The Chamber

Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jan; 5 Children
Birth date: 1948
Birthplace: Pittsburg, CA
Home City: West Medford OR
Religion:

Profession

Real Estate Broker, present Owner, Western States Parts/Equipment, 1982 Wood Products Management, KOGAP, 1970 United States Navy, 1969-1970 Title Company Manager

Education

Attended, Southern Oregon College Medford Senior High School, 1966

Committees

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Business and Labor
Land Use
Redistricting
Redistricting
Rules
Veterans Affairs
Work Force Development Subcommittee

SB 1552 Amends Mortgage Foreclosure Process
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1548 Prohibits Employers from Limiting Job Vacancies to Employed Applicants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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SB 1552 Amends Mortgage Foreclosure Process
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1548 Prohibits Employers from Limiting Job Vacancies to Employed Applicants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1580 Amends State Health Plan
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4090 Reducing Restrictions on Urban Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2726 Certification for Smoke Shops
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 552 Establishes the Governor as the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 270 Campaign Finance Reporting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 270 Campaign Finance Reporting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 989 State Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 99 Establishment of Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 347 Exemptions from Disclosure of Public Records
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2541 Amending Inheritance Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2726 Certification for Smoke Shops
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3543 Kicker Refunds
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2732 High School Diploma Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2337 Cougar Hunting Zones
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3555 Qualifications for Superintendents of Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5552 Department of Education Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2287 Public Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 301 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2336 Agriculture Regulation Exemptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 676 Legalizing the Production of Industrial Hemp
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 528 Prohibition on Field Burning in Certain Areas
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 676 Legalizing the Production of Industrial Hemp
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 767 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 528 Prohibition on Field Burning in Certain Areas
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 767 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 3369 Water Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3508 Implementing Measure 57
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3369 Water Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2472 Renewable Energy Tax Credit Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5520 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3298 Creating a Water Management Plan
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 5520 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3298 Creating a Water Management Plan
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 76 Klamath River Dams
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 284 Extension of Statute of Ultimate Repose
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 76 Klamath River Dams
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 284 Extension of Statute of Ultimate Repose
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2067 Expiration Dates for Tax Credits
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2649 Income Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2116 Changing Health Care Assessment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2009 Establishing the Oregon Health Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2794 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2834 Funding School for Blind
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 786 Workplace Religious Discrimination
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2834 Funding School for Blind
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2001 Transit and Gas Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2005 Petition Regulation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2726 Nutrition Labeling on Menus
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2186 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2821 Employee Vacation Use Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2377 Prohibiting Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2672 Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2067 Expiration Dates for Tax Credits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2794 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 311 Changes in Liability Limits
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2599 Expanding School Bullying Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2588 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2509 Sexual Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5552 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 581 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5552 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 581 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5552 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 581 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2436 Real Estate Fees to Fund Housing Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 338 Authorizing Bonds for Public-Works Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 5562 Authorizing Bonds for Public-Works Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 338 Authorizing Bonds for Public-Works Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2157 Severing the Federal and State Income Tax Connection
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3603 Mortgage Reform
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3618 Inheritance Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2801 Exploration of Public Funding for Stem Cell Research
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 392 Mandatory School Age
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 790 Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 838 Renewable Electricity
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2620 Solar Energy in Public Buildings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2871 Consumer Finance Regulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HJM 9 Iraq Troop Withdrawal
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 426 School Districts Insurance Pool
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2589 Lobbyist Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2203 Expanding Payday and Title Loan Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3510 Lottery Revenue to Department of Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1106 Property Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1105 Payday Loan Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3511 Minimum Sentence for Some First-Degree Sex Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3510 Lottery Revenue to Department of Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1106 Property Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3511 Minimum Sentence for Some First-Degree Sex Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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