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U.S. Representative — Oregon's 3rd District

Maxine Dexter

Democrat · Oregon

Democrat U.S. Representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (17 on record)

  • H.R.9510 — VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9270 — Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • H.R.9140 — MEDIC Careers Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
  • H.Con.Res.91 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8370 — Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.Res.1169 — Honoring the 2026 Olympians and Paralympians from Oregon. (Introduced, Apr 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8099 — Plug Offshore Wells Act (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
  • H.R.7980 — Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 18, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.2352 — Abolish Super PACs Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9808 — No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9544 — Save MEDICARE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8831 — Protecting Our Democracy Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8798 — Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.3376 — Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 12, 2026)

Voting analysis

Maxine Dexter practised medicine before this seat, and the filings show it: a dietary supplement listing requirement, veterans health policy, and a bill on careers in emergency medical work. Health and armed forces tie as her leading classified subjects.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Maxine Dexter's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (4), Health (4), Environmental Protection (2), Immigration (2), Government Operations and Politics (1), International Affairs (1).

17
Bills sponsored
358
Bills cosponsored

Of all 17, 16 currently sit at Introduced.

A first term spent mostly voting no

Seven of her nine departures decline measures her caucus helped pass. Children's online safety and a surveillance extension are two of them; the others are deposit access for community banks, a veterans and military construction spending bill, retail crime enforcement, a resolution on Iran, and the year's consolidated appropriations. Two go the other way — a war powers resolution, and a fuel retailing measure that lost.

Producing that much recorded disagreement inside a single partial term is unusual for a new member, and the direction is consistent throughout.

4.1%
Votes against the Democrat majority
217
Roll calls where a party majority formed
60 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 9 roll calls where Maxine Dexter voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5317
Community Bank Deposit Access Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 179		May 20, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8469
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes
On Passage · roll call 175		May 15, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.4465
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155		Apr 30, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1099
Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84		Mar 5, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage · roll call 45		Jan 22, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Oregon Democrats

Measured against the other Oregon Democrats in the House, Dexter's rate clears the group's internal average.

Among the 5 Democrats in the Oregon delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.0%. Maxine Dexter is above that average at 4.1%.

Committee role and tenure

She is ranking member of the natural resources subcommittee on oversight and investigations. One partial term is the whole of the record above, and she is rarely absent from the floor.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Maxine Dexter falls in the freshman cohort.

1.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
3
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Maxine Dexter has 17 bills sponsored, 358 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Federal Lands
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Oversight and Investigations (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Health

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