Douglas County State Legislation
Legislature — House
The Oregon House of Representatives consists of 60 members who are elected to serve for two-year terms. Each representative represents a district containing about 57,000 citizens. There are three Representatives with constituencies in Douglas County. District lines are redrawn every ten years to account for population shifts reflected in the decennial census. The next re-districting will take place in the year 2031.
Contact information for members of the Oregon House of Representatives is located here on our page devoted to elected Douglas County Public Officials.
Legislature — Senate
The Oregon Senate consists of 30 members who are elected to serve for four-year terms. Each senator represents a district comprising two consecutively-numbered House districts; the number of the Senate district is half the even-numbered House district. Douglas County residents are served by three Senators.
Contact information for members of the Oregon House of Representatives is located here on our page devoted to elected Douglas County Public Officials.
Executive
Oregon has five offices in the Executive branch whose heads stand for election every four years. Three of them stand for election in leap years, the same as President of the United States: Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Attorney General. Two stand for election in the intervening even-year election: Governor and Commissioner of Bureau of Labor & Industries.
Statewide Nonpartisan Positions
Oregon has Statewide Nonpartisan races for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Judge of the Tax Court, Circuit Court, and District Attorney.
Douglas County State Senate & Rep. Districts
Oregon State Representatives are elected every 2 years. Current Election Year: 2024
Oregon State Senators are elected every 4 years. Current Election Year: 2024
How Legislative Vacancies are filled in Oregon
State legislative vacancies can be filled through special elections, governor appointments, board of county commissioners appointments, political party appointments, legislative chamber appointments, or a type of hybrid system. All 50 states use one or more of these systems to fill legislative vacancies.
If there is a vacancy in the Oregon State Legislature, the board of county commissioners representing the vacant seat must select a replacement. This can only be done when the Legislature is in session or when the vacancy happens more than 61 days before the next scheduled general election. The board must select a person from the political party that last held the vacant seat. The board must consider three to five candidates, nominated by the local county party that last controlled the seat. A replacement must be selected within 30 days of the vacancy. Persons selected to fill vacancies serve until the second Monday in January following the general election. Five other states use this type of system to fill vacancies: Arizona, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, and Wyoming.
See sources: Oregon Rev. Stat. §171.051
