Ideological classification of newly elected state Senators and Representatives (especially Republicans as Democrats are almost uniformly liberal now in Oregon)?
Democrats aren't "uniformly liberal" in the state legislature. State Senator Betsy Johnson, who blocked automatic voter registration the first time it was up in the legislature and has referred to voting as a "privilege," is so acceptable to republicans that they opt not to run candidates against her in a district that Trump won. There are also relatively moderate democrats like Caddy McKeown who represent Trumpy WWC areas.
Most of the democratic pickups are most likely going to be standard liberals. The pickups were in places that vote democratic at the federal level (Wilsonville, West Linn, Hood River, Ashland) that are now being more consistent with their up-ballot results. This does not mean moderates lost. The losing republican in West Linn, Julie Parrish, was one of the most anti-tax obstructionists in the legislature, and her loss was generally considered an upset.
A notable moderate winner (since you seem to be interested in that) was republican Cheri Helt in Bend who replaced Knute Buehler. She'll be represented an Obama-Clinton that is swinging left federally. She won because her opponent Nathan Boddie turned out to be a POS who sexually harassed staffers and made homophobic comments and then refused to drop out after the state party pulled their support. Democrats opted to run a candidate on the Working Families line, Amanda LaBelle, but then she dropped out a couple days before election day after it was revealed she's been arrested for fraud. Helt will be an opponent of the teacher's unions, but also attended March for Our Lives as a supporter, will probably try to act like a moderate a la Knute Buehler, but she'll definitely be vulnerable if democrats can run a real candidate.
EDIT: NOVA Green thank you for starting this!
Thanks! My prevailing interest in US politics may be characterized by 1 word: "mavericks" (of any sort). As i wrote many times: when you (like me) observe situation from far away, and it's (mostly) doesn't influence your daily life - you have very little interest in 2 "well organized armies of party loyalists". It's simply extremely boring. Hence - "nonstandard" politicians
only (moderate Republicans, conservative Democrats and so on). Once more - thanks!
