The Bad

Sen. Wlnsvey Campos

R-THE DALLES

OVERALL RATING

5.66

6.14 INTEGRITY

6.5 BRAINS

4.33 EFFECTIVENESS

A gregarious purveyor of wood stoves and hot tubs, Bonham, 46, moved up to the Senate this session after the retirement of Sen. Chuck Thomson (R-Hood River). He won a seat in a district where Democrats hold a 2-point voter registration advantage, in part because he acquitted himself well in two House terms and has shown a willingness to cross the aisle. (Bonham was the chief sponsor of Senate Bill 449 that passed before the walkout and expanded college tuition and breaks on all fees for foster children who have been adopted.)

A fiery competitor in the Senate vs. House basketball game, which his team won this year, he broke two teeth and bent his back in this year’s contest. (In a bipartisan moment, Rep. Hai Pham [D-Hillsboro], a dentist, helped with on-court emergency dental care.) He hasn’t fared much better on the job. “Smart, tough cookie,” says one lobbyist, “but brash style makes him ineffective in the minority.”

D-ALOHA

OVERALL RATING

5.44

6.97 INTEGRITY

4.97 BRAINS

4.37

Effectiveness

By far the youngest member of the Senate at 27, Campos moved up after just one term in the House to claim a seat long held by Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick (D-Portland).

“Has a lot of potential, but she has yet to realize how to effect change,” says a progressive lobbyist. Many found her hard to read: “Lobbying her is like lobbying a houseplant.”

Campos, who grew up on the Central Coast and was often homeless as a child, has worked as a case manager for a transitional housing nonprofit. She co-chaired the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services. “Not always clear she’s paying attention in committee and isn’t a curious person in meetings,” says a health care lobbyist.