46th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 46th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 8, 1951 and adjourned May 3, 1951.^[1] A notable bill passed this session banned self serving gas stations.^[2] In 1950, Senator Richard L. Neuberger and Representative Maurine Neuberger would become the first married couple to be simultaneously elected to both chambers of the Oregon Legislature.^[3]

46th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007
Overview
Legislative body	Oregon Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction	Oregon, United States
Meeting place	Oregon State Capitol
Term	1951
Website	www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members	27 Senators
Party control	Republican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	John F. Steelhammer (R)
Party control	Republican Party of Oregon

Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	6
	Republican	21
Total		27
Government Majority		15

Senate Members

Composition of the Senate

Senator	Residence	Party
Truman A. Chase	Eugene	Republican
Sam Coon	Keating	Republican
Ben Day	Gold Hill	Republican
Rex Ellis	Pendleton	Republican
Carl Engdahl	Pendleton	Republican
Arthur Lindberg[a]
Russell L. Gardner	Newport	Democratic
Angus Gibson	Junction City	Republican
Warren C. Gill	Lebanon	Republican
Stewart Hardie	Condon	Republican
Frank H. Hilton	Portland	Republican
Philip S. Hitchcock	Klamath Falls	Republican
Robert D. Holmes	Gearhart	Democratic
Frederick S. Lamport	Salem	Republican
J. J. Lynch	Portland	Republican
Thomas R. Mahoney	Portland	Democratic
Eugene E. Marsh	McMinnville	Republican
Ben Musa	The Dalles	Democratic
Richard L. Neuberger	Portland	Democratic
Thomas Parkinson	Roseburg	Republican
Paul L. Patterson	Hillsboro	Republican
Elmo Smith	John Day	Republican
Dean Walker	Independence	Republican
William Walsh	Coos Bay	Republican
Marie E. Wilcox	Grants Pass	Republican
Manley J. Wilson	Warren	Democratic
Douglas R. Yeater	Salem	Republican

House

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	10
	Republican	50
Total		60
Government Majority		40

House Members

Composition of the House

House Member	Residence	Party
Fred W. Adams	Ophir	Republican
Gust Anderson	Portland	Republican
David C. Baum	LaGrande	Republican
William W. Bradeen	Burns	Republican
Ed R. Cardwell	Sweet Home	Republican
Sprague H. Carter	Pendleton	Republican
Herman H. Chindgren	Molalla	Republican
Raymond C. Coulter	Grants Pass	Republican
Lloyd R. Crosby	Milwaukie	Republican
Elliott B. Cummins	McMinnville	Republican
F. H. Dammasch	Portland	Republican
John Dickson	Portland	Republican
Joseph M. Dyer	Astoria	Republican
Orval Eaton	Astoria	Republican
Dean H. Erwin	Enterprise	Republican
Frank M. Farmer	Rickreall	Republican
Earl E. Fisher	Beaverton	Republican
Harry C. Elliott	Tillamook	Republican
Carl H. Francis	Dayton	Republican
Giles L. French	Moro	Republican
Edward A. Geary	Klamath Falls	Republican
Paul E. Geddes	Roseburg	Republican
G. D. Gleason	Portland	Democratic
Melvin Goode	Albany	Republican
Alva Curtis Goodrich	Bend	Republican
J. S. Greenwood	Wemme	Republican
Joseph E. Harvey	Portland	Republican
Mark Hatfield	Salem	Republican
Lloyd E. Haynes	Grants Pass	Republican
Earl H. Hill	Cushman	Republican
Russell Hudson	The Dalles	Republican
Donald R. Husband	Eugene	Republican
E. J. Ireland	Molalla	Republican
V. T. Jackson	Roseburg	Democratic
J. O. Johnson	Tigard	Republican
Graham Killam	Portland	Republican
Robert R. Klemsen	St. Helens	Democratic
Kenneth Kraemer	Portland	Democratic
Ivan C. Laird	Sitkum	Democratic
Roger Leonning	Haines	Republican
C. L. Lieuallen	Pendleton	Republican
Carroll Locey	Ironside	Republican
John D. Logan	Portland	Republican
Pat Lonergan	Portland	Republican
E. H. Mann	Medford	Republican
Maurine Neuberger	Portland	Democratic
Lee V. Ohmart	Salem	Republican
Boyd R. Overhulse	Madras	Democratic
Henry E. Peterson	Ione	Republican
Stanhope S. Pier	Portland	Republican
Robert W. Root	Medford	Republican
Henry Semon	Klamath Falls	Democratic
John F. Steelhammer	Salem	Republican
Loran L. Stewart	Cottage Grove	Republican
B. A. Stover	Bend	Republican
Robert Y. Thornton	Tillamook	Democratic
Gerald Wade	Newport	Republican
Harvey Wells	Portland	Republican
Rudie Wilhelm	Portland	Republican
Francis W. Ziegler	Corvallis	Republican

Notes

1. When Engdahl died in March 24 1951, Lindberg was appointed to his seat. Both were Republicans.