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Public institutional biography · as recorded through August 31, 2026

Dan Rayfield

HouseDistrict 16DemocraticRepresentative

Sessions served

17

regular and special

On rosters

2015–

still serving at the cutoff

Leadership offices

3

Speaker

Chair or vice-chair roles

35

22 other memberships

Service, session by session

colour = party · one square per session
  • 2015RHD 16
  • 2016RHD 16
  • 2017RHD 16
  • 2018RHD 16
  • 2018S1HD 16
  • 2019RHD 16
  • 2020RHD 16
  • 2020S1HD 16
  • 2020S2HD 16
  • 2020S3HD 16
  • 2021RHD 16
  • 2021S1HD 16
  • 2021S2HD 16
  • 2022RHD 16
  • 2023RHD 16
  • 2024RHD 16
  • 2024S1HD 16
Every roster row (17 plus 5 interim)
SessionChamberDistrictPartyRoster titleDates
2015 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJan 12, 2015 to Jul 6, 2015
2016 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeFeb 1, 2016 to Mar 3, 2016
2017 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJan 9, 2017 to Jul 7, 2017
2018 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeFeb 5, 2018 to open
2018 1st Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeMay 21, 2018 to open
2019 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJan 14, 2019 to Jul 14, 2019
2020 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeFeb 3, 2020 to Mar 8, 2020
2020 1st Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJun 24, 2020 to Jun 26, 2020
2020 2nd Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeAug 10, 2020 to Aug 10, 2020
2020 3rd Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeDec 21, 2020 to open
2021 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJan 11, 2021 to open
2021 1st Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeSep 20, 2021 to open
2021 2nd Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeDec 13, 2021 to open
2022 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeFeb 1, 2022 to open
2023 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticSpeakerJan 9, 2023 to open
2024 Regular SessionHouse16DemocraticSpeakerFeb 5, 2024 to open
2024 1st Special SessionHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeDec 12, 2024 to open
2015-2016 InterimHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJul 7, 2015 to open
2017-2018 InterimHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJul 11, 2017 to open
2019-2020 InterimHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJun 14, 2019 to open
2021-2022 InterimHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJun 26, 2021 to open
2023-2024 InterimHouse16DemocraticRepresentativeJun 25, 2023 to open

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

Leadership offices

Speaker · 2022RSpeaker · 2023RSpeaker · 2024R
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 · Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness · 2015RCo-Chair · Natural Resources · 2015RVice-Chair · Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness · 2015-2016 InterimCo-Chair · Public Safety · 2015-2016 InterimVice-Chair · Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness · 2016RCo-Chair · Public Safety · 2016RCo-Chair · Human Services · 2017RVice-Chair · Rules · 2017RCo-Vice Chair · Ways and Means · 2017RCo-Chair · Human Services · 2017-2018 InterimCo-Chair · Human Services · 2017-2018 InterimCo-Chair · Referendum 301 · 2017-2018 InterimVice-Chair · Rules · 2017-2018 InterimCo-Chair · Ways and Means · 2017-2018 InterimCo-Chair · Human Services · 2018RVice-Chair · Rules · 2018RCo-Vice Chair · Ways and Means · 2018RCo-Chair · Legislative Audits · 2019RCo-Chair · Ways and Means · 2019RCo-Chair · Legislative Audits · 2019-2020 InterimCo-Chair · Ways and Means · 2019-2020 InterimCo-Chair · Legislative Audits · 2020RCo-Chair · Ways and Means · 2020RCo-Chair · Legislative Audits · 2021RCo-Chair · Ways and Means · 2021RCo-Chair · Emergency Board · 2021-2022 InterimCo-Chair · Legislative Administration · 2021-2022 InterimCo-Chair · Legislative Counsel · 2021-2022 InterimCo-Chair · Legislative Policy and Research · 2021-2022 InterimCo-Chair · Legislative Administration · 2023RCo-Chair · Legislative Counsel · 2023RCo-Chair · Legislative Policy and Research · 2023RCo-Chair · Legislative Administration · 2024RCo-Chair · Legislative Counsel · 2024RCo-Chair · Legislative Policy and Research · 2024R
About these figures

Appointed by Speaker of the House (House Rule 8.05); Speaker and President jointly, or as provided by law.

Committee memberships (22)
Rules · 2015RWays and Means · 2015RCampaign Finance Reform · 2015-2016 InterimRules · 2015-2016 InterimWays and Means · 2015-2016 InterimRules · 2016RWays and Means · 2016REmergency Board · 2017-2018 InterimEmergency Board (pursuant to ORS 291.332, activities suspended during 2018 Session) · 2018REmergency Board (pursuant to ORS 291.332, activities suspended during 2019 Session) · 2019RBallot Measure Titles and Explanatory Statements · 2019-2020 InterimEmergency Board · 2019-2020 InterimBallot Measure Titles and Explanatory Statements · 2020REmergency Board (pursuant to ORS 291.332, activities suspended during 2020 Session) · 2020RThe Second Special Session of 2020 · 2020S2Conduct · 2021R · AlternateCapital Construction · 2021-2022 InterimThe Second Special Session of 2021 · 2021-2022 InterimThe Second Special Session of 2021 · 2021S2Capital Construction · 2022RCapital Construction · 2023RCapital Construction · 2024R

Votes in the reconstructed cases

  • HB 2017 (2017)
    HB 2017 · Aye Jul 5
  • SB 881 and SB 882 (2021)
    SB 882 · Aye Sep 27SB 881 · Aye Sep 27
  • Senate walkouts
    HB 2020 · Absent Jun 17HB 2020 · Nay Jun 17HB 2020 · Nay Jun 17HB 2020 · Nay Jun 17HB 2020 · Nay Jun 17HB 2020 · Nay Jun 17HB 2020 · Aye Jun 17HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Nay May 1HB 2002 · Aye Jun 21
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: Rep Rayfield; Rep Speaker Rayfield.

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, “Dan Rayfield,” edition dated August 31, 2026. Regenerated 2026-09-04.