Oregon Democrats elect House Majority Leader for 2025 legislative session

Rep. Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, Metzger and south Beaverton, is a first-term Democrat and education administrator. SALEM, Ore. — The state's House Democrats announced their new majority leader for the Oregon House of Representatives Wednesday. Rep. Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, Metzger and south Beaverton, is a first-term Democrat and education administrator. “I am honored to have been selected by my colleagues to lead the Democratic caucus in the State House as Majority Leader,” said Bowman in a press release. “I am grateful to Speaker Julie Fahey for her service to the Caucus...