(D-Eugene) said at the hearing that the low pay deters Oregonians from serving in the Legislature and urged the new salary be approved. He said the current pay serves to encourage only those with personal wealth or with multiple jobs to run for the legislature. Because of the high time commitment legislative positions require, the current salary also makes it financially difficult for some to stay in office once they’ve been elected. Ultimately, SB1566 did not make it out of the Senate Rules Committee. In light of this, three veteran House Democrats jointly announced they would not seek reelection because of the apparent failure of SB1566. The three state representatives, Karin Power, Rachel Prusak and Anna Williams, said they could not afford to work full time for part-time pay. “We are a lawyer, nurse practitioner, and social worker,” the three said in a statement. “Seeing the hardships that families faced in our professional lives convinced us to run for office knowing these families deserved voices in our state government See also Oregon Territorial Legislature (pre-statehood legislature) Provisional Government of Oregon (pre-territorial governing body) Provisional Legislature of Oregon Notes References External links History of the Oregon Legislative Assembly from the Oregon State Archives, including overviews of landmark legislation by topic Legislative Assembly home page from the Oregon Blue Book website List of Legislative Statutory Committees and Interim Offices from the Blue Book Glossary of Oregon legislative terms from the Legislature's official site History of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, from the Statesman Journal 1859 establishments in Oregon Bicameral legislatures