# Jeff Helfrich

Jeff Helfrich is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 52.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 52
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/936e2bdf-97c6-4297-80e7-faef3bb2e3d7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/936e2bdf-97c6-4297-80e7-faef3bb2e3d7 (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

Helfrich reported $237.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.02), from 215 donors and 570 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,039 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 92.5% (91.6%). 37 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 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 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 62. 27.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 53 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4060: Relating to fluorescent lamps; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4060/
- SB 1593: Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1593/
- HB 4071: Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4071/
- HB 4129: Relating to fuel; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4129/
- HB 4153: Relating to farm stores. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4153/
- HB 3977: Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3977/
- HB 3952: Relating to sex offender risk assessments. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3952/
- HB 3948: Relating to unmanned aircraft systems; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3948/
- HB 3929: Relating to the wellness of public safety workers. (became law, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3929/
- HCR 30: Recognizing and honoring Friends of Timberline for five decades of service to the historic Timberline Lodge. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HCR30/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $237.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/Helfrich
- Campaign site: https://www.helfrichfororegon.com/
- X: https://x.com/Jeffhelrichor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffHelfrichfororegon/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HelfrichForOregon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-helfrich-0408ab201/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/936e2bdf-97c6-4297-80e7-faef3bb2e3d7