Politics

Oregon House gets a new leader as 2022 ‘short’ session begins

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB)

Feb. 1, 2022 8:16 p.m. Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 12:48 a.m.

Rep. Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, became the state’s first new House speaker in nearly a decade as lawmakers face myriad issues, including mask mandates