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State Fact Sheet - Oregon

U.S. Congress (Total Seats: 2 U.S. Senators, 5 U.S. Representatives)
Maurine Brown Neuberger (D)1

U.S. Senator

1960-1967

Suzanne Bonamici (D) U.S. Representative 2012-present
Darlene Hooley (D) U.S. Representative 1997-2009
Elizabeth Furse (D) U.S. Representative 1993-1999
Edith Green (D) U.S. Representative 1955-1975
Nan Wood Honeyman (D) U.S. Representative 1937-1939
  1. Neuberger concurrently won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband and a regular election to fill the new term.

Statewide Elective Executives (Total Positions: 5)
Ellen Rosenblum (D) Attorney General 2013-present
Kate Brown (D) Secretary of State 2009-present
Susan Castillo (NP) Sup. of Public Instruct. 2003-2013
Norma Paulus (NP)1 Sup. of Public Instruct. 1990-1999
Barbara Roberts (D) Governor 1991-1995
Mary Wendy Roberts (D) Commissioner of Labor 1979-1995
Barbara Roberts (D) Secretary of State 1985-1990
Norma Paulus (R) Secretary of State 1977-1984
  1.  Paulus was initially appointed and subsequently elected.

State Legislature
Year State
Rank		  

Senate
 Total
Women/
Total
Senate 		 

House
 Total
Women/
Total
House 		Total
Women/
Total
Legis.		  
%
Total
Women
D R I D R
2013 12 6 2 - 8/ 30 13 5 18/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
2012 12 7 2 - 9/ 30 12 5 17/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
2011 14 6 2 - 8/ 30 12 5 17/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
2010 14 8 2 - 10/ 30 13 3 16/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
2009 17 8 1 - 9/ 30 12 3 15/ 60 24/ 90 26.7
2008 8 8 1 1 10/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 29/ 90 32.2
2007 10 8 1 - 9/ 30 12 7 19/ 60 28/ 90 31.1
2006 15 8 1 - 9/ 30 8 8 16/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
2005 15 8 1 - 9/ 30 8 8 16/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
2004 9 6 1 - 7/ 30 10 9 19/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
2003 4 6 2 - 8/ 30 11 9 20/ 60 28/ 90 31.1
2002 5 7 1 - 8/ 30 12 10 22/ 60 30/ 90 33.3
2001 5 7 1 - 8/ 30 12 10 22/ 60 30/ 90 33.3
2000 8 6 2 - 8/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 27/ 90 30.0
1999 8 6 2 - 8/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 27/ 90 30.0
1998 17 5 4 - 9/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 23/ 90 25.6
1997 17 5 4 - 9/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 23/ 90 25.6
1996 7 4 3 - 7/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
1995 7 4 3 - 7/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
1994 12 6 1 - 7/ 30 10 6 16/ 60 23/ 90 25.6
1993 9 7 1 - 8/ 30 11 6 17/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
1992 12 6 1 - 7/ 30 9 6 15/ 60 22/ 90 24.4
1991 14 6 1 - 7/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 21/ 90 23.3
1990 16 6 1 - 7/ 30 6 5 11/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1989 16 6 1 - 7/ 30 6 5 11/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1988 20 4 1 - 5/ 30 7 3 10/ 60 15/ 90 16.7
1987 20 4 2 - 6/ 30 7 3 10/ 60 16/ 90 17.8
1986 8 4 2 - 6/ 30 8 4 12/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1985 8 4 2 - 6/ 30 8 4 12/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1984 7 4 2 - 6/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 20/ 90 22.2
1983 7 4 2 - 6/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 20/ 90 22.2
1981 6 1 0 - 1/ 30 12 7 19/ 60 20/ 90 22.2
1979 10 - - - 0/ 30 - - 13/ 60 13/ 90 14.4
1977 9 - - - 3/ 30 - - 9/ 60 12/ 90 13.3
1975 10 - - - 3/ 30 - - 8/ 60 11/ 90 12.2