District 21 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, including parts of southeast Portland, as well as Milwaukie and Oak Grove. It is currently represented by Democrat Kathleen Taylor of Portland.

Oregon's 21st Senate district
Senate district
District map
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Government
• State Senator	Kathleen Taylor (D)

List of members representing the districts

Member	Party	Years	District Home	Electoral history
Edward Fadeley	Democratic	1963-1987	Eugene	Elected in 1963 Re-elected multiple times Resigned
Larry Hill	Democratic	1987-1993	Springfield	Elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1990 Resigned
Bill Dwyer	Democratic	1993-1999	Eugene	Elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Resigned
Lee Beyer	Democratic	1999-2003	Springfield	Elected in 1998 Resigned to take position in the Oregon Public Utility Commission
Kate Brown	Democratic	2005-2009	Portland	Elected in 2004 Resigned when elected Secretary of State
Diane Rosenbaum	Democratic	2009-2017	Portland	Elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2012 Retired
Kathleen Taylor	Democratic	2017-present	Portland	Elected in 2016 Re-elected in 2020 Incumbent

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time, therefore, senators before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered parts of the Eugene metropolitan area, and from 2003 until 2013 it covered a slightly different area in the southern Portland metropolitan area.

In 2012, local businessman Cliff Hutchison announced that he would challenge incumbent Senator Rosenbaum.

In 2016, three candidates ran to replace the retiring Senator Rosenbaum. Democratic State Representative Kathleen Taylor; Oregon Progressive Party candidate James Ofsink, a health analyst; and accountant Josh Howard running on the Libertarian ticket. Ofsink ran as a more progressive alternative to Taylor while Howard represented both Libertarians and Republicans in the district.

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