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Key Votes

Senator Chris Edwards's Voting Records

Chris Edwards
Full Name: Chris Edwards
Office: State Senate (OR) - District 7, Democratic
First Elected: 2009
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Simon, Anna
Birth Date: 1973
Birth Place: Roseburg, OR
Home City: Eugene, OR

Issue

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Oregon Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
April 23, 2013 SB 833 Authorizes Drivers Licenses for Individuals Without Legal Proof of US Residence Bill Passed - Senate
(20 - 7)		 Yea
April 16, 2013 SB 835 Prohibits "Horse Tripping" in Rodeos Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 6)		 Yea
April 11, 2013 SB 822 Amends the State Employee Pension Program Bill Passed - Senate
(16 - 13)		 Yea
April 10, 2013 SB 215 Authorizes Schools to Use Native American Mascots Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 4)		 Yea
March 21, 2013 HB 2787 Authorizes In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate
(19 - 11)		 Yea
March 13, 2013 SB 444 Prohibits Smoking in a Car with Minors Present Bill Passed - Senate
(19 - 10)		 Yea
March 5, 2012 HB 4164 Implementing the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 4)		 Yea
March 1, 2012 SB 1594 Prohibits weapons on school grounds Bill Failed - Senate
(14 - 15)		 Yea
March 1, 2012 HB 4045 Prohibits Disclosure of the Names of Licensed Concealed Handgun Carriers Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 5)		 Yea
Feb. 16, 2012 SB 1552 Requirements for Lenders Seeking Foreclosure Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 4)		 Yea
Feb. 16, 2012 SB 1564 Amends Requirements for Foreclosures Bill Passed - Senate
(20 - 10)		 Yea
Feb. 14, 2012 SB 1580 Amends State Health Plan Bill Passed - Senate
(18 - 12)		 Yea
Feb. 7, 2012 SB 1510 Establishes Marine Reserves Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 5)		 Yea
June 23, 2011 HB 2726 Certification for Smoke Shops Bill Passed - Senate
(18 - 11)		 Yea
June 21, 2011 HB 2301 Online Charter School Enrollment Bill Passed - Senate
(17 - 12)		 Nay
June 20, 2011 SB 250 Authorizing School Districts To Withdraw From Education Service Districts Bill Passed - Senate
(18 - 11)		 Yea
June 20, 2011 SB 909 Appropriates Education Funds Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 8)		 Yea
June 13, 2011 HB 2541 Amends Inheritance Taxes Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 5)		 Yea
June 10, 2011 SB 989 State Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 3)		 Yea
April 25, 2011 SB 99 Establishes the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 5)		 Yea
April 7, 2011 SB 695 Standards for Infant Formula Containers Bill Passed - Senate
(20 - 9)		 Yea
April 6, 2011 SB 552 Establishes the Governor as the Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 7)		 Yea
March 29, 2011 SB 742 Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate
(18 - 11)		 Yea
June 29, 2009 SB 676 Legalizing the Production of Industrial Hemp Bill Passed - House
(46 - 11)		 Yea
June 29, 2009 SB 767 Virtual Charter Schools Conference Report Adopted - House
(31 - 29)		 Yea
June 29, 2009 SB 528 Prohibition on Field Burning in Certain Areas Bill Passed - House
(31 - 29)		 Yea
June 26, 2009 HB 3508 Implementing Measure 57 Bill Passed - House
(40 - 19)		 Yea
June 26, 2009 HB 3369 Water Development Bill Passed - House
(43 - 16)		 Yea
June 25, 2009 HB 2472 Renewable Energy Tax Credit Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House
(39 - 21)		 Nay
June 22, 2009 HB 3298 Creating a Water Management Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(31 - 28)		 Yea
June 22, 2009 SB 5520 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Education Budget Bill Passed - House
(42 - 17)		 Nay
June 19, 2009 SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings Bill Passed - House
(34 - 24)		 Yea
June 17, 2009 HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - House
(42 - 16)		 Yea
June 12, 2009 SB 284 Extension of Statute of Ultimate Repose Bill Passed - House
(34 - 24)		 Yea
June 12, 2009 SB 76 Klamath River Dams Bill Passed - House
(34 - 24)		 Yea
June 11, 2009 HB 2067 Expiration Dates for Tax Credits Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(36 - 24)		 Yea
June 9, 2009 HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase Bill Passed - House
(36 - 24)		 Yea
June 9, 2009 HB 2649 Income Tax Increase Bill Passed - House
(37 - 23)		 Yea
June 8, 2009 HB 2009 Establishing the Oregon Health Authority Bill Passed - House
(38 - 22)		 Yea
June 8, 2009 HB 2116 Changing Health Care Assessment Bill Passed - House
(36 - 24)		 Yea
June 4, 2009 HB 2794 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(40 - 17)		 Yea
May 29, 2009 HB 2834 Funding School for Blind Bill Passed - House
(41 - 18)		 Yea
May 29, 2009 SB 786 Workplace Religious Discrimination Bill Passed - House
(38 - 21)		 Yea
May 27, 2009 HB 2001 Transit and Gas Tax Increase Bill Passed - House
(38 - 22)		 Yea
May 19, 2009 HB 2005 Petition Regulation Amendments Bill Passed - House
(52 - 7)		 Yea
May 15, 2009 HB 2726 Nutrition Labeling on Menus Bill Passed - House
(43 - 15)		 Yea
May 8, 2009 HB 2186 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House
(32 - 28)		 Yea
May 4, 2009 HB 2821 Employee Vacation Use Amendments Bill Passed - House
(34 - 23)		 Yea
April 28, 2009 HB 2377 Prohibiting Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House
(38 - 22)		 Yea
April 22, 2009 HB 2672 Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations Bill Passed - House
(40 - 18)		 Yea

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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