59th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 59th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 10, 1977, and adjourned July 5, 1977.^[1]

59th 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	1977
Website	www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members	30 Senators
Senate President	Jason Boe (D)
Majority Leader	Fred W. Heard (D)
Minority Leader	Victor Atiyeh (R)
Party control	Democratic Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	Phil Lang (D)
Majority Leader	Ed Lindquist (D)
Minority Leader	Roger E. Martin (R)
Party control	Democratic Party of Oregon

Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	24
	Republican	6
Total		30
Government Majority		18

Elizabeth W. Browne resigned on July 5, 1977. Ted Kulongoski was appointed in her place on August 2, 1977. Wallace P. Carson Jr. resigned on October 21, 1977. L. B. Day was appointed in his place on November 10, 1977. Betty Roberts resigned September 1, 1977. Raul Soto-Seelig was appointed in her place on September 26, 1977.

Members

Composition of the Senate

District	Senator	Party
1	Charles Hanlon	Democratic
2	Dell Isham	Democratic
3	Blaine Whipple	Democratic
4	Victor Atiyeh (Minority Leader)	Republican
5	Ted Hallock	Democratic
6	Jan Wyers	Democratic
7	Stephen Kafoury	Democratic
8	William McCoy	Democratic
9	Frank L. Roberts	Democratic
10	Betty Roberts, Raul Soto-Seelig	Democratic
11	Mary Wendy Roberts	Democratic
12	Vern Cook	Democratic
13	Walter F. Brown	Democratic
14	Richard E. Groener	Democratic
15	Anthony Meeker	Republican
16	Wallace P. Carson Jr., L. B. Day	Republican
17	Keith A. Burbridge	Democratic
18	Clifford W. Trow	Democratic
19	John A. Powell	Democratic
20	George F. Wingard	Republican
21	Edward Fadeley	Democratic
22	Elizabeth W. Browne, Ted Kulongoski	Democratic
23	Jason Boe (President)	Democratic
24	Jack Ripper	Democratic
25	Eugene "Debbs" Potts	Democratic
26	Lenn Hannon	Democratic
27	Fred W. Heard (Majority Leader)	Democratic
28	Kenneth Jernstedt	Republican
29	Michael G. Thorne	Democratic
30	Bob Smith	Republican

House

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	37
	Republican	23
Total		60
Government Majority		14

Theodore Kulongoski resigned on August 2, 1977. Clinton Boehringer was appointed on September 6, 1977, to fill the vacancy. Brad Morris resigned on July 31, 1977. Eldon Johnson was appointed on September 6, 1977, to fill the vacancy.

Members

Composition of the House

District	House Member	Party
1	Dick Magruder	Democratic
2	Ted Bugas	Republican
3	Paul Hanneman	Republican
4	Mark Gardner	Democratic
5	Tom Marsh	Democratic
6	Mike Ragsdale	Republican
7	Pat Whiting	Democratic
8	Vera Katz	Democratic
9	Mary W. Rieke	Republican
10	Phil Lang (Speaker)	Democratic
11	Earl Blumenauer	Democratic
12	Rod Monroe	Democratic
13	Gretchen Kafoury	Democratic
14	Howard Cherry	Democratic
15	Jim Chrest	Democratic
16	Wally Priestly	Democratic
17	George W. Starr	Democratic
18	Lloyd C. Kinsey	Republican
19	Hardy Myers	Democratic
20	Drew Davis	Democratic
21	Richard Gustafson	Democratic
22	Sandra L. Richards	Democratic
23	Glenn E. Otto	Democratic
24	Roger E. Martin (Minority Leader)	Republican
25	Glen W. Whallon	Democratic
26	Ed Lindquist (Majority Leader)	Democratic
27	Ted Achilles	Republican
28	Curt Wolfer	Democratic
29	Bill Rutherford	Republican
30	Jeff Gilmour	Democratic
31	Alan C. Riebel	Republican
32	Peg Dereli	Democratic
33	Bob Vian	Democratic
34	Bob Marx	Democratic
35	Tony Van Vliet	Republican
36	Mae Yih	Democratic
37	Bud Byers	Democratic
38	Max C. Rijken	Democratic
39	Grattan Kerans	Democratic
40	David B. Frohnmayer	Republican
41	Mary Burrows	Republican
42	Nancie Fadeley	Democratic
43	Clinton Boehringer, Ted Kulongoski	Democratic
44	Bill Rogers	Republican
45	Al Shaw	Republican
46	Bill Markham	Republican
47	William Grannell	Democratic
48	Edward Stevenson	Democratic
49	Cecil L. Johnson	Republican
50	Clayton Klein	Democratic
51	Eldon Johnson, Brad Morris	Republican
52	Kip Lombard	Republican
53	Gary Wilhelms	Republican
54	Samuel S. Johnson	Republican
55	Jack Sumner	Democratic
56	Wayne H. Fawbush	Democratic
57	Jack Duff	Republican
58	Robert A. Brogoitti	Republican
59	Max Simpson	Democratic
60	Denny Jones	Republican