Peter Buckley

Oregon House Majority leaders announced their plans for the 2009 legislative agenda on Monday in what they are calling the "Road Map" to Oregon’s future.

“Looking back on the beginning of the 2007 session, it seemed like the ship of state had been stuck,” House Majority Leader Dave Hunt (D-Clackamas) said. “We felt like we had to get the ship of state unstuck and going back in the right direction.”

State Rep. Peter Buckley is looking at a bid for House SpeakerWith Portland's Jeff Merkley vacating his post as House Speaker to run for the U.S. Senate, Ashland Rep. Peter Buckley is reportedly interested in the seat, the Mail Tribune is reporting this morning.

Buckley, currently the majority whip, tells the paper: "It would be a step up in leadership for me, and I have let some people know that it is something I am interested in. Whether it's this time around or another time, we'll have to see how it plays out."