The 10 Republican state senators in Oregon who racked up more than 10 unexcused absences during a walkout in the most recent legislative session can t run for reelection in 2024, the state’s elections chief said Tuesday.
The recently passed Measure 113 bans lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from immediately running for re-election, but did little to dissuade Republicans from staging their fourth walkout in five years. At six weeks, the walkout broke state records and added to the anxiety that by effectively quashing new environmental legislation, Republicans could prevent the state from receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to battle climate change made available through the recently passed federal Inflation Reduction Act.
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