In Democratic sweep, Oregon progressives grew power, pluck heading into 2027 session

A growing progressive caucus in the Oregon Legislature post-election said they’d advance ambitious proposals and would not be stymied by moderates. Oregon’s progressives roughly doubled their numbers in the House and Senate in last week’s election when the Democratic party won an even larger share of state Legislative seats. More than a dozen members of the unofficial progressive caucus, among Oregon’s 90 legislative members, are preparing to put forward ambitious proposals in the six-month legislative session that begins in January, leaders said, and to have the numbers to push back on Gov. Tina Kotek and the unofficial moderate or “mod” caucus if they strongly diverge on policy. Not all self-identified progressives are part of the unofficial progressive caucus, nor do all members of the perceived “mod” caucus identify as moderate. Democrats will hold 39 of 60 seats in the state House and 19 of 30 in the Senate next year.

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