Oregon State Senate

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The Oregon State Senate is the upper chamber of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, responsible for crafting state laws alongside the Oregon House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
state upper house
buildingNamed Oregon State Capitol
chamberType upper house
coequalChamber Oregon House of Representatives
convenesAt Oregon State Capitol
surface form: Oregon State Capitol Senate chamber
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Oregon Constitution
surface form: Oregon Constitution of 1859
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
elects President of the Oregon State Senate
establishedInYear 1859
follows Oregon Constitution
governmentBranch legislative branch of Oregon
hasAbbreviation ORSenate
Oregon State Senate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oregon Senate
hasAuthorityOver statewide legislation
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLegislativeAuthorityFrom Oregon Constitution
hasLegislativeProcess bicameral
hasMajorityParty Oregon Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party of Oregon
hasMinorityParty Oregon Republican Party
hasNumberOfMembers 30
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasRedistrictingCycle every 10 years
hasSessionType regular session
special session
hasTermLimits no
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
hasWebsite https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate
isBicameralPartnerOf Oregon House of Representatives
jurisdiction Oregon
legislativeBodyFor Oregon
surface form: State of Oregon
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Salem, Oregon
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
meetsIn Oregon State Capitol
membersElectedBy popular vote
minimumAgeOfSenators 21 years
partOf Oregon Legislative Assembly
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Oregon State Senate
responsibleFor approving state budget legislation
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
passing state laws
sharesLegislativePowerWith Oregon House of Representatives
state Oregon
termLength 4 years
uses Senate rules of procedure
votingEligibility citizens registered to vote in Oregon

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Government of Oregon upperHouse Oregon State Senate
Oregon Legislative Assembly hasComponent Oregon State Senate
Oregon Legislative Assembly subdivision Oregon State Senate
Oregon Legislative Assembly house1 Oregon State Senate
Oregon Constitution establishesBody Oregon State Senate
Mark O. Hatfield memberOf Oregon State Senate
Oregon House of Representatives hasUpperHouse Oregon State Senate
Oregon State Senate hasAbbreviation Oregon State Senate self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oregon Senate
President of the Oregon State Senate partOf Oregon State Senate
President of the Oregon State Senate reportsTo Oregon State Senate
this entity surface form: Oregon State Senate as a collective body
Hatfield legislativeBody Oregon State Senate
subject surface form: Mark O. Hatfield
ORSenate fullName Oregon State Senate
ORSenate abbreviationFor Oregon State Senate
Oregon State Senate chamber usedBy Oregon State Senate
Oregon State Senate chamber governingBody Oregon State Senate