DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Emerson Levy

Oregon State Representative, District 53 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Oregon State Representative, District 53Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 11; 47 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 8.3%; Chamber median 9.4%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +15.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Climate, Energy and Environment
Housing and Homelessness
Ways and Means

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 47 sponsored · 11 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4144 Relating to batteries.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 1590 Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4149 Relating to homeless students.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4135 Relating to HPV Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Levy sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Levy is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Lamar Wise, April Dobson, Ricki Ruiz

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Levy’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills56%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Levy’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Levy	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 35–12
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 34–10
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4124: Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–6
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 33–9
Feb 19, 2026	HB 4128: Relating to sale of single-family residences.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–16

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Levy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Oregon House of Representatives, District 53

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Oregon House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+15.3	D+13.2	+2.1
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+8.6	D+13.2	−4.6
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+1.3	D+9.5	−8.2
2020	Oregon House of Representatives, District 53	Lost	R+14.3	—	—