Public institutional biography · as recorded through August 31, 2026

Chip Shields

HouseSenateDistrict 22District 43DemocraticRepresentative

Sessions served

regular and special

On rosters

2007–2016

service ended

Leadership offices

none recorded

Chair or vice-chair roles

42 other memberships

Service, session by session

colour = party · one square per session

2007RHD 43
2008 SpeHD 43
2009RHD 43
2010 SpeSD 22
2011RSD 22
2012RSD 22
2012S1SD 22
2013RSD 22
2013S1SD 22
2014RSD 22
2015RSD 22
2016RSD 22

Every roster row (12 plus 5 interim)

Session	Chamber	District	Party	Roster title	Dates
2007 Regular Session	House	43	Democratic	Representative	Jan 8, 2007 to Jun 28, 2007
2008 Special Session	House	43	Democratic	Representative	Feb 4, 2008 to open
2009 Regular Session	House	43	Democratic	Representative	Jan 12, 2009 to Jun 29, 2009
2010 Special Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Feb 1, 2010 to Feb 25, 2010
2011 Regular Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jan 10, 2011 to Jun 30, 2011
2012 Regular Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Feb 1, 2012 to Mar 5, 2012
2012 1st Special Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Dec 14, 2012 to open
2013 Regular Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jan 14, 2013 to Jul 8, 2013
2013 1st Special Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Sep 30, 2013 to open
2014 Regular Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Feb 3, 2014 to Mar 7, 2014
2015 Regular Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jan 12, 2015 to Jul 6, 2015
2016 Regular Session	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Feb 1, 2016 to Mar 3, 2016
2007 - 2008 Interim	House	43	Democratic	Representative	Jun 30, 2007 to Jan 11, 2009
2009 - 2010 Interim	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jun 30, 2009 to Jan 9, 2011
2011 - 2012 Interim	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jun 30, 2011 to Jan 13, 2013
2013 - 2014 Interim	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jul 8, 2013 to open
2015-2016 Interim	Senate	22	Democratic	Senator	Jul 7, 2015 to open

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

Committee leadership

Chair · Public Safety · 2007R Chair · Public Safety Strategies Task Force · 2007i Co-Chair · Public Safety · 2009R Chair · General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2011R Chair · General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2011i Chair · General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2012R Chair · General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2013R Chair · General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2013i Chair · General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection · 2014R Co-Chair · Public Safety · 2015R Co-Chair · Public Safety · 2015-2016 Interim Co-Chair · Public Safety · 2016R

About these figures

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

Committee memberships (42)

Emergency Board · 2007R Transportation and Economic Development · 2007R Ways and Means · 2007R Elections, Ethics and Rules · 2007i Emergency Board · 2007i General Government · 2007i Judiciary · 2007i Ways and Means · 2007i Elections, Ethics and Rules · 2008 Spe Judiciary · 2008 Spe Ways and Means · 2008 Spe Judiciary · 2009R Ways and Means · 2009R Education · 2009i Emergency Board · 2009i Ways and Means · 2009i Ways and Means · 2010 Spe Education and Workforce Development · 2011R Health Care Transformation · 2011R Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2011R Legislative Audits and Information Management and Technology · 2011R Education · 2011i Foster Youth · 2011i Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2011i State Courts Revenue Structure (HB 2710) · 2011i Education · 2012R Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy · 2012R HB 2823 · 2013R Health Care and Human Services · 2013R SB 413 · 2013R Transportation and Economic Development · 2013R Health Care and Human Services · 2013i Interstate - 5 Bridge Replacement · 2013i Transportation and Economic Development · 2013i Health Care and Human Services · 2014R Transportation and Economic Development · 2014R Health Care · 2015R Ways and Means · 2015R Health Care · 2015-2016 Interim Ways and Means · 2015-2016 Interim Health Care · 2016R Ways and Means · 2016R

Votes in the reconstructed cases

2013 special session
HB 5101 · Excused Oct 2SB 861 · Nay Oct 2SB 862 · Nay Oct 2SB 863 · Nay Oct 2HB 3601 · Excused 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: Rep Shields; Sen Shields.

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, “Chip Shields,” edition dated August 31, 2026. Regenerated 2026-09-04.