Democratic Party of Oregon | |
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Chairperson | Rosa Colquitt |
Founded | 1851 |
Headquarters | 1220 SW Morrison Street, Suite 910 Portland, Oregon |
Youth wing | Young Democrats of Oregon Caucus |
Membership (2023) | 1,026,458[1] |
Ideology | Modern liberalism |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Green, Blue |
U.S. Senate delegation | 2 / 2
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U.S. House delegation | 4 / 6
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Statewide offices | 5 / 5
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Oregon Senate | 17 / 30
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Oregon House | 35 / 60
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Website | |
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The Democratic Party of Oregon is the Oregon affiliate of the Democratic Party.[2] The State Central Committee, made up of two delegates elected from each of Oregon's 36 counties and one additional delegate for every 15,000 registered Democrats, is the main authoritative body of the party.[3] The party has 17 special group caucuses which also each have representation on the State Central Committee.
After Oregon was admitted as a state in 1859, Oregon elected twice as many Democrats as Republicans between 1859 and 1879 in statewide elections.[4] It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all but two of Oregon's six U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.