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Republican
· Representative
Jami Cate
Represents District 11 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
93%
on 55 party-line votes · House Republicans median 91%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 204 of 209 roll calls · House median 91%
Their bills that became law
2 of 2
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
209
2026 Legislative Measures
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Legislative Measures.
How Jami Cate votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Jami Cate sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Jami Cate is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
4 of 55 party-line votes.
SB1515 · Relating to wrongful convictions; and declaring an emergency.
House Third Reading · 2026-03-05 · Passed 40–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4148 · Relating to local taxation; and prescribing an effective date.
House Third Reading · 2026-02-25 · Passed 40–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4114 · Relating to law enforcement operations; and declaring an emergency.
House Motion to substitute Minority Report · 2026-02-18 · Failed 6–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4116 · Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date.
House Committee Do Pass · 2026-02-10 · Passed 6–4 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB4098 · Relating to violations of the Insurance Code as unlawful trade practices.
House Third Reading · 2026-02-18 · Failed 28–30
HB4116 · Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date.
House Committee Do Pass · 2026-02-10 · Passed 6–4
HB4025 · Relating to the residential rates of public utilities; and prescribing an effective date.
House Committee Do Pass · 2026-02-05 · Passed 7–3
HB4024 · Relating to speculative ticket sales; and prescribing an effective date.
House Committee Do Pass · 2026-02-05 · Passed 7–3
SB1590 · Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.
House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) · 2026-02-25 · Passed 7–2
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Paul EvansDemocrat · District 20 · 66 shared contested votes
23%
Em LevyDemocrat · District 53 · 53 shared contested votes
23%
Sue Rieke SmithDemocrat · District 26 · 66 shared contested votes
21%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (5 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jami Cate was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced2
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles.
If a traffic ticket is sent to a person who sold a car before the traffic offense happened, the old owner may let the court know that they are not required to pay the ticket. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.5). Provides that, in lieu of making…
Became lawChapter 65, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027. · 2026-04-06
Urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims.
Asks Congress to pass a new law so people who were victims of wildfires will keep getting the help they need. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Urges Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims.
Became lawFiled with Secretary of State. · 2026-02-27
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB5204 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4082 · 2026-03-06
Relating to housing for older persons; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
SB5701 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4138 · 2026-03-06
Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB5203 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB5702 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1502 · 2026-03-06
Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB5703 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4108 · 2026-03-06
Relating to annexation of land noncontiguous to a city. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4159 · 2026-03-06
Relating to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4179 · 2026-03-06
Relating to entities created by the Oregon Health and Science University. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
SB1585 · 2026-03-06
Relating to matching grants for cities; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB1501 · 2026-03-06
Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1601 · 2026-03-06
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SCR205 · 2026-03-06
Adjourning sine die the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly. (House Read and Adopted)
HB4145 · 2026-03-06
Relating to firearms; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
SCR209 · 2026-03-06
Establishing deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for the 2027 regular session of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Assembly. (House Read and Adopted)
HB4121 · 2026-03-05
Relating to emergency management. (House Third Reading)
HB4018 · 2026-03-05
Relating to elections; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1515 · 2026-03-05
Relating to wrongful convictions; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1516 · 2026-03-05
Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1565 · 2026-03-05
Relating to snowmobiles; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB1544 · 2026-03-05
Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4021 · 2026-03-05
Relating to administrative rules; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4037 · 2026-03-05
Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
SB1525 · 2026-03-05
Relating to organizations relevant to Oregon's coastal resources; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4100 · 2026-03-05
Relating to bulk fuel terminals; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4075 · 2026-03-05
Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1517 · 2026-03-05
Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1595 · 2026-03-05
Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4016 · 2026-03-04
Relating to tax compliance; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4070 · 2026-03-04
Relating to health care; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4036 · 2026-03-04
Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4086 · 2026-03-04
Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4084 · 2026-03-04
Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4127 · 2026-03-04
Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4041 · 2026-03-04
Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4035 · 2026-03-04
Relating to land use; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4060 · 2026-03-04
Relating to fluorescent lamps; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4076 · 2026-03-04
Relating to energy; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
HB4177 · 2026-03-04
Relating to public meetings; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB1567 · 2026-03-04
Relating to mixed income housing; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4153 · 2026-03-04
Relating to farm stores. (House Third Reading)
HB4128 · 2026-03-04
Relating to sale of single-family residences. (House Third Reading in Concurrence)
SB1546 · 2026-03-04
Relating to artificial intelligence companions. (House Third Reading)
SB1575 · 2026-03-04
Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1510 · 2026-03-04
Relating to taxation; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB1535 · 2026-03-04
Relating to child care; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB1509 · 2026-03-04
Relating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
SB1521 · 2026-03-04
Relating to local requirements to develop affordable housing. (House Third Reading)
SB1568 · 2026-03-04
Relating to perinatal services; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4020 · 2026-03-03
Relating to permits; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4007 · 2026-03-03
Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date. (House Third Reading)
HB4062 · 2026-03-03
Relating to evaluating Business Oregon programs; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SB1598 · 2026-03-03
Relating to access to health services; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
HB4130 · 2026-03-03
Relating to farm use. (House Third Reading)
HB4040 · 2026-03-03
Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
SCR206 · 2026-03-03
In memoriam: State Senator Aaron Lionel Woods. (House Read and Adopted)
HB4014 · 2026-03-03
Relating to state finance; declaring an emergency. (House Motion to Rerefer)
HB4014 · 2026-03-03
Relating to state finance; declaring an emergency. (House Third Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 209 total roll-call votes this session).
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