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Transportation and Economic Development

On the record

2007–2026

26 session and interim terms

Members now

8

2026 Regular Session

Meetings this term

8

7 distinct measures on agendas

Staff

2

Michelle Deister

What the chair and the committee can do

Co-chairs

appointed by the Speaker and the President

Notice and posting

both chambers' rules apply

Final action

majority of the Senate members appointed

Minority report

none may be filed

About these figures

Joint committees follow both chambers' rules for notice and posting; final action requires a majority of the Senate members appointed; no minority reports may be filed; co-chairs are appointed by the Speaker and the President. Senate Rules 8.10(4), 8.60(1); House Rule 8.05. Jurisdiction is set by referral practice and chamber rules; OLIS records the committee's name and type, not a written jurisdiction statement.

Chairs by session

  1. 2007R

    Johnson

  2. 2009R

    Johnson

    Edwards D.

  3. 2011R

    Verger

    Beyer

    Huffman

  4. 2011 interim

    Huffman

    Read

    Verger

  5. 2012R

    Huffman

    Read

    Verger

  6. 2013R

    Jenson

    Johnson

  7. 2013 interim

    Jenson

    Johnson

  8. 2014R

    Johnson

    Jenson

  9. 2015R

    Johnson

    Gomberg

  10. 2015-2016 Interim

    Gomberg

    Johnson

  11. 2016R

    Johnson

    Gomberg

  12. 2017R

    Johnson

    Gomberg

  13. 2017-2018 Interim

    Gomberg

    Johnson

  14. 2018R

    Gomberg

    Johnson

  15. 2019R

    Manning Jr

    Gomberg

  16. 2019-2020 Interim

    Roblan

    Meek

  17. 2020R

    Roblan

    Gomberg

  18. 2021R

    Gomberg

    Beyer

  19. 2021-2022 Interim

    Gomberg

    Lawrence Spence

  20. 2022R

    Lawrence Spence

    Gomberg

  21. 2023R

    Gomberg

    Woods

  22. 2023-2024 Interim

    Woods

    Gomberg

  23. 2024R

    Woods

    Gomberg

  24. 2025R

    Gomberg

    Meek

  25. 2025-2026 Interim

    Gomberg

    Golden

  26. 2026R

    Gomberg

    Golden

2026 Regular Session

Feb 2, 2026 to open · 4 informational meeting, 8 tag line, 4 unspecified, 16 work session

Staff (2)

Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorJade Briski · Committee Assistant

Earlier terms

2025-2026 Interim 8 members · 2 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Golden
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorVivian Stair · Committee Assistant
2025 Regular Session 8 members · 64 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Meek
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorJade Briski · Committee Assistant
2024 Regular Session 8 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Woods, Gomberg
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorLilah Walsh · Committee Assistant
2023-2024 Interim 8 members · 3 meetings · chairs: Woods, Gomberg
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorVivian Stair · Committee Assistant
2023 Regular Session 8 members · 64 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Woods
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorKristen Adams · Committee Assistant
2022 Regular Session 8 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Lawrence Spence, Gomberg
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorKristen Adams · Committee Assistant
2021-2022 Interim 8 members · 2 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Lawrence Spence
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorJoan Green · Committee Assistant
2021 Regular Session 8 members · 42 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Beyer
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorJosie Chavez · Committee Assistant
2020 Regular Session 8 members · 5 meetings · chairs: Roblan, Gomberg
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorEric Sorenson · Committee AssistantTransp/Ec Dev Sub Staff Email · To Submit Testimony
2019-2020 Interim 8 members · 4 meetings · chairs: Roblan, Meek
Ken Rocco · Legislative Fiscal OfficerTransp/Ec Dev Sub Staff Email · To Submit Testimony
2019 Regular Session 8 members · 79 meetings · chairs: Manning Jr, Gomberg
Michelle Deister · Committee CoordinatorEric Sorenson · Committee AssistantTransp/Ec Dev Sub Staff Email · To Submit Testimony
2018 Regular Session 8 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Johnson
Steve Bender · Committee CoordinatorMichael Graham · Committee Assistant
2017-2018 Interim 8 members · 3 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Johnson
Ken Rocco · Legislative Fiscal OfficerPaul Siebert · Deputy Legislative Fiscal Officer
2017 Regular Session 8 members · 65 meetings · chairs: Johnson, Gomberg
Steve Bender · Committee CoordinatorEric Sorenson · Committee AssistantTransp/Ec Dev Sub Staff EmailGina Rumbaugh · Committee Manager
2016 Regular Session 8 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Johnson, Gomberg
Steve Bender · Subcommittee AdministratorDorothy Diehl · Subcommittee AssistantTransp/Ec Dev Sub Staff Email
2015-2016 Interim 8 members · 2 meetings · chairs: Gomberg, Johnson
Ken Rocco · Legislative Fiscal OfficerDaron Hill · Deputy Legislative Fiscal Officer
2015 Regular Session 8 members · 66 meetings · chairs: Johnson, Gomberg
Steve Bender · Subcommittee AdministratorEric Sorenson · Subcommittee AssistantTransp/Ec Dev Sub Staff Email
2014 Regular Session 6 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Johnson, Jenson
Steve Bender · Budget AnalystEric Sorenson · Committee Assistant
2013 - 2014 Interim 6 members · 1 meetings · chairs: Jenson, Johnson
Ken Rocco · Legislative Fiscal OfficerGina Rumbaugh · Committee Manager
2013 Regular Session 6 members · 73 meetings · chairs: Jenson, Johnson
Steve Bender · Budget AnalystTiffany Koss · Committee Assistant
2012 Regular Session 7 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Huffman, Read, Verger
HuffmanCo-ChairMcLaneCo-Vice ChairReadCo-ChairWittCo-Vice ChairVergerCo-ChairJohnsonStarr
Steve Bender · Budget AnalystPatti ORielly · Committee AssistantLynn Buchanan · Committee Assistant
2011 - 2012 Interim 7 members · 3 meetings · chairs: Huffman, Read, Verger
HuffmanCo-ChairMcLaneCo-Vice ChairReadCo-ChairWittCo-Vice ChairVergerCo-ChairJohnsonStarr
Ken Rocco · Legislative Fiscal OfficerGina Rumbaugh · Committee ManagerLynn Buchanan · Committee Assistant
2011 Regular Session 7 members · 62 meetings · chairs: Verger, Beyer, Huffman
BeyerCo-ChairHuffmanCo-ChairMcLaneCo-Vice ChairWittCo-Vice ChairVergerCo-ChairJohnsonNelson
Steve Bender · Budget AnalystPatti O'Rielly · Committee Assistant
2009 Regular Session 9 members · 73 meetings · chairs: Johnson, Edwards D.
Steve Bender · Budget AnalystPatti O'Rielly · Committee Assistant
2007 Regular Session 10 members · 82 meetings · chairs: Johnson
Robin LaMonte · Budget AnalystMary Anne Nash · Assistant
Evidence for this page

Committee terms, members, staff, meetings, and agenda items come from the Oregon Legislative Information System’s official record, observed 2026-09-01. OLIS committee codes are stable identifiers across sessions; a renamed committee keeps its code and the name history is listed. A code reused for a different body would appear here as one committee and requires review.

Meeting counts are scheduled meetings recorded by the system, including cancelled ones where marked. Referral counts require the measure history and are shown on decision pages. Edition dated August 31, 2026.