"need for personal responsibility and self-reliance in the event of a disaster." At the beginning of the 2022 legislative short session, the house republican caucus announced that they would use the session to "fix failures from Democratic leadership by restoring education standards, holding state government accountable and enabling our law enforcement to do its job. We will push to remove roadblocks to health care access and preserve Oregon’s natural environment while protecting the way of life of communities relying on these resources. We will give Oregonians the freedom to recover financially from government-mandated shutdowns by fighting the state’s regulatory burdens and mandates." The caucus intends to terminate the state of emergency related to COVID-19, and amend the Oregon Constitution to limit the declaration of an emergency to 30 days. Past elections Presidents Republican nominees won 25 of Oregon's 32 Presidential popular votes from 1860 to 1984. Since 1988 the Democratic presidential nominee has won 8 straight popular votes. Governance The party is run by an elected state Leadership Team. County parties Each of Oregon's 36 counties have semi-autonomous county leadership teams. They are elected by precinct committee members who in turn are elected by all Republicans in a specific precinct. Party Chairs Current elected officials Members of Congress U.S. Senate None Both of Oregon's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 2008. Gordon H. Smith was the last Republican to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate. Elected in 1996, Gordon lost his second re-election attempt in 2008 to Jeff Merkley. The Oregon Republican Party holds one of the state's five U.S. House seats and neither of the two U.S. Senate seats. U.S. House of Representatives Out of the six seats Oregon is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, two are held by Republicans: Statewide offices None Oregon has not had a Republican in statewide office since 2021 after the retirement of Secretary of State Bev Clarno and the election of Democrat Shemia Fagan to replace her. State Legislators The Oregon Republican Party holds a minority 25 of 60 seats in the Oregon House of Representatives and a minority 11 of the 30 Oregon Senate seats. Senate House of Representatives Mayors Of the state's ten largest cities, two have Republican mayors as of 2023: Medford (8): Randy Sparacino Springfield (9): Sean VanGordon Election results Presidential Gubernatorial See also Dorchester Conference Footnotes Further reading Tom McCall with Steve Neal,