Oregon State Senate 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly, which holds its regular session from 2017 to 2018, has the following leadership: Senate President: Peter Courtney (D–11 Salem)<br> President Pro Tempore: Laurie Monnes Anderson (D–25 Gresham)<br> Majority Leader: Ginny Burdick (D–18 Portland)<br> Minority Leader: Jackie Winters (R–10 Salem) Oregon State Senate The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the State Senate, representing 30 districts across the state, each with a population of 114,000.
Capital punishment in Oregon Capital punishment in Oregon Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Oregon. In November 2011, Governor John Kitzhaber announced a moratorium on executions in Oregon, canceling a planned execution and ordering a review of the death penalty system in the state. Kitzhaber's successor, Governor Kate Brown, affirmed her commitment to the moratorium. Oregon is the only American state where someone can be convicted of a capital crime without a unanimous verdict from the jury: 11 jurors are enough to find the defendant guilty, unless the prosecution requests a unanimous verdict. But if the prosecution seeks the