List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives
This is a complete list of people who have served as Speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives through the 2009 session. Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859, with prior sessions of the House organized under the territorial government and the provisional government. Prior to the adoption of the second set of Organic Laws in 1845, the legislative body of the provisional government was the legislative committee, and leaders of that body are not listed below.
As of 2017 and the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly, Tina Kotek has been elected to the position for the last three terms.
Before statehood
Session | Type | Name | District/County represented | Political party |
1845 | Provisional Legislature | Morton M. McCarver | Tuality | |
1845 | Provisional Legislature | Robert Newell H. A. G. Lee | Champoeg Clackamas | |
1846 | Provisional Legislature | Asa Lovejoy | Clackamas | |
1847 | Provisional Legislature | Robert Newell | Champoeg | |
1848-1849 | Provisional Legislature | Ralph Wilcox Levi A. Rice | Tuality Yamhill | |
1849 | Territorial Legislature | Asa Lovejoy | Clackamas | |
1850 | Territorial Legislature | Ralph Wilcox | Washington | |
1851 | Territorial Legislature | William M. King | Washington | |
1852 | Territorial Legislature | Benjamin F. Harding | Marion | Democratic |
1853 | Territorial Legislature | Z. C. Bishop | Washington | Democratic |
1854 | Territorial Legislature | L. F. Cartee | Clackamas | Democratic |
1855 | Territorial Legislature | Delazon Smith | Linn | Democratic |
1856 | Territorial Legislature | La Fayette Grover | Marion | Democratic |
1857 | Territorial Legislature | Ira F. M. Butler | Polk | Democratic |
1858 | Territorial Legislature |
After statehood
Order | Session | Type | Name | County represented | Political party |
1 | 1859 | Special | William G. T'Vault | Jackson | Democratic |
2 | 1860 | Regular | Benjamin F. Harding | Marion | Democratic |
3 | 1862 | Regular | Joel Palmer | Yamhill | Republican |
4 | 1864 | Regular | Isaac R. Moores, Jr. | Marion | Republican |
4 | 1865 | Special | Isaac R. Moores, Jr. | Marion | Republican |
5 | 1866 | Regular | Francis A. Chenoweth | Benton | Republican |
6 | 1868 | Regular | John Whiteaker | Lane | Democratic |
7 | 1870 | Regular | Benjamin Hayden | Polk | Democratic |
8 | 1872 | Regular | Rufus Mallory | Marion | Republican |
9 | 1874 | Regular | John C. Drain | Douglas | Democratic |
10 | 1876 | Regular | James K. Weatherford | Linn | Democratic |
11 | 1878 | Regular | John M. Thompson | Lane | Democratic |
12 | 1880 | Regular | Zenas Ferry Moody | Wasco | Republican |
13 | 1882 | Regular | George W. McBride | Columbia | Republican |
14 | 1885 | Regular Special | W. P. Keady | Benton | Republican |
15 | 1887 | Regular | J. T. Gregg | Marion | Republican |
16 | 1889 | Regular | E. L. Smith | Hood River | Republican |
17 | 1891 | Regular | Theodore Thurston Geer | Marion | Republican |
14 | 1893 | Regular | W. P. Keady | Multnomah | Republican |
18 | 1895 | Regular | Charles B. Moores | Marion | Republican |
1897 | House did not organize | E.J. Davis Henry L. Benson both selected by rival factions | |||
19 | 1898 | Special | E. V. Carter | Jackson | Republican |
19 | 1899 | Regular | E. V. Carter | Jackson | Republican |
20 | 1901 | Regular | Levi Branson Reeder | Umatilla | Republican |
21 | 1903 | Regular Special | Lawrence T. Harris | Lane | Republican |
22 | 1905 | Regular | A. L. Mills | Multnomah | Republican |
23 | 1907 | Regular | Frank Davey | Marion | Republican |
24 | 1909 | Regular Special | Clifton N. McArthur | Multnomah | Republican |
25 | 1911 | Regular | John P. Rusk | Wallowa | Republican |
24 | 1913 | Regular | Clifton N. McArthur | Multnomah | Republican |
26 | 1915 | Regular | Ben Selling | Multnomah | Republican |
27 | 1917 | Regular | Robert N. Stanfield | Umatilla | Republican |
28 | 1919 | Regular | Seymour Jones | Marion | Republican |
28 | 1920 | Special | Seymour Jones | Marion | Republican |
29 | 1921 | Regular Special | Louis E. Bean | Lane | Republican |
30 | 1923 | Regular | Kaspar K. Kubli | Multnomah | Republican |
31 | 1925 | Regular | Denton G. Burdick | Deschutes | Republican |
32 | 1927 | Regular | John H. Carkin | Jackson | Republican |
33 | 1929 | Regular | R. S. Hamilton | Deschutes | Republican |
34 | 1931 | Regular | Frank J. Lonergan | Multnomah | Republican |
35 | 1933 | Regular Special | Earl Snell | Gilliam | Republican |
36 | 1935 | Regular | John E. Cooter | Lincoln | Democratic |
37 | 1935 | Special | Howard Latourette | Multnomah | Democratic |
38 | 1937 | Regular | Harry D. Boivin | Klamath | Democratic |
39 | 1939 | Regular | Ernest R. Fatland | Gilliam | Republican |
40 | 1941 | Regular | Robert S. Farrell, Jr. | Multnomah | Republican |
41 | 1943 | Regular | William M. McAllister | Jackson | Republican |
42 | 1945 | Regular | Eugene E. Marsh | Yamhill | Republican |
43 | 1947 | Regular | John Hubert Hall | Multnomah | Republican |
44 | 1949 | Regular | Frank Van Dyke | Jackson | Republican |
45 | 1951 | Regular | John F. Steelhammer | Marion | Republican |
46 | 1953 | Regular | Rudie Wilhelm, Jr. | Multnomah | Republican |
47 | 1955 | Regular | Edward A. Geary | Klamath | Republican |
48 | 1957 | Regular Special | Pat Dooley | Multnomah | Democratic |
49 | 1959 | Regular | Robert B. Duncan | Jackson | Democratic |
49 | 1961 | Regular | - | Jackson | Democratic |
50 | 1963 | Regular Special | Clarence Barton | Coos | Democratic |
51 | 1965 | Regular Special | F. F. Montgomery | Lane | Republican |
51 | 1967 | Regular Special | F. F. Montgomery | Lane | Republican |
52 | 1969 | Regular | Robert Freeman Smith | Harney | Republican |
52 | 1971 | Regular Special | Robert Freeman Smith | Harney | Republican |
53 | 1973 | Regular | Richard O. Eymann | Lane | Democratic |
53 | 1974 | Special | Richard O. Eymann | Lane | Democratic |
54 | 1975 | Regular | Philip D. Lang | Multnomah | Democratic |
54 | 1977 | Regular | Philip D. Lang | Multnomah | Democratic |
54 | 1978 | Special | Philip D. Lang | Multnomah | Democratic |
55 | 1979 | Regular | Hardy Myers | Multnomah | Democratic |
55 | 1980 | Special | Hardy Myers | Multnomah | Democratic |
55 | 1981 | Regular Special | Hardy Myers | Multnomah | Democratic |
56 | 1983 | Regular Special | Grattan Kerans | Lane | Democratic |
57 | 1985 | Regular | Vera Katz | Multnomah | Democratic |
57 | 1987 | Regular | Vera Katz | Multnomah | Democratic |
57 | 1989 | Regular Special | Vera Katz | Multnomah | Democratic |
58 | 1991 | Regular | Larry Campbell | Lane | Republican |
58 | 1993 | Regular | Larry Campbell | Lane | Republican |
59 | 1995 | Regular Special | Bev Clarno | Deschutes | Republican |
60 | 1997 | Regular | Lynn Lundquist | Deschutes | Republican |
61 | 1999 | Regular Special | Lynn Snodgrass | Clackamas | Republican |
62 | 2001 | Regular Special | Mark Simmons | Union | Republican |
63 | 2003 | Regular | Karen Minnis | Multnomah | Republican |
63 | 2005 | Regular | Karen Minnis | Multnomah | Republican |
64 | 2007 | Regular | Jeff Merkley | Multnomah | Democratic |
65 | 2009 | Regular | Dave Hunt | Clackamas | Democratic |
66-67 | 2011 | Regular | Bruce Hanna | Douglas | Republican |
66-67 | 2011 | Regular | Arnie Roblan | Coos | Democratic |
68 | 2013 | Regular | Tina Kotek | Multnomah | Democratic |
68 | 2015 | Regular | Tina Kotek | Multnomah | Democratic |
68 | 2017 | Regular | Tina Kotek | Multnomah | Democratic |
68 | 2019 | Regular | Tina Kotek | Multnomah | Democratic |