2021-2022 Oregon Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
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House Votes
1. Fees on Farmers
Creates new or increases fees adopted by the State Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Health Authority.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Private Forest Protection
Pushes to stop deforestation and climate change, regulating private land owners from logging and provides tax credits to land owners who grow their trees longer before logging.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Red Light Cameras
Authorizes traffic enforcement agents to review and issue citations based on photographs taken by photo red light cameras.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Diversity Goals
Establishes state goal that percentage of diverse employees employed by Department of Education reflects percentage of diverse students in public schools.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Woke Terminology
Updates statutory references to individual who is not citizen or national of United States to replace "alien" with "noncitizen."
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Free Speech
Prohibits knowingly communicating false statements regarding elections.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
Legend:
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Did not vote
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 3.8% |
| Republican | 68.3% |
