Oregon Republican Senators Stage Longest Legislative Walkout in State History, Denying Quorum and Stalling Hundreds of Bills

The Oregon Legislature's longest-ever walkout completed its fourth week.
The GOP boycott of the Senate over an abortion and transgender care bill has crashed Oregon’s 2023 legislative session.
Democrats voted to fine absent Republican senators $325 for every absence that denies the chamber a quorum in an effort to pressure them to return.
Republican senators plan to continue the boycott until the last day of the legislative session, June 25.
Voters approved a ballot measure to disqualify boycotters from immediate reelection, but Republicans are interpreting it to mean that boycotters running in 2024 could still be candidates.