Oregon AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education

1999 Legislative Voting Record
For the Seventieth Legislative Assembly

(Summary)

The following information was compiled from legislative voting records, responses to written questionnaires and interviews, and public records which indicate the representatives' positions on issues of importance to working families. Based on this information, more than 300 union delegates to the Oregon AFL-CIO convention voted to forward to you their findings. We urge you to review and consider this information before you vote in the next election.

How to read this guide:

Note A – The 1999 Voting Record was compiled by the Oregon AFL-CIO to reflect votes cast in the State House and Senate on the following bills:

Note B – Career Voting Records reflect the voting records compiled by the Oregon AFL-CIO during each legislative session.  They include bills that affected such issues as: prevailing wage, minimum wage, family leave, 8-hour day and overtime, contracting out jobs, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, collective bargaining and union rights, and funding of road and bridge maintenance.

Oregon House

See a list sorted by member name vs. percentage

Representative (E-Mail Link)	Dist.	SB 722	SB 1115	HB 2238	HB 2486	HB 2793	HB 3605	HB 3607	1999 Total R-W-E	1999 % Right	Career % Right
Jo Ann Bowman (D-Portland)	19	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Richard Devlin (D-Tualatin)	24	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Dan Gardner (D-Portland)	13	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Gary D. Hansen (D-Portland)	17	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Deborah Kafoury (D-Portland)	18	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Al King (D-Springfield)	44	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Randy Leonard (D-Portland)	21	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	88%
Kathy Lowe (D-Milwaukie)	26	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Jeff Merkley (D-Portland)	16	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Representative (E-Mail Link)	Dist.	SB 722	SB 1115	HB 2238	HB 2486	HB 2793	HB 3605	HB 3607	1999 Total R-W-E	1999 % Right	Career % Right
Bill Morrisette (D-Springfield)	42	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Diane Rosenbaum (D-Portland)	14	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7-0-0	100%	100%
Elaine M. Hopson (D-Tillamook)	2	R	W	R	R	R	R	R	6-1-0	86%	86%
Vicki Walker (D-Eugene)	41	R	R	W	R	R	R	R	6-1-0	86%	86%
Chris Beck (D-Portland)	12	R	W	R	R	R	W	R	5-2-0	71%	87%
Bob Jenson (R-Pendleton)	57	R	W	R	W	W	R	R	4-3-0	57%	67%
Jim Hill (R-Hillsboro)	5	R	W	R	W	W	W	R	3-4-0	43%	47%
Kurt Schrader (D-Canby)	23	R	W	R	R	W	W	W	3-4-0	43%	53%
Lane Shetterly (R-Dallas)	34	R	W	W	W	R	R	W	3-4-0	43%	40%
Representative (E-Mail Link)	Dist.	SB 722	SB 1115	HB 2238	HB 2486	HB 2793	HB 3605	HB 3607	1999 Total R-W-E	1999 % Right	Career % Right
Jerry Krummel (R-Wilsonville)	27	R	W	R	E	W	W	W	2-4-1	33%	33%
Jackie Winters (R-Salem)	31	R	E	W	W	W	W	W	1-5-1	17%	17%
Vic Backlund (R-Keizer)	33	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	14%
Tim Knopp (R-Bend)	54	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	14%
Karen Minnis (R-Fairview)	20	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	14%
Rob Patridge (R-Medford)	50	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	14%
Bruce Starr (R-Aloha)	3	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	14%
Ben Westlund (R-Bend)	55	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	7%
Max Williams (R-Tigard)	9	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	1-6-0	14%	14%
Representative (E-Mail Link)	Dist.	SB 722	SB 1115	HB 2238	HB 2486	HB 2793	HB 3605	HB 3607	1999 Total R-W-E	1999 % Right	Career % Right
R. Tom Butler (R-Ontario)	60	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	0%
Betsy L. Close (R-Albany)	36	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	0%
Jeff Kropf (R-Halsey)	37	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	0%
Jeff Kruse (R-Roseburg)	45	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	0%
Susan Morgan (R-Myrtle Creek)	46	W	W	E	W	W	W	W	0-6-1	0%	0%
Mark Simmons (R-Elgin)	58	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	13%
Carl Wilson (R-Grants Pass)	49	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	0%
Bill Witt (R-Portland)	7	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	0-7-0	0%	0%

The above list, unlike the one sorted by name, includes only representatives who served in both the 1999 and 2001 Oregon House.

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