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i just read the wiki and apparently it's considered a Citizen Legislature and is a part time job, with corresponding pay and most people have another job i ima

• comte7092 3y ago
  This. The even numbered year session was added relatively recently (i.e. within the last 20 years.) And the minority party still complains when major when major work is done during that period of time, because “that’s not what it is for”.
• no_wizard 3y ago
  Has it made it so "regular people" can afford to run for office though? In practice I don't think it works the way its being presented like this. You still need to be wealthy enough to kick off a campaign, raise awareness for running for office etc. I don't think this has meaningfully made the Oregon legislature more representative of the "average" person