# Mark Gamba

Mark Gamba is a Democratic member of the Oregon House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oregon House, district 41
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6adb2361-6526-450f-b2b1-e9f32311ca7d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6adb2361-6526-450f-b2b1-e9f32311ca7d (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

0.2% of Gamba’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (average 39%).

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

851 classified statements: 851 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gamba | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.5% | 400 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.1% | 10.4% | 668 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.2% | 39.2% | 747 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 50% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.22 (standard error 0.03), from 410 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.9% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,039 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 100% (91.6%). 18 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 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 295. 34.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 46 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1597: Relating to energy generation; prescribing an effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1597/
- HB 4125: Relating to revenue estimates; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4125/
- HB 4114: Relating to law enforcement operations; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4114/
- HB 4126: Relating to road usage charges; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4126/
- HB 4143: Relating to payments to the federal government; prescribing an effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4143/
- HB 4080: Relating to portable solar photovoltaic energy devices; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4080/
- SB 1582: Relating to energy; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1582/
- HB 3978: Relating to animals; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3978/
- HB 3974: Relating to residential applicant screening charges. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3974/
- SB 1187: Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB1187/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $92.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032607649062137970
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032610398734791033
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032613167491158017
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032615579165528313
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032617636350104028
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032620276291141911
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032622809369727190
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032624469047443922
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032626524596432941
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_gamba/status/2032628796348592280

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/gamba
- Campaign site: https://www.gambafororegon.com/
- X: https://x.com/mark_gamba
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GambaForOregon/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark_gamba
- YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@markgambafororegon2046
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markgamba/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6adb2361-6526-450f-b2b1-e9f32311ca7d