer (R) | 3 | Josephine | 2006/1 | Health care administrator, retired military officer | ||
Jeff Merkley (D) | 47 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/merkley | 1998/5 | Nonprofit director | |
Karen Minnis (R) | 49 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/house/speaker | 1998/5 | Dental assistant, waitress, small business owner | |
Susan Morgan (R) | 2 | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | leg.state.or.us/morgan | 1998/5 | Timber mktg. rep., land developer | |
Nancy Nathanson (D) | 13 | Lane | 2006/1 | City councilor, library database manager | ||
Donna Nelson (R) | 24 | Polk, Yamhill | leg.state.or.us/nelsond | 2000/4 | Small business owner, teacher, farmer | |
Mary Nolan (D) | 36 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/nolan | 2000/4 | Electronics company president | |
Andy Olson (R) | 15 | Benton, Linn | leg.state.or.us/olson | 2004/2 | State Police Officer, teacher | |
Tobias Read (D) | 27 | Multnomah, Washington | 2006/1 | Footwear industry and university executive | ||
Dennis Richardson (R) | 4 | Jackson, Josephine | leg.state.or.us/richardson | 2002/3 | Lawyer, businessman, Vietnam veteran | |
Chuck Riley (D) | 29 | Washington | leg.state.or.us/riley | 2004/2 | Computer consultant, cartographer | |
Arnie Roblan (D) | 9 | Coos, Douglas, Lane | leg.state.or.us/roblan | 2004/2 | High school teacher and principal | |
Diane Rosenbaum (D) | 42 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/rosenbaum | 1998/5 | Telecommunications technician | |
Mike Schaufler (D) | 48 | Clackamas, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/schaufler | 2002/3 | Contractor, union member | |
Wayne Scott (R) | 39 | Clackamas | leg.state.or.us/scott | 2002/3 | Small-business owner | |
Chip Shields (D) | 43 | Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/shieldsc | 2004/2 | Nonprofit director, social worker | |
Greg Smith (R) | 57 | Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa | leg.state.or.us/smithg | 2000/4 | Business development professional | |
Patti Smith (R) | 52 | Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/smithp | 2000/4 | Farmer, small business owner | |
Mac Sumner (R) | 18 | Clackamas, Marion | leg.state.or.us/sumner | 2004/2 | Real estate agent, jet engine mechanic | |
Kim Thatcher (R) | 25 | Marion, Yamhill | leg.state.or.us/thatcher | 2004/2 | Business owner, software developer, construction manager | |
Carolyn Tomei (D) | 41 | Clackamas, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/tomei | 2000/4 | Child development specialist, mayor | |
Gene Whisnant (R) | 53 | Deschutes | leg.state.or.us/whisnant | 2003/3 | Career military officer | |
Brad Witt (D) | 31 | Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah | leg.state.or.us/witt | 2005/2 | Union representative, sawmill worker |