FILE - Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney is joined by his wife, Margie, on the Senate floor in Salem, Ore., on June 28, 2007, after receiving a gift trip to Mexico from fellow Senators as the legislature works to wind up this year's session. Courtney, Oregon's longest-serving lawmaker, died at his home in Salem, Tuesday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
FILE - Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, center, holds raised hands with Senate President Peter Courtney, left, and House Speaker Jeff Merkley, following his Inaugural Address during the joint session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon on Jan. 8, 2007, in Salem, Ore. Courtney, Oregon's longest-serving lawmaker, died at his home in Salem, Tuesday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, right, kisses his his wife, Margie Courtney, after she swears him in as the 77th Oregon Legislature convenes in Salem, Ore., on Jan. 14, 2013. Peter Courtney, Oregon's longest-serving lawmaker, died at his home in Salem, Tuesday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
FILE - Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney walks the hallways of the Capitol after a news conference Feb. 12, 2015 in Salem, Ore. Courtney, Oregon's longest-serving lawmaker, died at his home in Salem, Tuesday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez, File)
FILE - Sen. Peter Courtney, D-Salem, brought his dog, Yoda, a dachshund, onto the Senate floor March 19, 1999 in Salem, Ore., while he talked in support of Senate Bill 601, legislation to keep pets out of will probate. Courtney, Oregon's longest-serving lawmaker, died at his home in Salem, Tuesday, July 15, 2024. ( Jay Reiter/Statesman Journal via AP, File)