# Dwayne Yunker

Dwayne Yunker is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-12-27
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/497f7e2e-b1d8-4803-8fb8-22dc045bc0b0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/497f7e2e-b1d8-4803-8fb8-22dc045bc0b0 (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

8.8% of the 34 bills Yunker sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 59 in the Oregon House.

## What Yunker says (OR 2025–26 session)

2,253 classified statements: 2,253 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Yunker | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.6% | 2.9% | 114 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 35.6% | 9.3% | 21 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 56.5% | 31.9% | 62 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 451 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.1% | 12.7% | 584 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.6% | 1.4% | 66 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 14% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.03), from 45 donors and 257 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,009 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 98.2% (91.6%). 77 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 82. 8.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 59 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4087: Relating to infants born alive. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4087/
- HB 3872: Relating to conduct of elections; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3872/
- HB 3836: Relating to firearm transfers; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3836/
- HB 3740: Relating to participation in athletic competitions according to biological sex. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3740/
- HJM 12: Urging the President of the United States, the Director of the National Park Service and the Congress of the United States to provide the funding needed to… (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HJM12/
- HB 3618: Relating to state financial administration; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3618/
- HB 3551: Relating to the enforcement of federal immigration laws with respect to individuals who are convicted of a crime. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3551/
- HB 3330: Relating to participation in medical procedures. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3330/
- HB 2438: Relating to real estate professionals. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB2438/
- HB 2441: Relating to waiver of tuition. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB2441/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2114353321431695676
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2113663385669861823
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2113045258758164490
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2112188522774081558
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2111652714375692311
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2111790661339107521
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2111926077178487148
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2111567022513644029
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2111074102249406475
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYunker/status/2111077265752911932

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/yunker
- Campaign site: https://electdwayneyunker.info/
- X: https://x.com/RepYunker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwayne.yunker
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwayne_yunker
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwayne-yunker-2b044b71/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/497f7e2e-b1d8-4803-8fb8-22dc045bc0b0