DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Rob Nosse

Oregon State Representative, District 42 since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Oregon State Representative, District 42Born 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 22; 90 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.4%; Chamber median 9.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +87.3; 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.

Health Care · chair
Behavioral Health
Regional Behavioral Health Accountability Task Force
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 90 sponsored · 22 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4131 Relating to mobile pharmacies; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4138 Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 1598 Relating to access to health services; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4127 Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Nosse sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Nosse is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Dacia Grayber, Nathan Sosa, Travis Nelson

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

With Nosse’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

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: Nosse’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Nosse	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–12
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.	Yes	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 Nosse was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Oregon House of Representatives, District 42

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 42	Won	D+87.3	D+88.8	−1.5
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42	Won	—	D+88.8	—
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42	Won	D+84.8	D+88.0	−3.2
2020	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42	Won	—	—	—
2018	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42	Won	D+87.6	—	—
2016	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42	Won	D+82.3	—	—
2014	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42	Won	D+82.7	—	—
2014	Oregon House of Representatives, District 42 (primary)	Won	+13.5	—	—