The Chamber

Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Georgia Harker; 2 Children: Ayla, Graham
Birth date:
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, MI
Home City: Beaverton OR
Religion:

Education

PhD, Human Physiology, University of Michigan, 1985 BS, Plant Ecology, University of Michigan, 1977

Profession

President/Founder, Cayuse Incorporated, 1993-present Medical Research/Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1987-1993 Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Mayo Clinic, 1985-1987

Committees

Audits and Information Management Technology
Higher Education
Human Services
Legislative Audits and Information Management and Technology

SB 1552 Amends Mortgage Foreclosure Process
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1548 Prohibits Employers from Limiting Job Vacancies to Employed Applicants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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SB 1552 Amends Mortgage Foreclosure Process
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1548 Prohibits Employers from Limiting Job Vacancies to Employed Applicants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1580 Amends State Health Plan
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4090 Reducing Restrictions on Urban Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2726 Certification for Smoke Shops
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 552 Establishes the Governor as the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 270 Campaign Finance Reporting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 270 Campaign Finance Reporting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 989 State Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 99 Establishment of Oregon Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 347 Exemptions from Disclosure of Public Records
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2541 Amending Inheritance Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2726 Certification for Smoke Shops
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3543 Kicker Refunds
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2732 High School Diploma Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2337 Cougar Hunting Zones
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3555 Qualifications for Superintendents of Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5552 Department of Education Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2287 Public Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 301 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2336 Agriculture Regulation Exemptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 676 Legalizing the Production of Industrial Hemp
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 528 Prohibition on Field Burning in Certain Areas
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 676 Legalizing the Production of Industrial Hemp
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 767 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 528 Prohibition on Field Burning in Certain Areas
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 767 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 3369 Water Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3508 Implementing Measure 57
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3369 Water Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2472 Renewable Energy Tax Credit Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5520 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3298 Creating a Water Management Plan
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 5520 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3298 Creating a Water Management Plan
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SB 76 Klamath River Dams
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 284 Extension of Statute of Ultimate Repose
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 76 Klamath River Dams
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 284 Extension of Statute of Ultimate Repose
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2067 Expiration Dates for Tax Credits
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2649 Income Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2116 Changing Health Care Assessment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2009 Establishing the Oregon Health Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2794 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2834 Funding School for Blind
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 786 Workplace Religious Discrimination
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2834 Funding School for Blind
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2001 Transit and Gas Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2005 Petition Regulation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2726 Nutrition Labeling on Menus
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2186 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2821 Employee Vacation Use Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2377 Prohibiting Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2672 Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2067 Expiration Dates for Tax Credits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2794 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 311 Changes in Liability Limits
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2599 Expanding School Bullying Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2588 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2509 Sexual Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5552 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 581 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5552 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 581 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5552 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 581 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2436 Real Estate Fees to Fund Housing Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 338 Authorizing Bonds for Public-Works Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 5562 Authorizing Bonds for Public-Works Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 338 Authorizing Bonds for Public-Works Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2157 Severing the Federal and State Income Tax Connection
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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