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Seal of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Oregon Legislative Assembly [a] is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon.The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms.
Government of Oregon. The government of the U.S. state of Oregon, as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. These branches operate in a manner similar to that of the federal government of the United States. [1]
The secretary of state of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in the line of succession to the governor. [ 1 ] The duties of the office are auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public records.
The commissioner is the chief executive of Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and serves a four-year term. [1] The commissioner is also chairperson of the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and executive secretary of the Wage and Hour Commission. The commissioner enforces state laws related to employment, housing, and public ...
Territorial Secretary Kintzing Prichette acted as governor until Gaines arrived.[6] ^ Joseph G. Marshall was appointed on August 9, 1849, during a Senate recess,[12][13] but declined the post.[12][14] Some sources say that Abraham Lincoln was then appointed but declined,[15][11] but the Territorial Papers have no record of a formal appointment.[12]
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Members of the House serve two-year terms without term limits.
This is a list of official departments, divisions, commissions, boards, programs, and agencies of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, including regional commissions and boards to which it is officially a party. Where a listing is that of a subdivision of another agency, the parent agency is indicated in parentheses.
Term limits legislation – term limits for state and federal office-holders – has been a recurring political issue in the U.S. state of Oregon since 1992. In that year's general election, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 3, an initiative that enacted term limits for representatives in both houses of the United States Congress and the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and statewide ...