ORP Leadership Team
Bill Currier
CHAIR
Tracy Honl
VICE CHAIR
Becky Mitts
SECRETARY
John Lee
TREASURER
Chris Barreto
NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN
Solomon Yue
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OFFICERS
Chair
Vice Chair
Alt. Chair
Alt. VC
Secretary
Treasurer
CD1
Kevin Hoar
Christian Honl
Larry Ericksen
Dick Courter
Glenn Miller
CD2
John Philo
Larry Moore
Suzan Ellis Jones
Rick Brown
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Pati Horton
CD3
Kevin Moss
Jeff Reynolds
Mark Shull
John Lee
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CD4
Kathy Shindler
Kathey Linn
Lucas Nelson
Mellissa Bernard
Mary Schilling
Cal Linn
CD5
David Darnell
Jessica Davidson
Jeff Heyen
Les Poole
Jessica Snook
Ron Mitts
I AM A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE...
I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person's dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.
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I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.
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I BELIEVE free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.
I BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.
I BELIEVE the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations, and that the best government is that which governs least.
I BELIEVE the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government closest to the people.
I BELIEVE Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.
I BELIEVE Americans should value and preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.
I BELIEVE the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
Our Elected Officials
US CONGRESS - REPRESENTATIVE
Cliff Bentz
STATE SENATE
Fred Girod
Dist 9
Dallas Heard
Dist 1
Art Robinson
Dist 2
Dick Anderson
Dist 5
Brian Boquist
Dist 12
Kim Thatcher
Dist 13
Alan Olsen
Dist 20
Chuck Thomsen
Dist 27
Tim Knopp
Dist 28
Dennis Lithincum
Dist 28
Bill Hansell
Dist 29
Lynn Findley
Dist 30
STATE HOUSE
Greg Barreto
Dist 58
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David Brock Smith
Dist 1
Gary Leif
Dist 2
Lily Morgan
Dist 3
Duane Stark
Dist 4
Kim Wallan
Dist 5
Cedric Hayden
Dist 7
Boomer Wright
Dist 9
Shelly Boshart Davis
Dist 15
Jami Cate
Dist 17
Rick Lewis
Dist 18
Raquel Moore-Green
Dist 19
Mike Nearman
Dist 23
Ron Noble
Dist 24
Bill Post
Dist 35
Suzanne Weber
Dist 32
Jack Zika
Dist 53
Vikki Breese Iverson
Dist 55
E. Werner Reschke
Dist 56
Greg Smith
Dist 57
Bobby Levy
Dist 58
Daniel Bonham
Dist 59
Mark Owens
Dist 60

Oregon Republican Party History
In May 1856, the first Republican meeting in Oregon was held in Jackson County to nominate county officers and adopt a strong platform declaring freedom throughout the United States, and the Oregon Republican Party was officially organized in Albany just three months later.
By December of that same year, the Oregonian newspaper stated that almost every county had held a Republican convention and adopted a ‘free state platform’, in favor of the admission of Oregon to the Union as a free state.
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The first nominating convention of the Oregon Republican Party was held in Salem on April 21, 1859. Delegates supported William Seward, who was in favor of Oregon's statehood, and was noted for his strong position against slavery.
Oregon was settled largely through the Lincoln Administration’s Homestead Act of 1862, and subsequent Republican-backed laws which put millions of acres of land in private hands, built Oregon's first ‘military wagon roads’, promoted safer coastwise and river navigation, and encouraged the building of railroad connections.
During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves. Republican-controlled Congresses passed the 13th and 14th amendments that outlawed slavery and secured voting rights for African-Americans.
The Eisenhower Administration advocated for and passed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956, which created the Interstate Highway System. This is one of the most successful public works programs in history, with Republicans in the legislature supporting transportation modernization.
Here in Oregon, Republican Governor Tom McCall in 1967 signed House Bill 1601 into law, which guaranteed that Oregon's beaches would remain public and accessible to all people. McCall's other environmental achievements included Oregon's "Bottle Bill', the cleanup of the Willamette River, and land-use legislation.
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Republican Firsts
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The first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Congress was Republican Joseph H. Rainey from South Carolina, in 1870.
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The first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate was Republican Hiram R. Revels from Mississippi, also in 1870.
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The first African-American to be elected as a state governor was Republican Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback of Louisiana, in 1872.
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The first female Supreme Court Justice was Sandra Day O’Connor, nominated by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
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The first national park, Yellowstone, was established by Republican President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.
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The nation's first Bottle Bill happened right here in Oregon, signed into law by Republican Governor Tom McCall in 1971.
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