Legislation & Regulation
Contact Information for Oregon Senators
May 2013 by Staff
Sen. Herman Baertschiger Jr., Ph: 503-986-1702; email: Sen.HermanBaertschiger@state.or.usSen. Alan Bates, Ph: 503-986-1703, email: Sen.AlanBates@state.or.us
Sen. Lee Beyer, Ph: 503-986-1706; email: Sen.LeeBeyer@state.or.us
Sen. Brian Boquist, Ph: 503-986-1712; email: Sen.BrianBoquist@state.or.us
Sen. Ginny Burdick, Ph: 503-986-1718; email: Sen.GinnyBurdick@state.or.us
Sen. Betsy Close, Ph: 503-986-1708; email: Sen.BetsyClose@state.or.us
Sen. Peter Courtney, Ph: 503-986-1600; email: Sen.PeterCourtney@state.or.us
Sen. Richard Devlin, Ph: 503-986-1719; email: Sen.RichardDevlin@state.or.us
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder, Ph: 503-986-1723; email: Sen.JackieDingfelder@state.or.us
Sen. Chris Edwards, Ph: 503-986-1707; email: Sen.ChrisEdwards@state.or.us
Sen. Ted Ferrioli, Ph: 503-986-1950; email: Sen.TedFerrioli@state.or.us
Sen. Larry George, Ph: 503-986-1713; email: Sen.LarryGeorge@state.or.us
Sen. Fred Girod, Ph: 503-986-1709; email: Sen.FredGirod@state.or.us
Sen. Bill Hansell, Ph: 503-986-1729; email: Sen.BillHansell@state.or.us
Sen. Mark Hass, Ph: 503-986-1714; email: Sen.MarkHass@state.or.us
Sen. Betsy Johnson, Ph: 503-986-1716; email: Sen.BetsyJohnson@state.or.us
Sen. Tim Knopp, Ph: 503-986-1727; email: Sen.TimKnopp@state.or.us
Sen. Jeff Kruse, Ph: 503-986-1701; email: Sen.JeffKruse@state.or.us
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Ph: 503-986-1725; email: Sen.LaurieMonnesAnderson@state.or.us
Sen. Rod Monroe, Ph: 503-986-1724; email: Sen.RodMonroe@state.or.us
Sen. Alan Olsen, Ph: 503-986-1720; email: Sen.AlanOlsen@state.or.us
Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Ph: 503-986-1704; email: Sen.FloydProzanski@state.or.us
Sen. Arnie Roblan, Ph: 503-986-1705; email: Sen.ArnieRoblan@state.or.us
Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, Ph: 503-986-1700; email: Sen.DianeRosenbaum@state.or.us
Sen. Chip Shields, Ph: 503-986-1722; email: Sen.ChipShields@state.or.us
Sen. Bruce Starr, Ph: 503-986-1715; email: Sen.BruceStarr@state.or.us
Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, Ph: 503-986-1717; email: Sen.ElizabethSteinerHayward@state.or.us
Sen. Chuck Thomsen, Ph: 503-986-1726; email: Sen.ChuckThomsen@state.or.us
Sen. Doug Whitsett, Ph: 503-986-1728; email: Sen.DougWhitsett@state.or.us
Sen. Jackie Winters, Ph: 503-986-1710; email: Sen.JackieWinters@state.or.us

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