> I'd suppose they would want to stay with Oregon as the prestige and career flexibility would be greater in a more populous and richer state I don't think thi

> I'd suppose they would want to stay with Oregon as the prestige and career flexibility would be greater in a more populous and richer state I don't think this really tracks. Being a minority state legislator sucks; you're basically completely ignored. I think most politicians would much rather be in the majority party in a smaller state than a minority in a larger state.