# Virgle Osborne

Virgle Osborne is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 2
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f5938046-4558-441b-9e63-6bff0e114bf4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f5938046-4558-441b-9e63-6bff0e114bf4 (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

100% of Osborne’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Oregon, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

91 classified statements: 91 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 | Osborne | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 387 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 19.8% | 9.3% | 112 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.7% | 31.9% | 420 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 389 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.6% | 12.7% | 500 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.4% | 284 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 22% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Environmental Protection 19% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 15% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 50 donors and 468 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,009 roll calls. Attendance 77% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 98.3% (91.6%). 51 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 nay · 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 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 122. 31.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 49 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4063: Relating to Kei trucks. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4063/
- HB 4046: Relating to nuclear energy; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4046/
- 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 3937: Relating to homeless camps; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3937/
- HB 3921: Relating to urban growth boundaries; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3921/
- HB 3728: Relating to dams. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3728/
- HB 2019: Relating to Oregon Adoption Day; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB2019/
- HB 2106: Relating to conveyances to foreign adversaries. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB2106/
- SB 520: Relating to veterans. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB520/
- SB 521: Relating to urban reserves. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB521/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $87.1K (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.

- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2089928227456442733
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2087547636639477799
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2075748507357757810
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2066737658114769163
- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2059855309800415261
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2057283195079680397
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2057467296948593144
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2052534744852926801
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2050566575951118647
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/virgle_osborne/status/2050628536818635172

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/osborne
- Campaign site: https://virgleosborne.com/
- X: https://x.com/virgle_osborne
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virgle.osborne
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virgleosborne
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@virgleosborne
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virgle-osborne-06b83b10

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f5938046-4558-441b-9e63-6bff0e114bf4