Public institutional biography · as recorded through August 31, 2026

Jeff Kruse

SenateDistrict 1RepublicanSenator

Sessions served

regular and special

On rosters

2007–

still serving at the cutoff

Leadership offices

none recorded

Chair or vice-chair roles

43 other memberships

Service, session by session

colour = party · one square per session

2007RSD 1
2008 SpeSD 1
2009RSD 1
2010 SpeSD 1
2011RSD 1
2012RSD 1
2012S1SD 1
2013RSD 1
2013S1SD 1
2014RSD 1
2015RSD 1
2016RSD 1
2017RSD 1
2018RSD 1

Every roster row (14 plus 5 interim)

Session	Chamber	District	Party	Roster title	Dates
2007 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jan 8, 2007 to Jun 28, 2007
2008 Special Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Feb 4, 2008 to open
2009 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jan 12, 2009 to Jun 29, 2009
2010 Special Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Feb 1, 2010 to Feb 25, 2010
2011 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jan 10, 2011 to Jun 30, 2011
2012 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Feb 1, 2012 to Mar 5, 2012
2012 1st Special Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Dec 14, 2012 to open
2013 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jan 14, 2013 to Jul 8, 2013
2013 1st Special Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Sep 30, 2013 to open
2014 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Feb 3, 2014 to Mar 7, 2014
2015 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jan 12, 2015 to Jul 6, 2015
2016 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Feb 1, 2016 to Mar 3, 2016
2017 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jan 9, 2017 to Jul 7, 2017
2018 Regular Session	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Feb 5, 2018 to open
2007 - 2008 Interim	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jun 30, 2007 to Jan 11, 2009
2009 - 2010 Interim	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jun 30, 2009 to Jan 9, 2011
2011 - 2012 Interim	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jun 30, 2011 to Jan 13, 2013
2013 - 2014 Interim	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jul 8, 2013 to open
2015-2016 Interim	Senate	1	Republican	Senator	Jul 7, 2015 to open

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

Committee leadership

Vice-Chair · Education and General Government · 2007R Vice-Chair · Health and Human Services · 2007R Vice-Chair · Education and General Government · 2007i Vice-Chair · Senior and Disabled Services · 2007i Vice-Chair · Education and General Government · 2008 Spe Vice-Chair · Services to Seniors and People with Disabilities · 2008 Spe Vice-Chair · Health Care and Veterans' Affairs · 2009R Vice-Chair · Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2009R Vice-Chair · Education and General Government · 2009i Vice-Chair · Health Care · 2009i Vice-Chair · Education and General Government · 2010 Spe Vice-Chair · Health Care · 2010 Spe Vice-Chair · Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2011R Vice-Chair · Judiciary · 2011R Vice-Chair · Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2011i Vice-Chair · Judiciary · 2011i Vice-Chair · Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2012R Vice-Chair · Judiciary · 2012R Vice-Chair · Health Care and Human Services · 2013R Vice-Chair · Health Care and Human Services · 2013i Vice-Chair · Health Care and Human Services · 2014R Vice-Chair · Health Care · 2015R Vice-Chair · Judiciary · 2015R Vice-Chair · Health Care · 2015-2016 Interim Vice-Chair · Judiciary · 2015-2016 Interim Vice-Chair · Health Care · 2016R Vice-Chair · Judiciary · 2016R Vice-Chair · Health Care · 2017R

About these figures

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

Committee memberships (43)

Health Care Reform · 2007R Health Policy and Public Affairs · 2007R Judiciary · 2007R Rules · 2007R SB 1040 · 2007R SB 244 · 2007R Health and Human Services · 2007i Judiciary · 2007i Oregon Tort Claims Act · 2007i Public Education Appropriation · 2007i Health and Human Services · 2008 Spe Education and General Government · 2009R Ways and Means · 2009i Ways and Means · 2010 Spe HB 2111 · 2011R Health Care Transformation · 2011R Foster Youth · 2011i Joint Legislative Task Force on County Payments · 2011i Joint Task Force on Accountable Schools (HB 4014) · 2011i Education and Workforce Development · 2013R HB 2710 · 2013R HB 2898 · 2013R Judiciary · 2013R Education and Workforce Development · 2013i Judiciary · 2013i Regional Education Delivery Systems Work Group (SB 1525) · 2013i Education and Workforce Development · 2014R Judiciary · 2014R Education · 2015R HB 3464 · 2015R Human Services and Early Childhood · 2015R Implementing Measure 91 · 2015R Implementing Measure 91 · 2015R SB 93 · 2015R Sustainable Transportation · 2015R Education · 2015-2016 Interim Human Services and Early Childhood · 2015-2016 Interim Marijuana Legalization · 2015-2016 Interim Education · 2016R Human Services and Early Childhood · 2016R Marijuana Legalization · 2016R Education · 2017R Marijuana Regulation · 2017R

Votes in the reconstructed cases

HB 2017 (2017)
HB 2017 · Aye Jul 6
2013 special session
HB 5101 · Aye Oct 2SB 861 · Nay Oct 2SB 862 · Aye Oct 2SB 863 · Aye Oct 2HB 3601 · Nay Oct 2

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 Kruse.

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, “Jeff Kruse,” edition dated August 31, 2026. Regenerated 2026-09-04.