The 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 14 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2014; the general election for those seats took place on .
The Democratic Party of Oregon expanded its majority in the Senate to 18âÂÂ12 and its majority in the House to 35âÂÂ25. Oregon was the only state where Democrats made net gains in both legislative chambers in the 2014 midterm elections.
Based on the results of the 2014 elections, the Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans.
The Oregon State Senate is composed of 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans. Democrats picked up Districts 8 and 15 in the 2014 elections for a net gain of two seats.
Senate President: Peter Courtney (DâÂÂ11 Salem)<br> President Pro Tem: Ginny Burdick (DâÂÂ18 Portland)<br> Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (DâÂÂ21 Portland)<br> Minority Leader: Ted Ferrioli (RâÂÂ30 John Day)
Based on the results of the 2014 elections, the Oregon House of Representatives is composed of 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Democrats won District 20, which was previously Republican-held, while Republicans picked up no additional seats.
Speaker: Tina Kotek (DâÂÂ44 Portland)<br /> Majority Leader: Val Hoyle (DâÂÂ14 Eugene)<br /> Minority Leader: Mike McLane (RâÂÂ55 Powell Butte)