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October 25, 2021 4:00 a.m. On Friday, the Oregon Senate Republican Caucus elected Senator Tim Knopp as the new GOP leader. Knopp replaced Senator Fred Girod, who reportedly stepped down for health reasons. Knopp said, “I want to thank Senator Girod for his leadership over the last year and ....
Democratic members of the Oregon Senate stand in the mostly empty Senate chambers at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Thursday, June 27, 2019. On the eighth day of a walkout by Republican senators, Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney adjourned the session shortly after it began due lacking the required number of senators to meet a quorum. Bryan M. Vance Originally published on July 7, 2021 2:08 pm A push by gun rights supporters to eject one of Oregon’s top Republicans has misfired. As of the 5 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, a campaign to recall Senate Republican Leader Fred Girod had not turned in any signatures, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The effort would have required 8,922 valid signatures from voters in Girod’s district to force a recall election. ....
Recall effort against Sen. Fred Girod fails to turn in any signatures Dirk VanderHart A push by gun rights supporters to eject one of Oregon’s top Republicans has misfired. As of the 5 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, a campaign to recall Senate Republican Leader Fred Girod had not turned in any signatures, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The effort would have required 8,922 valid signatures from voters in Girod’s district to force a recall election. The recall campaign emerged in April, not long after Girod and five other Senate Republicans took to the chamber floor to forcefully oppose a gun control bill. That opposition was not sufficient for gun rights groups that had grown accustomed to Republicans blocking controversial bills by refusing to show up to pivotal votes. ....
Breese-Iverson introduces bill to ensure full in-person school reopenings this fall Rep. Breese-Iverson s office Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, fellow lawmakers hold news conference on bill to fully open schools in fall (Update: Adding comments, news conference video) It s safe for them to be in school, so we can t wait any longer SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person instruction Oregon students for the 2021-2022 school year. House Bill 3399 would direct the Oregon Department of Education to provide 100 percent in-person instruction for the next school year. Chief sponsors include Senator Fred Girod (R-Stayton) and Reps. Christine Drazan (R-Canby) and Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany). Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) is signing on as a regular sponsor, an aide said. ....
Bryan M. Vance Originally published on April 6, 2021 1:57 pm On March 25, Senate Minority Leader Fred Girod and five of his Republican colleagues committed an act that some in their party felt was a betrayal: They showed up for work. As the chamber took up a proposal to ban firearms in state buildings and pave the way for other bans, six of the Senate’s 11 Republicans showed up to the floor, ensuring that the chamber had the minimum 20 members present required to take up business. That bill passed over lengthy and fiery Republican objections, and Girod, R-Lyons, now faces more than cries of outrage from those who believe he should have once again led a Senate walkout. He might have to defend himself against a recall. ....