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Lisa Reynolds

Democratic · OR · Oregon State Senator, District 17

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Lisa Reynolds is the Democratic state senator for Oregon Senate District 17. A pediatrician, she was first elected to the Oregon House in 2020 and was appointed to the Senate in 2024. She chairs the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health and also serves on the Senate Health Care and Human Services committees.

Track record

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 2 records
  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 694 to expand the Oregon Kids' Credit; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Tax Expenditures when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds was a chief sponsor of House Bill 3235 when the Oregon House passed the Oregon Kids' Credit, a state child tax credit of up to $1,000 per eligible young child.

    June 22, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Healthcare Affordability

· 7 records
  • Reynolds sponsored Senate Bill 1568, which passed both chambers and was repassed by the Senate after House amendments, updating insurance coverage and implementation rules for doula and lactation services and the perinatal access program.

    March 5, 2026For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 693 to establish a perinatal-workforce task force; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 695 to require a whole-person maternal-health model in Medicaid coordinated care; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 691 to fund maternal behavioral-health and substance-use supports; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 692 as part of her Momnibus package; it passed the legislature and expanded public and commercial insurance coverage for doula and lactation services while creating a perinatal-services access program.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds spoke on the Oregon Senate floor in support of House Bill 3007 before its unanimous passage, explaining the need for academic, behavioral, and social-emotional accommodations for students recovering from brain injuries.

    May 28, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds was the chief sponsor of House Bill 3320, which the Oregon House passed to require nonprofit hospitals to screen qualifying patients for financial assistance before billing them and refund eligible patients who had already paid.

    April 21, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 4 records
  • Reynolds publicly opposed the federalization and deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, stating that local police could respond to unlawful conduct without federalized troops.

    September 29, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds supported Senate Bill 243 when the Oregon Senate passed restrictions on rapid-fire activators and authority for local governments to regulate firearms in official meeting locations.

    May 29, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds was a chief sponsor of House Bill 2005 when the Oregon House passed the gun-violence-prevention measure, including a prohibition on unserialized ghost guns.

    May 2, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • As an Oregon state representative, Lisa Reynolds spearheaded a $15 million legislative investment in evidence-based community violence-prevention grants, including youth jobs and mentorship, mental-health and addiction support, and victim services.

    March 4, 2022For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Housing Affordability

· 4 records
  • Reynolds sponsored Senate Bill 690 and supported its unanimous Senate passage, delaying certain nonpayment eviction trials for families awaiting approved health-related housing support and prioritizing housing aid for families with infants.

    June 17, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds co-sponsored House Bill 3378 and supported its Senate passage, requiring landlords to offer a non-phone method such as a key, code, card, or fob for residents to enter their homes.

    May 13, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds secured a $5 million component of Oregon's youth-homelessness package, and the Oregon Housing Stability Council approved its distribution to high-need counties for housing and direct support.

    May 9, 2024For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • As chair of the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services, Reynolds highlighted legislative investments in rental assistance, shelter, outreach, mental-health services, and transitional support for youth experiencing homelessness.

    September 28, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 11 records
  • Reynolds sponsored Senate Bill 1568, which passed both chambers and was repassed by the Senate after House amendments, updating insurance coverage and implementation rules for doula and lactation services and the perinatal access program.

    March 5, 2026For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds published a constituent resource guide for responding to immigration-enforcement activity, including legal-support, rights-education, and reporting resources.

    November 22, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 693 to establish a perinatal-workforce task force; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 695 to require a whole-person maternal-health model in Medicaid coordinated care; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 691 to fund maternal behavioral-health and substance-use supports; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 692 as part of her Momnibus package; it passed the legislature and expanded public and commercial insurance coverage for doula and lactation services while creating a perinatal-services access program.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds sponsored Senate Bill 690 and supported its unanimous Senate passage, delaying certain nonpayment eviction trials for families awaiting approved health-related housing support and prioritizing housing aid for families with infants.

    June 17, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds secured a $5 million component of Oregon's youth-homelessness package, and the Oregon Housing Stability Council approved its distribution to high-need counties for housing and direct support.

    May 9, 2024For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • As chair of the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services, Reynolds highlighted legislative investments in rental assistance, shelter, outreach, mental-health services, and transitional support for youth experiencing homelessness.

    September 28, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds represented Oregon at a White House child-care event after chief-sponsoring House Bill 3005, which allocated $50 million to build, renovate, and expand child-care facilities.

    July 25, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds was a chief sponsor of House Bill 3235 when the Oregon House passed the Oregon Kids' Credit, a state child tax credit of up to $1,000 per eligible young child.

    June 22, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 5 records
  • Reynolds and bipartisan colleagues convened a public roundtable on implementing Oregon's phone-free-schools order and supporting student wellbeing and academic success.

    September 30, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds publicly supported Governor Tina Kotek's executive order requiring Oregon public schools to prohibit student cell-phone use during the school day.

    July 2, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds spoke on the Oregon Senate floor in support of House Bill 3007 before its unanimous passage, explaining the need for academic, behavioral, and social-emotional accommodations for students recovering from brain injuries.

    May 28, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds co-sponsored House Bill 2251 when the Oregon House passed a bipartisan requirement for school districts to prohibit student smartphone use during the school day, with specified exceptions.

    April 15, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds represented Oregon at a White House child-care event after chief-sponsoring House Bill 3005, which allocated $50 million to build, renovate, and expand child-care facilities.

    July 25, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Gun Control

· 3 records
  • Reynolds supported Senate Bill 243 when the Oregon Senate passed restrictions on rapid-fire activators and authority for local governments to regulate firearms in official meeting locations.

    May 29, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds was a chief sponsor of House Bill 2005 when the Oregon House passed the gun-violence-prevention measure, including a prohibition on unserialized ghost guns.

    May 2, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • As an Oregon state representative, Lisa Reynolds spearheaded a $15 million legislative investment in evidence-based community violence-prevention grants, including youth jobs and mentorship, mental-health and addiction support, and victim services.

    March 4, 2022For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Personal Income Tax Reduction

· 2 records
  • Reynolds advanced Senate Bill 694 to expand the Oregon Kids' Credit; it cleared its policy committee but remained in the Joint Committee on Tax Expenditures when the 2025 session adjourned.

    June 27, 2025For

    Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds was a chief sponsor of House Bill 3235 when the Oregon House passed the Oregon Kids' Credit, a state child tax credit of up to $1,000 per eligible young child.

    June 22, 2023For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Civil Rights

· 2 records
  • Reynolds published a constituent resource guide for responding to immigration-enforcement activity, including legal-support, rights-education, and reporting resources.

    November 22, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Reynolds publicly opposed the federalization and deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, stating that local police could respond to unlawful conduct without federalized troops.

    September 29, 2025For

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

General

· 1 record
  • Reynolds was appointed chair of the newly formed Oregon Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health and assigned to the Health Care and Human Services committees.

    December 24, 2024

    Source: oregonlegislature.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.