49th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 49th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 14 and adjourned May 21, 1957.^[1] It also met for a special session from October 28 - November 15 1957 called by Governor Robert D. Holmes in order to lower taxes. A bipartisan compromise would cut 20% of taxes.^[2]

49th 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	1957
Website	www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members	30 Senators
Senate President	Boyd R. Overhulse (D)
Oregon House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	Pat Dooley (D)
Party control	Democratic Party of Oregon

Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	15
	Republican	15
Total		30

Senate Members

Composition of the Senate

Senator	Residence	Party
Howard Belton	Canby	Republican
Harry D. Boivin	Klamath Falls	Democratic
Phil Brady	Portland	Democratic
D. C. Cameron	Grants Pass	Republican
R. F. Chapman	Coos Bay	Democratic
Truman A. Chase	Eugene	Republican
Ward H. Cook	Portland	Democratic
Alfred H. Corbett	Portland	Democratic
D. R. Dimick	Roseburg	Democratic
Carl H. Francis	Dayton	Republican
Warren Gill	Lebanon	Republican
Genard D. Gleason	Portland	Democratic
John D. Hare	Hillsboro	Republican
Dwight H. Hopkins	Imbler	Democratic
Donald R. Husband	Eugene	Republican
Walter C. Leith	Monmouth	Republican
Jean L. Lewis	Portland	Democratic
Philip B. Lowry	Medford	Republican
Ben Musa	The Dalles	Democratic
Andrew J. Naterlin	Newport	Democratic
Lee V. Ohmart	Salem	Republican
Boyd R. Overhulse	Madras	Democratic
Walter J. Pearson	Portland	Democratic
Leander Quiring	Hermiston	Republican
Sidney W. Schlesinger	Salem	Republican
Monroe Sweetland	Milwaukie	Democratic
Dan Thiel	Astoria	Democratic
Rudie Wilhelm Jr.	Portland	Republican
Anthony Yturri	Ontario	Republican
Francis W. Ziegler	Corvallis	Republican

House

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	37
	Republican	23
Total		60
Government Majority		14

House Members

Composition of the House

House Member	Residence	Party
Eddie Ahrens	Turner	Republican
George J. Annala	Hood River	Democratic
Carl Back	Port Orford	Democratic
Clarence Barton	Coquille	Democratic
Ed Benedict	Portland	Democratic
Robert A. Bennett	Portland	Republican
Fayette I. Bristol	Grants Pass	Republican
Verne N. Cady	Burns	Democratic
Herman H. Chindgren	Molalla	Republican
Edwin E. Cone	Eugene	Republican
Vernon Cook	Gresham	Democratic
Joseph S. Crepau	Cottage Grove	Democratic
Leon S. Davis	Hillsboro	Republican
Pat Dooley	Portland	Democratic
Ray Dooley	Portland	Democratic
Robert B. Duncan	Medford	Democratic
Robert L. Elfstrom	Salem	Republican
Harry C. Elliott	Tillamook	Republican
Ben Evick	Madras	Democratic
Shirley Field	Portland	Republican
Roy Fitzwater	Lebanon	Democratic
Al Flegel	Roseburg	Democratic
Wayne R. Giesy	Monroe	Republican
R. E. Goad	Pendleton	Democratic
John D. Goss	Portland	Republican
William A. Grenfell	Portland	Democratic
Richard E. Groener	Milwaukie	Democratic
Ole W. Grubb	Bend	Democratic
Clinton P. Haight	Baker	Democratic
Beluah Hand	Milwaukie	Democratic
Stafford M. Hansell[a]	Athena	Republican
Irvin Mann
William H. Holmstrom	Gearhart	Democratic
Norman R. Howard	Portland	Democratic
Winton J. Hunt	Woodburn	Republican
Arthur P. Ireland	Forest Grove	Republican
V. Edwin Johnson	Eugene	Republican
Guy Jonas	Salem	Democratic
W. O. Kelsay	Roseburg	Democratic
John L. Kerbow	Klamath Falls	Democratic
Graham Killiam	Portland	Republican
George Layman	Newberg	Republican
Berkeley Lent	Portland	Democratic
E. A. Littrell	Medford	Republican
Thomas R. McClellan	Neotsu	Democratic
Fred Meek	Portland	Republican
John D. Mosser	Portland	Republican
Katherine Musa	The Dalles	Democratic
Grace Olivier Peck	Portland	Democratic
Joe Rogers	Independence	Democratic
Jess W. Savage	Albany	Republican
R. E. Schedeen	Gresham	Democratic
Keith Skelton	Eugene	Democratic
Glen M. Stadler	Eugene	Democratic
Emil A. Stunz	Nyssa	Democratic
Charles Allen Tom	Rufus	Republican
Wayne Turner[b]	St. Helens	Democratic
Robert Klemsen
Harry L. Wells	LaGrande	Democratic
Sam Wilderman	Portland	Republican
Don Willner	Portland	Democratic
Carl Yancey	Klamath Falls	Democratic

Notes

1. Hansell was appointed to fill the vacancy of Irvin Mann, who died in office.
2. Turner was appointed to fill the seat of Robert Klemsen, who resigned.