# Kayse Jama

Kayse Jama is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oregon Senate, district 24
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7532bf1f-c85e-4683-a401-ca87af088e5e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7532bf1f-c85e-4683-a401-ca87af088e5e (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

81% of the 31 bills Jama sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 30 in the Oregon Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.91 (standard error 0.04), from 108 donors and 903 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

975 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Oregon Senate 94.2%). Party unity 98.5% (93.3%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. · HB 4127 Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4127/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. · HB 4121 Relating to emergency management. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4121/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. · HB 4040 Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4040/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. · HB 4062 Relating to evaluating Business Oregon programs; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4062/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. · HB 4007 Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4007/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Lieber. 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 Thatcher. Passed. · HB 4130 Relating to farm use. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4130/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. · HB 4132 Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4132/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. · HB 4153 Relating to farm stores. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4153/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Starr. Passed. · HB 4178 Relating to rounding procedures in transactions; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4178/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 69. 80.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon Senate 50.2%; rank 1 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1502: Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1502/
- SB 1594: Relating to immigration; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1594/
- SB 1595: Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1595/
- SB 1586: Relating to economic development; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1586/
- SCR 206: In memoriam: State Senator Aaron Lionel Woods. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SCR206/
- HCR 40: Recognizing the Portland Trail Blazers. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-26) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HCR40/
- HCR 36: In memoriam: Christine Chin Ryan. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HCR36/
- HB 3881: Relating to workforce requirements for public improvements constructed by educational institutions; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3881/
- HB 3761: Relating to art therapy; and prescribing an effective date. (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3761/
- HB 3803: Relating to government efficiency; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3803/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $250.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/Jama
- Campaign site: https://www.kaysejama.com/
- X: https://x.com/kaysejama
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorKayseJama
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamakayse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMiuk67T7anQhC5TXAZkfw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayse-jama-5aa17652

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7532bf1f-c85e-4683-a401-ca87af088e5e