Government of Oregon | |
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Polity type | Sub-national administrative division (federated state) |
Part of | United States of America |
Constitution | Constitution of Oregon |
Legislative branch | |
Name | Legislature |
Type | Bicameral |
Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol |
Upper house | |
Name | Senate |
Presiding officer | Rob Wagner, President |
Lower house | |
Name | House of Representatives |
Presiding officer | Dan Rayfield, Speaker |
Executive branch | |
Head of state and government | |
Title | Governor |
Currently | Tina Kotek |
Appointer | Election |
Cabinet | |
Leader | Governor |
Headquarters | Oregon State Capitol |
Judicial branch | |
Name | Judiciary of Oregon |
Courts | Courts of Oregon |
Supreme Court of Oregon | |
Chief judge | Martha Lee Walters |
Seat | Supreme Court Building, Salem |
The government of the U.S. state of Oregon, as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. These branches operate in a manner similar to that of the federal government of the United States.[1]
Oregon also has a system of commissions, wherein private citizens are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate; these commissions have the authority to hire and fire the heads of the agencies they govern, and must confirm changes to the permanent rules governing those agencies.[2]
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