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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

OR Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate
House of Representatives

House of Representatives

1. Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measure

Good Vote: No
HB2004 Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measure (passed 34 to 17 on 6/25/2023). Refers to the people for approval a November 2024 ballot measure that would adopt ranked-choice voting for all state and federal elections.

2. "Rights" to Abortion and Sex Mutilation

Good Vote: No
HB2002 "Rights" to Abortion and Sex Mutilation (passed 35 to 12 on 6/21/2023). Proclaims that “every individual has a fundamental right” to “pregnancy termination services,” “sterilization services,” and “contraception,” while mandating health benefit plans to cover “gender-affirming treatment.”

3. Informing Congress of Withdrawn Article V Applications

Good Vote: Yes
HJM3 Informing Congress of Withdrawn Article V Applications (passed 36 to 22 on 6/13/2023). Informs Congress that all applications for an Article V Convention that were previously made by the Legislative Assembly are withdrawn and “null and void.”

4. Redefining "Child Abuse" for Social-Emotional Learning

Good Vote: No

SB93 Redefining "Child Abuse" for Social-Emotional Learning (passed 39 to 17 on 5/31/2023). Alters the definition of “child abuse” to mean “any mental injury to a child," including “statements made,” that results in "severe harm" to the child’s “psychological, cognitive, emotional or social well-being and functioning.”

5. "Homelessness and Racial Disparities" Services

Good Vote: No

SB893 "Homelessness and Racial Disparities" Services (passed 45 to 13 on 5/9/2023). Implements a "culturally responsive" policy framework "designed to provide support to specific populations" experiencing "homelessness or housing instability."

6. Tax-Funded "Prenatal to Kindergarten" Program

Good Vote: No
HB3435 Tax-Funded "Prenatal to Kindergarten" Program (passed 47 to 9 on 4/11/2023). Renames the “Oregon Prekindergarten Program” to the “Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program,” and provides that children are eligible to enroll in the program until they enter kindergarten, regardless of age.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Tom Andersen D HD-019 17% --+---
Court Boice R HD-001 80% +.-+++
Shelly Boshart Davis R HD-015 75% +.-.++
Ben Bowman D HD-025 17% --+---
Vikki Breese-Iverson R HD-059 83% ++-+++
Janelle Bynum D HD-039 0% --.-.-
Jami Cate R HD-011 83% ++-+++
Farrah Chaichi D HD-035 17% --+---
Charlie Conrad R HD-012 40% .-++--
Tracy Cramer R HD-022 40% +.-+--
Maxine Dexter D HD-033 17% --+---
Ed Diehl R HD-017 25% ..-+--
Lucetta Elmer R HD-024 40% .+-+--
Paul Evans D HD-020 33% --+--+
Julianne Fahey D HD-014 17% --+---
Mark Gamba D HD-041 17% --+---
David Gomberg D HD-010 17% --+---
Christine Goodwin R HD-004 80% ++-++.
Dacia Grayber D HD-028 17% --+---
Annessa Hartman D HD-040 17% --+---
Jeff Helfrich R HD-052 50% ++-+--
Ken Helm D HD-027 17% --+---
James Hieb R HD-051 50% +.-.+-
Paul Holvey D HD-008 17% --+---
Zach Hudson D HD-049 17% --+---
Cyrus Javadi R HD-032 25% .+---.
Jason Kropf D HD-054 0% --.---
Bobby Levy R HD-058 60% +.-++-
Emerson Levy D HD-053 17% --+---
Rick Lewis R HD-018 50% ++-+--
John Lively D HD-007 17% --+---
Kevin Mannix R HD-021 50% +++---
Pam Marsh D HD-005 17% --+---
Emily McIntire R HD-056 67% ++-++-
Susan McLain D HD-029 17% --+---
Lily Morgan R HD-003 75% ..-+++
Nancy Nathanson D HD-013 17% --+---
Travis Nelson D HD-044 17% --+---
Courtney Neron D HD-026 17% --+---
Hoa Nguyen D HD-048 20% .-+---
Daniel Nguyen D HD-038 20% -.+---
Robert Nosse D HD-042 17% --+---
Virgle Osborne R HD-002 67% ..-.++
Mark Owens R HD-060 33% ++----
Khanh Pham D HD-046 17% --+---
Hai Pham D HD-036 17% --+---
Dan Rayfield D HD-016 20% --+-.-
Eric Reschke R HD-055 75% ..-+++
Lisa Reynolds D HD-034 17% --+---
Ricki Ruiz D HD-050 17% --+---
Tawna Sanchez D HD-043 17% --+---
Anna Scharf R HD-023 40% +.-+--
Gregory Smith R HD-057 25% +.---.
Nathan Sosa D HD-030 17% --+---
Brian Stout R HD-031 67% ++-++-
Thuy Tran D HD-045 17% --+---
Andrea Valderrama D HD-047 17% --+---
Kimberly Wallan R HD-006 100% +++.++
Jules Walters D HD-037 17% --+---
Boomer Wright R HD-009 33% ..-+-.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 16.7%
Republican 56.5%