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Public institutional biography · as recorded through August 31, 2026

Herman Baertschiger Jr.

SenateDistrict 2RepublicanSenator

Sessions served

13

regular and special

On rosters

2013–

still serving at the cutoff

Leadership offices

2

Senate Minority Leader

Chair or vice-chair roles

8

33 other memberships

Service, session by session

colour = party · one square per session
  • 2013RSD 2
  • 2013S1SD 2
  • 2014RSD 2
  • 2015RSD 2
  • 2016RSD 2
  • 2017RSD 2
  • 2018RSD 2
  • 2018S1SD 2
  • 2019RSD 2
  • 2020RSD 2
  • 2020S1SD 2
  • 2020S2SD 2
  • 2020S3SD 2
Every roster row (13 plus 4 interim)
SessionChamberDistrictPartyRoster titleDates
2013 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorJan 14, 2013 to Jul 8, 2013
2013 1st Special SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorSep 30, 2013 to open
2014 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorFeb 3, 2014 to Mar 7, 2014
2015 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorJan 12, 2015 to Jul 6, 2015
2016 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorFeb 1, 2016 to Mar 3, 2016
2017 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorJan 9, 2017 to Jul 7, 2017
2018 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorFeb 5, 2018 to open
2018 1st Special SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorMay 21, 2018 to open
2019 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenate Minority LeaderJan 14, 2019 to Jul 14, 2019
2020 Regular SessionSenate2RepublicanSenate Minority LeaderFeb 3, 2020 to Mar 8, 2020
2020 1st Special SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorJun 24, 2020 to Jun 26, 2020
2020 2nd Special SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorAug 10, 2020 to Aug 10, 2020
2020 3rd Special SessionSenate2RepublicanSenatorDec 21, 2020 to open
2013 - 2014 InterimSenate2RepublicanSenatorJul 8, 2013 to open
2015-2016 InterimSenate2RepublicanSenatorJul 7, 2015 to open
2017-2018 InterimSenate2RepublicanSenatorJul 11, 2017 to open
2019-2020 InterimSenate2RepublicanSenatorJun 14, 2019 to open

OLIS session roster; membership is recorded per session, not by exact seating and departure dates

Leadership offices

Senate Minority Leader · 2019RSenate Minority Leader · 2020R
About these figures

Title as recorded on the OLIS roster for the session. Election of presiding officers is recorded in the organizational-session journal; caucus leader selection is a caucus record.

Committee leadership

Vice-Chair · Rural Communities and Economic Development · 2013RVice-Chair · Rural Communities and Economic Development · 2013iVice-Chair · Rural Communities and Economic Development · 2014RVice-Chair · Rules · 2019RVice-Chair · Wildfire Reduction and Recovery · 2019-2020 InterimVice-Chair · Environment and Natural Resources · 2020RVice-Chair · Rules · 2020RVice-Chair · Wildfire Reduction and Recovery · 2020R
About these figures

Appointed by President of the Senate (Senate Rule 8.05).

Committee memberships (33)
Finance and Revenue · 2013RGeneral Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2013RHB 2233 · 2013RSB 413 · 2013RFinance and Revenue · 2013iGeneral Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2013iFinance and Revenue · 2014RGeneral Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2014REducation · 2015RFinance and Revenue · 2015RTax Credits · 2015RClass Sizes · 2015-2016 InterimEducation · 2015-2016 InterimFinance and Revenue · 2015-2016 InterimEducation · 2016RFinance and Revenue · 2016REnvironment and Natural Resources · 2017RFinance and Revenue · 2017RTax Credits · 2017RTax Reform · 2017REnvironment and Natural Resources · 2017-2018 InterimFinance and Revenue · 2017-2018 InterimEnvironment and Natural Resources · 2018RFinance and Revenue · 2018RCapitol Culture · 2019RLegislative Administration · 2019RLegislative Counsel · 2019RVeterans and Emergency Preparedness · 2019RFinance and Revenue · 2019-2020 InterimGovernment Accountability and Information Technology · 2019-2020 InterimEmergency Board (pursuant to ORS 291.332, activities suspended during 2020 Session) · 2020RLegislative Administration · 2020RLegislative Counsel · 2020R

Votes in the reconstructed cases

About these figures

A recorded vote is a documented position on that question on that day. It is not evidence of what the member sought or conceded.

Evidence for this page

Every row comes from the Oregon Legislative Information System’s official rosters and committee memberships, observed 2026-09-01. Roster codes recorded: Sen Baertschiger; Sen Baertschiger Jr.

Rosters are per session; exact seating and departure dates within a session, and the reasons for any replacement, are in the chamber journals and are not claimed here.

Nothing on this page describes campaign finance, private employment, or personal life. Those are outside the institutional record this site publishes. Cite as: Oregon Governance Atlas, “Herman Baertschiger Jr.,” edition dated August 31, 2026. Regenerated 2026-09-04.