Oregon State House District 41
The State Senate and House of Representatives are responsible for making or changing laws and passing a state budget. Sixty representatives serve in the House. The sizes of districts are based on the number of people living there. The Oregon Legislature meets for a long session in odd-numbered years and a short session in even-numbered years. To qualify as a candidate for the Oregon State House of Representatives, a person must be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, a resident of the district for at least 1 year prior to the General Election, and age 21 or older. The salary is $35,052 plus a per-diem stipend.Term: 2 years. This is a partisan position.
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Elvis Clark
(Rep)
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Mark F Gamba
(Dem)
What changes, if any, would you support in the state legislature to address the issue of climate change?
Would you support or oppose the creation of an independent redistricting commission to perform state and congressional redistricting, and why?
Would you support lowering the state legislature’s quorum requirement to 50% of its members? Why or why not?
Town Where You Live
MILWAUKIE
Your Experience/Qualifications
Senior Economist, Oregon Public Utility Commission
County
Clackamas
Term
2025-2026
Term Expires
12/31/26
The state's climate related laws are too costly and may not actually be helpful. Electric utilities like PGE are raising rates sharply to meet the state climate mandates, but at a certain point the public will turn against these costly mandates (as is occurring in Europe already). Once more, solar and wind which are the basis of Oregon's climate mandates require more overhead transmission lines. This increases the chances of transmission line related wildfires, which themselves release greenhouse gases. Locking up Oregon's forests also raises the danger of wildfires, foregoing the sustainable sequestering of carbon in the form of lumber - a forest product helpful to building houses. Portland's tree planting programs are a better way.
Support. Parties exert too much power in influencing Oregon's elections. One of these partisan methods is to change Oregon and Congressional district boundaries (every ten years with the Census at the behest of the party that holds majority in the Oregon legislature and/or Secretary of State Office).
No. A 60% Quorum threshold has merit. It is a way to better manage against impulsive legislation that may need further public vetting, or allowance of the Citizen Initiative process. A 50% Quorum would give too much power to the party with a majority in the legislature. Both parties have used the 60% Quorum requirement to give themselves greater voice when in the minority.
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