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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

Senate

1. Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measure

Good Vote: No
HB2004 Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measure (passed 17 to 8 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. Withdrawal of Article V Applications

Good Vote: Yes
HB3625 Withdrawal of Article V Applications (passed 25 to 0 on 6/24/2023). Withdraws all applications for an Article V Convention that were previously made by the Legislative Assembly and declares them “null and void.

3. "Rights" to Abortion and Sex Mutilation

Good Vote: No
HB2002 "Rights" to Abortion and Sex Mutilation (passed 17 to 3 on 6/15/2023). 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.”

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

Good Vote: No
SB93 Redefining "Child Abuse" for Social-Emotional Learning (passed 21 to 1 on 6/15/2023). 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. Police Bodycam Surveillance

Good Vote: No
SB614 Police Bodycam Surveillance (passed 18 to 10 on 4/18/2023). Would permit a law enforcement agency to collect and maintain information about any person’s “political, religious or social views, associations or activities” for “lawful purpose,” according to policy on officer-worn video cameras.

6. "Homelessness and Racial Disparities" Services

Good Vote: No

SB893 "Homelessness and Racial Disparities" Services (passed 25 to 4 on 4/11/2023). Implements a "culturally responsive" policy framework "designed to provide support to specific populations" experiencing "homelessness or housing instability."

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Richard Anderson R SD-005 67% +++-+-
Daniel Bonham R SD-026 100% ++..++
Brian Boquist I SD-012 NA ....+-
Wlnsvey Campos D SD-018 33% -+--+-
Michael Dembrow D SD-023 17% -+----
Lynn Findley R SD-030 40% -++-.-
Lew Frederick D SD-022 17% -+----
Sara Gelser Blouin D SD-008 17% -+----
Fred Girod R SD-009 75% ++..+-
Jeffrey Golden D SD-003 33% -+--+-
Chris Gorsek D SD-025 25% -+--..
Bill Hansell R SD-029 0% ...---
Cedric Hayden R SD-006 NA ....+-
Kayse Jama D SD-024 17% -+----
Tim Knopp R SD-027 67% +++-+-
Katherine Lieber D SD-014 17% -+----
Dennis Linthicum R SD-028 NA ....++
James Manning D SD-007 17% -+----
Mark Meek D SD-020 33% ++----
Deb Patterson D SD-010 17% -+----
Floyd Prozanski D SD-004 17% -+----
Art Robinson R SD-002 100% ++..++
David Smith R SD-001 60% ++.+--
Janeen Sollman D SD-015 17% -+----
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward D SD-017 17% -+----
Kathleen Taylor D SD-021 17% -+----
Kim Thatcher R SD-011 NA ....-+
Rob Wagner D SD-019 17% -+----
Suzanne Weber R SD-016 50% ++..--
Aaron Woods D SD-013 17% -+----

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 62.1%
Democrat 20.3%