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Wikipedia / Floyd Prozanski

Floyd Prozanski (born 1954) is an American Democratic politician who is a current member of the Oregon State Senate, representing the 4th District, since 2004. He previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1995 through 2000 and again for the 2003 session. He resigned from the House in December 2003 to accept appointment to the Senate seat that had been vacated by Tony Corcoran. He won election to the seat in November 2004 and has been reelected ever since, receiving both the Democratic and Republican primary nominations in 2022 and 2026.

Career

Senate District 4 includes the City of Springfield, parts of Eugene and portions of rural Lane County. Prozanski serves as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Conduct. He serves as a regular member of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire, the Senate Committee on Human Services, and the Senate Committee on Legislative Counsel. He also serves on the Criminal Justice Commission’s Justice Reinvestment Grant Review Committee and its Asset Forfeiture Oversight Advisory Committee; the Oregon Law Commission; the Oregon Council on Homeland Security; and the Oregon State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.

The Independent Party of Oregon awarded Prozanski a 100% "A" rating. He has also been named "Top Dog" by the Oregon Humane Society. The Register-Guard called Prozanski a "hard-working and responsive'" senator who takes a thoughtful approach to public policy.

When the legislature is not in session, Prozanski works as a prosecutor and serves on various local boards and commissions. He graduated from Texas A&M University and later earned a J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law. A cyclist and home-brewer, he lives in Eugene with his wife.

Senate recall effort

Prozanski faced the possibility of a recall election in 2015 after Oregon Pro-Gun Rights advocates attempted to gather more than 10,000 signatures. The organizers of the recall effort cited Sen. Prozanski's sponsorship of SB.941 which is the State's background check expansion law. Ultimately the recall effort failed.

Electoral history

References

Follow the Money - Floyd Prozanski