# Em Levy

Em Levy is a Democratic member of the Oregon House for district 53.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oregon House, district 53
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2be8d7ed-5767-4a67-a5e9-b519691c14ef

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2be8d7ed-5767-4a67-a5e9-b519691c14ef (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Levy reported $210.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 244 donors and 735 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,266 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 92.3% (91.6%). 32 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed. · HB 4075 Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4075/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5701 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5701/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. · SB 1502 Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1502/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5204 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5204/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5702 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5702/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 1601 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1601/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5203 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5203/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 5703 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5703/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. · SB 1525 Relating to organizations relevant to Oregon's coastal resources; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1525/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. · SB 1501 Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1501/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 77. 40.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 40 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1593: Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1593/
- SB 1581: Relating to school meals; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1581/
- HB 4144: Relating to batteries. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4144/
- HB 4071: Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4071/
- HB 4135: Relating to HPV Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4135/
- HB 4149: Relating to homeless students. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4149/
- SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1590/
- HB 3986: Relating to siting of renewable energy facilities by counties on farmland; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3986/
- SB 1212: Relating to student use of personal electronic devices. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB1212/
- HB 3973: Relating to paint; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3973/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $210.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 76% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/levye
- Campaign site: https://emersonvotes.com/
- X: https://x.com/Emerson4OR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emerson4OR/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emerson4or
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Ld8z_5Yoc9DVvVlpDqnsQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emersonjackson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2be8d7ed-5767-4a67-a5e9-b519691c14ef