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List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives
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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 | 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 | Zebulon C. Bishop | Washington | Democratic |
| 1854 | Territorial Legislature | Lafayette 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 | Nathaniel H. Gates | Wasco | Democratic |
After statehood
| No. | Portrait | Name | Session | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:William G. T'Vault.png | frameless | 158x158px]] | William G. T'Vault | 1859 Sp. | Democratic |
| 2 | [[File:Benjamin F. Harding - Brady-Handy.jpg | frameless | 165x165px]] | Benjamin F. Harding | 1860 | Democratic |
| 3 | [[File:Joel Palmer.jpg | frameless | 158x158px]] | Joel Palmer | 1862 | Republican |
| 4 | Isaac R. Moores Jr. | 1864 | ||||
| 1865 | Republican | |||||
| 5 | Francis A. Chenoweth | 1866 | Republican | |||
| 6 | [[File:John Whiteaker Oregon.png | frameless | 168x168px]] | John Whiteaker | 1868 | Democratic |
| 7 | [[File:Benjamin Hayden Oregon.jpg | frameless | 160x160px]] | Benjamin Hayden | 1870 | Democratic |
| 8 | [[File:Rufus Mallory.JPG | frameless | 158x158px]] | Rufus Mallory | 1872 | Republican |
| 9 | John C. Drain | 1874 | Democratic | |||
| 10 | [[File:Weatherford-James-K-young.tiff | frameless | 157x157px]] | James K. Weatherford | 1876 | Democratic |
| 11 | John M. Thompson | 1878 | Democratic | |||
| 12 | [[File:Zenas Ferry Moody (1903).jpg | frameless | 133x133px]] | Zenas Ferry Moody | 1880 | Republican |
| 13 | [[File:Looters of the Public Domain 324.png | frameless | 188x188px]] | George W. McBride | 1882 | Republican |
| 14 | W. P. Keady (1st term) | 1885 | Republican | |||
| 15 | J. T. Gregg | 1887 | Republican | |||
| 16 | E. L. Smith | 1889 | Republican | |||
| 17 | [[File:Looters of the Public Domain 337.png | frameless | 160x160px]] | Theodore Thurston Geer | 1891 | Republican |
| 14 | W. P. Keady (2nd term) | 1893 | Republican | |||
| 18 | [[File:Charles B. Moores.png | frameless | 178x178px]] | Charles B. Moores | 1895 | Republican |
| 19 | E. V. Carter | 1898 Sp. | ||||
| 1899 | Republican | |||||
| 20 | [[File:Levi Branson Reeder 1910.jpg | frameless | 177x177px]] | Levi Branson Reeder | 1901 | Republican |
| 21 | [[File:Lawrence T. Harris.JPG | frameless | 181x181px]] | Lawrence T. Harris | 1903 | Republican |
| 22 | A. L. Mills | 1905 | Republican | |||
| 23 | Frank Davey | 1907 | Republican | |||
| 24 | [[File:Clifton McArthur, W.C. Hawley, N.J. Sumiott, 2-21-23 LOC npcc.07837 (cropped).jpg | frameless | 165x165px]] | Clifton N. McArthur (1st term) | 1909 | |
| 1909 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 25 | [[File:Jerry Rusk.jpg | frameless | 177x177px]] | John P. Rusk | 1911 | Republican |
| 24 | [[File:Clifton McArthur, W.C. Hawley, N.J. Sumiott, 2-21-23 LOC npcc.07837 (cropped).jpg | frameless | 165x165px]] | Clifton N. McArthur (2nd term) | 1913 | Republican |
| 26 | [[File:Ben Selling LCCN2014687636 (cropped).jpg | frameless | 149x149px]] | Ben Selling | 1915 | Republican |
| 27 | [[File:RobertnStanfield.jpg | frameless | 162x162px]] | Robert N. Stanfield | 1917 | Republican |
| 28 | [[File:Seymour Jones.jpeg | frameless | 168x168px]] | Seymour Jones | 1919 | |
| 1920 | Republican | |||||
| 29 | Louis E. Bean | 1921 | ||||
| 1921 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 30 | [[File:Kubli-Kaspar.jpg | frameless | 158x158px]] | Kaspar K. Kubli | 1923 | Republican |
| 31 | [[File:Denton G. Burdick, Oregon State Rep, 1922.jpg | frameless | 173x173px]] | Denton G. Burdick | 1925 | Republican |
| 32 | [[File:John H. Carkin, Oregon State Legislator, 1923.png | frameless | 169x169px]] | John H. Carkin | 1927 | Republican |
| 33 | R. S. Hamilton | 1929 | Republican | |||
| 34 | [[File:Frank Lonergan in 1952 (cropped).png | frameless | 176x176px]] | Frank J. Lonergan | 1931 | Republican |
| 35 | [[File:Earl Snell.jpg | frameless | 187x187px]] | Earl Snell | 1933 | |
| 1933 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 36 | John E. Cooter | 1935 | Democratic | |||
| 37 | Howard Latourette | 1935 Sp. | Democratic | |||
| 38 | Harry D. Boivin | 1937 | Democratic | |||
| 39 | Ernest R. Fatland | 1939 | Republican | |||
| 40 | Robert S. Farrell Jr. | 1941 | Republican | |||
| 41 | [[File:William McAllister 1928.JPG | frameless | 172x172px]] | William M. McAllister | 1943 | Republican |
| 42 | Eugene E. Marsh | 1945 | Republican | |||
| 43 | [[File:John Hubert Hall.jpg | frameless | 154x154px]] | John Hubert Hall | 1947 | Republican |
| 44 | Frank J. Van Dyke | 1949 | Republican | |||
| 45 | [[File:John F. Steelhammer.jpg | frameless | 172x172px]] | John F. Steelhammer | 1951 | Republican |
| 46 | Rudie Wilhelm, Jr. | 1953 | Republican | |||
| 47 | Edward A. Geary | 1955 | Republican | |||
| 48 | Pat Dooley | 1957 | ||||
| 1957 Sp. | Democratic | |||||
| 49 | [[File:Robert Blackford Duncan in the 1960s.JPG | frameless | 182x182px]] | Robert B. Duncan | 1959 | |
| 1961 | Democratic | |||||
| 50 | Clarence Barton | 1963 | ||||
| 1963 Sp. | Democratic | |||||
| 51 | Monte Montgomery | 1965 | ||||
| 1965 Sp. | ||||||
| 1967 | ||||||
| 1967 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 52 | [[File:Robert Freeman Smith.jpg | frameless | 167x167px]] | Bob Smith | 1969 | |
| 1971 | ||||||
| 1971 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 53 | Richard O. Eymann | 1973 | ||||
| 1974 | Democratic | |||||
| 54 | Phil Lang | 1975 | ||||
| 1977 | ||||||
| 1978 Sp. | Democratic | |||||
| 55 | Hardy Myers | 1979 | ||||
| 1980 Sp. | ||||||
| 1981 | ||||||
| 1981 Sp. | Democratic | |||||
| 56 | [[File:Grattan 0002.jpg | frameless | 166x166px]] | Grattan Kerans | 1983 | |
| 1983 Sp. | Democratic | |||||
| 57 | [[File:Vera Katz.jpg | frameless | 167x167px]] | Vera Katz | 1985 | |
| 1987 | ||||||
| 1989 | ||||||
| 1989 Sp. | Democratic | |||||
| 58 | Larry Campbell | 1991 | ||||
| 1993 | Republican | |||||
| 59 | [[File:Bev Clarno (cropped).jpg | frameless | 151x151px]] | Bev Clarno | 1995 | |
| 1995 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 60 | Lynn Lundquist | 1997 | Republican | |||
| 61 | Lynn Snodgrass | 1999 | ||||
| 1999 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 62 | Mark Simmons | 2001 | ||||
| 2001 Sp. | Republican | |||||
| 63 | Karen Minnis | 2003 | ||||
| 2005 | Republican | |||||
| 64 | [[File:Jeff Merkley (cropped).jpg | frameless | 154x154px]] | Jeff Merkley | 2007 | Democratic |
| 65 | [[File:Dave Hunt Head Shot.jpg | frameless | 146x146px]] | Dave Hunt | 2009 | Democratic |
| 66 | [[File:Arnie Roblan.jpg | frameless | 184x184px]] | Arnie Roblan (Co-speaker) | 2011 | Democratic |
| 66 | [[File:BruceHanna.jpg | frameless | 167x167px]] | Bruce Hanna (Co-speaker) | 2011 | Republican |
| 67 | [[File:Tina Kotek (3x4a).jpg | frameless | 161x161px]] | Tina Kotek | 2013 | |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2021 | Democratic | |||||
| 68 | [[File:Dan Rayfield - Oregon Attorney.jpg | frameless | 176x176px]] | Dan Rayfield | 2022 Sp. | |
| 2023 | Democratic | |||||
| 69 | [[File:Julie Fahey Official Head Shot (cropped).jpg | frameless | 148x148px]] | Julie Fahey | 2025 | Democratic |
References
References
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Special Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- Newell served first, then Lee. [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1845 Regular Session (1st Provisional).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1846 Regular Session (2nd Provisional).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1847 Regular Session (3rd Provisional).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- Wilcox resigned, replaced by Rice. [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1848-1849 Regular Session (4th Provisional).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1849 Regular Session (1st Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1850 Regular Session (2nd Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1851 Regular Session (3rd Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1852 Regular Session (4th Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1853 Regular Session (5th Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1854 Regular Session (6th Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1855 Regular Session (7th Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1856 Regular Session (8th Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide: 1857 Regular Session (9th Territorial).] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on December 25, 2008.
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe, [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/History_of_Oregon_(Bancroft)/Volume_2/Chapter_17#cite_note-38 "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).
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