House Dems Leadership Team
The Oregon House Democrats have announced their 2007 leadership team:
The Oregon House Democrats have nominated Rep. Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 2007 session of the Legislature, the House Democratic Office announced Sunday. ...Rep. Dave Hunt (D-Clackamas County) was elected by the caucus to be the new House Majority Leader.... The House Democrats also nominated Rep. Diane Rosenbaum (D-Portland) to serve as Speaker Pro Tem....
Rep. Phil Barnhart (D-Central Lane/Linn Counties) was elected to the position of Majority Whip.... The caucus elected Rep. Arnie Roblan (D-Coos Bay) to serve as Deputy Majority Whip. Representative Sara Gelser (D-Corvallis/Philomath) and Representative Peter Buckley (D-Ashland) won election to the Assistant Majority Leader posts.
Meanwhile, over at CFM Insider, a column posted before the weekend speculated on possible committee chairs in the new Democratic House.
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Nov. 12, 2006
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Nov 12, '06
Speaking of party leadership, word is swirling on the rightwing blogs that Walden is planning to run for Governor in 2010 now that he's in the minority.
I now predict that Kitz will run for Governor again (and win) if he doesn't challenge Smith in 2008 (which he would win too, and may be the only Oregon Dem to be able to do so).v
11:50 p.m.
Nov 12, '06
Don't tell me. The announcement was made at an international beer and wine festival in Israel.
Nov 12, '06
Jack Bog,
Don't forget that the House Democrats while at the festival were having gay sex with illegal immigrats and then later fed christians to lions.
Nov 13, '06
I've spent some time with Merkley, Hunt, and Buckley, quite an impressive group. Counterpose W Scott...
Nov 13, '06
Thanks, Chuck.
This entire new House Leadership Team is impressive. In fact, the whole House Democratic Caucus is amazing, as I was reminded yesterday as all 31 of us met together for the first time in Salem. What a thoughtful, energetic, experienced, diverse group -- all committed to rebuilding Oregon's schools, health care, public safety, jobs, civil rights, infrastructure, and ethics.
When you couple that team with Governor Kulongoski, the Oregon Senate, and at least a handful of very thoughtful House Republican members, it's clear that 2007 is going to be a great year for Oregon. To whom much is given, much is expected.....and we're ready to get to work.
8:22 a.m.
Nov 13, '06
What a team. It's amazing how a few thousand net votes can dramatically change the nature of our state's leadership.
Nov 13, '06
Yay, team!
On a side note, Oberfuhrer Kos has posted about early efforts in Minnesota to replace their Republican senator with a Democratic one. No use waiting until the last minute in '08.
So... where do I go, what do I do, to get connected with the team that's working to replace Gordon "So Not a Moderate" Smith with a Democratic senator?
Nov 13, '06
Beating Smith will take support from our neighboring senators to the north and south because the 4 women have safe seats and almost unlimited fundraising power. Millions of dollars of advance money will be required to convince Kitz to run, since hard-core fundraising is not his thing.
All other considerations aside, I predict that whether Gordon Smith is beatable or not will depend on the popularity in Oregon of the Democract candidate for president. If you get somebody like Hillary running, I predict that every racist and sexist moron will turn out, and Dems will get slaughtered. On the other hand, a popular Dem presidential candidate may sweep Gordon Smith into the gutter.
Stop the War Now!
11:36 a.m.
Nov 13, '06
Stay on topic, please. We'll have plenty of Gordon Smith chatter coming right up.
Nov 13, '06
Sorry Sir! I take back all Gordon Smith comments!
Before my eyes glaze over, is there anyone on the new "leadership team" that is from NW Oregon and interested in trying to help stop the LNG terminals on the Columbia River? That hissing noise you hear is (a) leaking liquified natural gas, or (b) profits for Cheney/Haliburton. If you guessed both of the above, you are correct!
Stop the War Now!
Nov 13, '06
My great hope is that the new leadership will act like adults and not like whining spoiled 6-year-olds. I also hope that there will be no more of the petty and spiteful actions that have been done in the past.
12:05 p.m.
Nov 13, '06
Don't worry. Our team won't act like Minnis and the GOP did.
Nov 13, '06
With Dave Hunt, who endorsed Measure 46, as majority leader [damn, that sounds good] and Peter Buckley, who admitted that something like Measure 46 is necessary to limit campaign contributions in Oregon, as an assistant majority leader, it goes without saying that the House will pass a referral of a constitutional amendment to allow campaign contribution limits.
<h2>Right, guys?</h2>