Oregon State Senate District 25
The State Senate and House of Representatives are responsible for making or changing laws and passing a state budget. Thirty Senators serve in the Senate. 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 Senate, 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: 4 years. This is a partisan position.
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Chris Gorsek
(Dem)
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Raymond E Love
(Rep)
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?
Contact Phone
971-231-4466
Town Where You Live
Gresham
Your Experience/Qualifications
Work Experience: Current State Senator and Educator at Mt. Hood Community College, previously served as State Representative, and Troutdale City Councilor.
County
Multnomah
Term
1st
Term Expires
2025
The legislative process can help with implementing adaptable regulatory frameworks amidst global innovations. Strategies like increased efficiency by expanding the use of existing corridors like using freight rail for transit. We can promote efficient standards without inflating costs through regulatory exemptions and expedited permitting. Provide research grants to fund advancements to both power generation and efficient transmission. Support investments in reliable renewable energy sources like distributed storage and drilled geothermal systems. Continuing and expanding incentive programs already in place. Flexibility within regulations ensures swift integration of emerging technologies and policies.
Again the legislative process is effective in addressing unintended consequences and unfair advantages through debate and close consideration. We need to consider redistricting innovations, like independent commissions, that offer advantages such as reduced partisan influence, increased transparency, fair representation, and constitutional compliance. However, challenges like a lack of adversarial incentives that might lead to less vigorous debate exist. Strategies to mitigate these have to be implemented by including diverse perspectives, public input, clear criteria, and replicating adversarial dynamics can offset the impact of reducing the stakes for participants. Balancing independence and effectiveness is the key to success.
I understand the minority party's concerns because with each election brings the possibility of losing the numerical advantage. But, our current circumstance shows how unvetted laws from ballot measures can have unintended consequences. Disqualifying Republicans from reelection deprives us of valuable institutional memory. Changing this quorum requirement would solve the problem by incentivizing the legislative process. Requiring stakeholders to improve laws rather than abandoning their positions avoids consequences that benefit no one. The short lived satisfaction of disciplinary sanctions resulting from rule violations will never make up for the loss of thoughtful and experienced lawmakers.
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