STATE, EX REL. ADAMS v. Powell

*84DE MUNIZ, J.

Plaintiffs, all of whom are state senators, appeal from a trial court judgment in favor of defendant Michael Powell and intervenor Governor John Kitzhaber in this quo warranto proceeding initiated pursuant to ORS 30.510 to remove Powell from the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Portland. The trial court held that Powell may hold over from his prior term in office until a successor is confirmed and found qualified. Plaintiffs appeal, and we affirm.

The parties have stipulated to the following facts. The governor appointed Powell to a four-year term as a commissioner of the Port…