Val T. Hoyle
DemocratU.S. Representative, OR-4| Age | 62 (b. 1964-02-14) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Attended Bunker Hill Community College; BA in Political Science (concentration in International Studies), Emmanuel College, Boston, 1992 |
| Prior occupation | Bicycle industry sales and marketing (25 years, including at Burley Design and Cane Creek); legislative aide for State Senator Floyd Prozanski; Director, United Way of Lane County; policy fellow, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Fairfield, California |
| Marital status | Married — Stephen Hoyle |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Outside Springfield, Oregon |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Previous offices | Oregon House of Representatives, 2009-2017 · Oregon House Majority Leader, 2013-2015 · Commissioner, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), 2019-2023 |
| Committees | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Subcommittees: Highways and Transit; Aviation) · House Committee on Natural Resources (Subcommittees: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries; Indian and Insular Affairs) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Equality Caucus · Labor Caucus · Steel Caucus · Ukraine Caucus · Freethought Caucus |
| Ideology | Member of both the Congressional Progressive Caucus and New Democrat Coalition, suggesting a center-left positioning; GovTrack's ideology score places her in the moderate Democratic range |
| Signature legislation | Vote at Home Act (introduced in 119th Congress, to expand vote-by-mail access) · Shared Micromobility Investment Act (H.R.8719) · Oregon state: universal background checks for firearm sales (state legislature) · Oregon state: comprehensive women's health bill requiring insurance coverage for contraception, abortion, and postpartum care (state legislature) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2025) · estimate
| Fidelity Rollover IRA #2 - Guardian Fixed Target Annuity | fund · –$250,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity Rollover IRA #2 - Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | fund · –$100,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity Investment Retirement Account - PIMCO Funds Total Return Fund Institutional Shares (PTTRX) | fund · –$50,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity Rollover IRA - NVIDIA Corporation Common Stock | stock · –$50,000 · 2025 |
| Umpqua Bank Checking and Savings Account | other · –$50,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together PAC ($17,500 (2022-2024))
Top industries: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Transportation and Public Works · Labor unions · Real Estate
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.