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The Oregon Legislature returned to the Capitol on Monday amid a raging pandemic that has the Salem-area under an extreme risk listing for COVID-19 infections. The 60-member House and 30-member Senate wore face masks and maintained 6 feet of separation while meeting in the chambers in the 1938 art deco Capitol. The agenda was to swear in members, elect leaders and set rules for the session. The session won t officially get underway until Jan. 19. The rules turned out to be the main sticking point. With majorities in both the House and Senate, Democrats pushed to begin the session on time. They argued that the long list of crises â COVID-19, unemployment, recovery from the massive wildfires, police reform and equity issues â was too pressing to delay. Lawmakers would use a mix of virtual meetings and hearings, coming to Salem only for final votes on bills. ....
ELSIE â Diane Jette describes herself as an independent voter who is socially liberal and fiscally conservative. The 74-year-old resident of Elsie, a rural, unincorporated area in the southeastern corner of Clatsop County, said it was her fiscally conservative side that compelled her to vote for President Donald Trump in 2016. âI had hoped that he would be able to stop our financial bleeding,â Jette said. This year, she said she would have voted for just about anybody to replace Trump. âHis personality has come through and also heâs shown himself to be a bigot, which is so, so against my beliefs,â Jette said. âYouâd like to hope that the leaders you elected are actually somewhat on your side. And then, of course, I found out he was only on his own side.â ....