Just a quick post to let you know that the Oregon House Ds made the choices everyone thought they would by selecting Dave Hunt of Oregon City as the next Speaker and my former boss Rep. Mary Nolan as the new majority leader. This means that Rep. Nolan’s job as the house chair of the Joint Ways and Means Commitee will be open, as will the Senate’s chair, previously held by Congressman-Elect Kurt Schrader.
Others elected to leadership include:
Speaker Pro-Tem: Arnie Roblan (D-Coos Bay)
Majority Whip: Peter Buckley (D-Ashland)
Deputy Majority Whip: Tina Kotek (D-Portland)
Assistant Majority Whip: Tobias Read (D-Beaverton)
Assistant Majority leader (policy): Sara Gelser (D-Corvallis/Philomath)
Assistant Majority Leader (political): Phil Barnhart (D-Central Lane and Linn counties)
Committee chairs and membership will be announced later this month…