# Jami Cate

Jami Cate is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 11
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e0ac3b1f-565d-4766-b83d-3f08d6c0116b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0ac3b1f-565d-4766-b83d-3f08d6c0116b (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

Cate missed 28% of 1,228 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Oregon House (average 88%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 140 donors and 1,082 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,228 roll calls. Attendance 72% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 94.1% (91.6%). 152 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 nay · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 18. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 47 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJM 201: Urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HJM201/
- HB 4137: Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4137/
- SB 1189: Relating to treatment works within the North Santiam Basin; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB1189/
- HB 3697: Relating to crime; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3697/
- HB 3742: Relating to the possession of firearms in the Capitol. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3742/
- HB 3594: Relating to residency requirements under the wildlife laws. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3594/
- SB 1038: Relating to standards of time. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB1038/
- HB 3436: Relating to costs associated with trees on public property; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3436/
- SB 926: Relating to wildfires resulting from the fault of an electric company; declaring an emergency. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB926/
- HB 3164: Relating to temporary signs on private property. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3164/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/cate
- Campaign site: https://jamicate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voteforjamicate

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0ac3b1f-565d-4766-b83d-3f08d6c0116b