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 most recent 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 2024 and the end of the 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly, Julie Fahey is serving as the current speaker.

Before statehood

Session	Type	Name	District/County represented	Political party
1845^[1]	Provisional Legislature	Morton M. McCarver	Tuality
1845^[2]	Provisional Legislature	Robert Newell H. A. G. Lee	Champoeg Clackamas
1846^[3]	Provisional Legislature	Asa Lovejoy	Clackamas
1847^[4]	Provisional Legislature	Robert Newell	Champoeg
1848-1849^[5]	Provisional Legislature	Ralph Wilcox Levi A. Rice	Tuality Yamhill
1849^[6]	Territorial Legislature	Asa Lovejoy	Clackamas
1850^[7]	Territorial Legislature	Ralph Wilcox	Washington
1851^[8]	Territorial Legislature	William M. King	Washington
1852^[9]	Territorial Legislature	Benjamin F. Harding	Marion	Democratic
1853^[10]	Territorial Legislature	Z. C. Bishop	Washington	Democratic
1854^[11]	Territorial Legislature	Lafayette Cartee	Clackamas	Democratic
1855^[12]	Territorial Legislature	Delazon Smith	Linn	Democratic
1856^[13]	Territorial Legislature	La Fayette Grover	Marion	Democratic
1857^[14]	Territorial Legislature	Ira F. M. Butler	Polk	Democratic
1858^[15]	Territorial Legislature	Nathaniel H. Gates	Wasco	Democratic

After statehood


No.	Name District	Session	Party
1	William G. T'Vault Jackson County	1859	Democratic
2	Benjamin F. Harding Marion County	1860	Democratic
3	Joel Palmer Yamhill County	1862	Republican
4	Isaac R. Moores Jr. Marion County	1864	Republican
4	Isaac R. Moores Jr. Marion County	1865	Republican
5	Francis A. Chenoweth Benton County	1866	Republican
6	John Whiteaker Lane County	1868	Democratic
7	Benjamin Hayden Polk County	1870	Democratic
8	Rufus Mallory Marion County	1872	Republican
9	John C. Drain Douglas County	1874	Democratic
10	James K. Weatherford Linn County	1876	Democratic
11	John M. Thompson Lane County	1878	Democratic
12	Zenas Ferry Moody Wasco County	1880	Republican
13	George W. McBride Columbia County	1882	Republican
14	W. P. Keady Benton County	1885	Republican
15	J. T. Gregg Marion County	1887	Republican
16	E. L. Smith Hood River County	1889	Republican
17	Theodore Thurston Geer Marion County	1891	Republican
14^{[Note 1]}	W. P. Keady Multnomah County	1893	Republican
18	Charles B. Moores Marion County	1895	Republican

19	E. V. Carter Jackson County	1898 Sp.	Republican
19	E. V. Carter Jackson County	1899	Republican
20	Levi Branson Reeder Umatilla County	1901	Republican
21	Lawrence T. Harris Lane County	1903	Republican
22	A. L. Mills Multnomah County	1905	Republican
23	Frank Davey Marion County	1907	Republican
24	Clifton N. McArthur Multnomah County	1909	Republican
24	Clifton N. McArthur Multnomah County	1909 Sp.	Republican
25	John P. Rusk Wallowa County	1911	Republican
24^{[Note 2]}	Clifton N. McArthur Multnomah County	1913	Republican
26	Ben Selling Multnomah County	1915	Republican
27	Robert N. Stanfield Umatilla County	1917	Republican
28	Seymour Jones Marion County	1919	Republican
28	Seymour Jones Marion County	1920	Republican
29	Louis E. Bean Lane County	1921	Republican
29	Louis E. Bean Lane County	1921 Sp.	Republican
30	Kaspar K. Kubli Multnomah County	1923	Republican
31	Denton G. Burdick Deschutes County	1925	Republican
32	John H. Carkin Jackson County	1927	Republican
33	R. S. Hamilton Deschutes County	1929	Republican
34	Frank J. Lonergan Multnomah County	1931	Republican
35	Earl Snell Gilliam County	1933	Republican
35	Earl Snell Gilliam County	1933 Sp.	Republican
36	John E. Cooter Lincoln County	1935	Democratic
37	Howard Latourette Multnomah County	1935 Sp.	Democratic
38	Harry D. Boivin Klamath County	1937	Democratic
39	Ernest R. Fatland Gilliam County	1939	Republican
40	Robert S. Farrell Jr. Multnomah County	1941	Republican
41	William M. McAllister Jackson County	1943	Republican
42	Eugene E. Marsh Yamhill County	1945	Republican
43	John Hubert Hall Multnomah County	1947	Republican
44	Frank J. Van Dyke Jackson County	1949	Republican
45	John F. Steelhammer Marion County	1951	Republican
46	Rudie Wilhelm, Jr. Multnomah County	1953	Republican
47	Edward A. Geary Klamath County	1955	Republican
48	Pat Dooley Multnomah County	1957	Democratic
48	Pat Dooley Multnomah County	1957 Sp.	Democratic
49	Robert B. Duncan Jackson County	1959	Democratic
49	Robert B. Duncan Jackson County	1961	Democratic
50	Clarence Barton Coos County	1963	Democratic
50	Clarence Barton Coos County	1963 Sp.	Democratic
51	Monte Montgomery Lane County	1965	Republican
		1965 Sp.
		1967
		1967 Sp.
52	Bob Smith Harney County	1969	Republican
		1971
		1971 Sp.
53	Richard O. Eymann Lane County	1973	Democratic
53	Richard O. Eymann Lane County	1974	Democratic
54	Phil Lang 10 - Portland	1975	Democratic
		1977
		1978 Sp.
55	Hardy Myers 19 - Portland	1979	Democratic
		1980 Sp.
		1981
		1981 Sp.
56	Grattan Kerans Lane County	1983	Democratic
56	Grattan Kerans Lane County	1983 Sp.	Democratic
57	Vera Katz 8 - Portland	1985	Democratic
		1987
		1989
		1989 Sp.
58	Larry Campbell 43 - Eugene	1991	Republican
58	Larry Campbell 43 - Eugene	1993	Republican
59	Bev Clarno 55 - Bend	1995	Republican
59	Bev Clarno 55 - Bend	1995 Sp.	Republican
60	Lynn Lundquist 59 - Powell Butte	1997	Republican
61	Lynn Snodgrass 10 - Boring	1999	Republican
61	Lynn Snodgrass 10 - Boring	1999 Sp.	Republican
62	Mark Simmons 58 - Elgin	2001	Republican
62	Mark Simmons 58 - Elgin	2001 Sp.	Republican
63	Karen Minnis 49 - Fairview	2003	Republican
63	Karen Minnis 49 - Fairview	2005	Republican
64	Jeff Merkley 49 - Portland (Mill Park)	2007	Democratic
65	Dave Hunt 40 - Gladstone	2009	Democratic
66^{[Note 3]}	Arnie Roblan 9 - Coos Bay	2011	Democratic
66^{[Note 3]}	Bruce Hanna 7 - Roseburg	2011	Republican
67	Tina Kotek 49 - Portland (Kenton)	2013	Democratic
		2015
		2017
		2019
		2021
68	Dan Rayfield 16 - Corvallis	2022 Sp.	Democratic
68	Dan Rayfield 16 - Corvallis	2023	Democratic
69	Julie Fahey 14 - Eugene	2025	Democratic

References

^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Special Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Newell served first, then Lee. Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Regular Session (1st Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1846 Regular Session (2nd Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1847 Regular Session (3rd Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Wilcox resigned, replaced by Rice. Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1848-1849 Regular Session (4th Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1849 Regular Session (1st Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1850 Regular Session (2nd Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1851 Regular Session (3rd Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1852 Regular Session (4th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1853 Regular Session (5th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1854 Regular Session (6th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1855 Regular Session (7th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1856 Regular Session (8th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1857 Regular Session (9th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe, "Oregon Becomes a State, 1856-1859", Chapter 17, The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Volume20: History of Oregon, Volume 2, 1848-1888; San Francisco, California: The History Company, p. 434 (note 38).

Notes

^ W. P. Keady served two non-consecutive terms. He is listed as 14th Speaker for both terms.
^ Clifton N. McArthur served two non-consecutive terms. He is listed as 24th Speaker for both terms.
^ As both parties had 30 seats each, the house was split. Arnie Roblan and Bruce Hanna served concurrently as co-speakers.

[1] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Special Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[2] Newell served first, then Lee. Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Regular Session (1st Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[3] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1846 Regular Session (2nd Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[4] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1847 Regular Session (3rd Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[5] Wilcox resigned, replaced by Rice. Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1848-1849 Regular Session (4th Provisional). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[6] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1849 Regular Session (1st Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[7] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1850 Regular Session (2nd Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[8] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1851 Regular Session (3rd Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[9] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1852 Regular Session (4th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[10] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1853 Regular Session (5th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[11] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1854 Regular Session (6th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[12] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1855 Regular Session (7th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[13] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1856 Regular Session (8th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[14] Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1857 Regular Session (9th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.

[15] Bancroft, Hubert Howe, "Oregon Becomes a State, 1856-1859", Chapter 17, The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Volume20: History of Oregon, Volume 2, 1848-1888; San Francisco, California: The History Company, p. 434 (note 38).

[outlying-16] W. P. Keady served two non-consecutive terms. He is listed as 14th Speaker for both terms.

[17] Clifton N. McArthur served two non-consecutive terms. He is listed as 24th Speaker for both terms.

[18] As both parties had 30 seats each, the house was split. Arnie Roblan and Bruce Hanna served concurrently as co-speakers.

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