76th Oregon Legislative Assembly

76th Oregon Legislative Assembly
75th Legislative Assembly 77th Legislative Assembly
Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term2011–2012
Websitewww.leg.state.or.us
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentPeter Courtney
Majority LeaderDiane Rosenbaum
Minority LeaderTed Ferrioli
Party controlDemocratic
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Co-SpeakerBruce Hanna
Co-SpeakerArnie Roblan
Party leadersK. Cameron (R) / T. Kotek (D)
Party controlsplit

The 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 11, 2011, for the first of its two regular sessions. All 60 seats of the House of Representatives 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 during the session was John Kitzhaber, 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 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."[1][2]

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.

  1. ^ "GOVERNING Announces 2012 Public Officials of the Year". Governing Magazine (Press release). October 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Mapes, Jeff (October 23, 2012). "Governing Magazine adds praise for Hanna-Roblan partnership in Oregon House". The Oregonian.