Oregon’s state Senate often offers new members leadership responsibilities, but one new Democratic senator received more than ...

Mari Watanabe became the newest member of the Oregon Legislature on Jan. 19—and also the state’s first-ever Japanese American ...

Lawmakers in Democratic-led states are proposing new measures that could erect legal obstacles for federal immigration ...

State Rep. Lisa Reynolds was appointed to the Oregon Senate on Thursday to replace Sen. Elisabeth Steiner, who resigned this month after being elected as the state’s next treasurer. Reynolds ...

Oregon State Senator Lisa Reynolds, a pediatrician and policy maker, said the child welfare statistics in the state are as grim as the stats for the US as a whole.

Mari Watanabe was appointed to Oregon's House District 34 by county commissioners, filling the vacancy left by Lisa Reynolds.

The Oregon House has its first Japanese American representative after Multnomah and Washington county commissioners voted to ...