The pet dachshund of Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, has died.
But Yoda was the apparent inspiration for a series of bills that are now part of Oregon's law books.
Yoda became part of the Courtney household a decade ago.
The two-day, 197-mile running relay from Mount Hood to Seaside known as Hood to Coast has concluded for another year.
Senate President Peter Courtney ran the event for the 16th time, just a year after hip replacement surgery.
"Well, I'm stiff, but I feel better than I've ever felt after Hood to Coast," Courtney said Sunday evening.
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Senate President Peter Courtney told the Statesman Journal Editorial Board that the Oregon Legislature should have a new agency that would be responsible for oversight of large projects such as Cover Oregon.