Salem mayor serving in state House might violate Oregon’s Constitution, legislative lawyer says
The Legislature’s top lawyer has warned that a Salem Democrat may be violating the Oregon Constitution by serving as mayor of Salem and a state representative at the same time.
Chris Hoy, then a Salem City Council member, was appointed to the state House last December after former Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, stepped down. He planned to finish Clem’s term and did not seek election to a new House term.
