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56th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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The 56th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened for its regular session in 1971. The Democratic Party of Oregon held the majority in the Oregon State Senate, and the Oregon Republican Party held the majority in the Oregon House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6785336|title=Content Manager WebDrawer - 1971 Session Legislators and Staff Guide State Government}} Republican Tom McCall was the Governor of Oregon.

According to a biography of McCall, the two most significant legislative efforts during the session were the Oregon Bottle Bill, which passed, and a bill to "thwart migrant farm workers' attempts to form labor unions," which McCall vetoed.{{Cite book|title=Fire at Eden's Gate|last=Walth|first=Brent|publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press|year=1994|isbn=0-87595-270-4|location=Portland, Oregon|pages=335}}

{{Infobox legislative term|name=56th Oregon Legislative Assembly

| image = Oregon State Capitol 1.jpg

| caption = The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007

|body=Oregon Legislative Assembly

|country=United States

|state=Oregon

|meeting_place=Oregon State Capitol

|term=1971

|before=55th Legislative Assembly

|after=57th Legislative Assembly

|website=[https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/ www.oregonlegislature.gov]

|chamber1=Oregon State Senate

|membership1=30 Senators

|control1=Democratic Party of Oregon

|chamber1_leader1_type=Senate President

|chamber1_leader1=John D. Burns (D)

|chamber1_leader2_type=President Pro Tempore

|chamber1_leader2=Harry D. Boivin (D)

|chamber1_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber1_leader3=

|chamber2=Oregon House of Representatives

|membership2=60 Representatives

|control2=Republican Party of Oregon

|chamber2_leader1_type=Speaker of the House

|chamber2_leader1=Robert Smith

|chamber2_leader2_type=Speaker Pro Tempore

|chamber2_leader2=Roger E. Martin (R)

|chamber2_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader3=

}}

Senate

class="wikitable"

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" |Affiliation

| style="vertical-align:top;" |Members

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | 

|Democratic

|16

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | 

|Republican

|14

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|30

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Government Majority

|2

Senate Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the Senate

! Senator

!Residence

!Party

Victor Atiyeh

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Jack Bain

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Jason D. Boe

|Reedsport

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Harry D. Boivin

|Klamath Falls

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

E. W. Browne

|Oakridge

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Keith A. Burbridge

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

John D. Burns

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Wallace P. Carson Jr.

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Vernon Cook

|Gresham

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Sam Dement

|Myrtle Point

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

George Eivers

|Milwaukie

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Edward Fadeley

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Richard E. Groener

|Milwaukie

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Harl H. Haas Jr.{{Efn|Ted Hallock resigned his seat. Haas resigned from the house on May 11, 1971 to accept an appointment to Hallock's seat}}

| rowspan="2" |Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Ted Hallock

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Tom Hartung

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

William H. Holmstrom

|Gearhart

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

C. R. Hoyt

|Corvallis

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Kenneth Jernstedt

|Hood River

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Berkeley Lent

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Hector Macpherson Jr.

|Albany

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Gordon W. McKay

|Bend

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

L. W. Newbry

|Talent

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

W. Ouderkirk

|Newport

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Eugene "Debbs" Potts

|Grants Pass

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Raphael R. Raymond

|Helix

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Betty Roberts

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Don S. Willner

|Lake Oswego

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

George F. Wingard

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Anthony Yturri

|Ontario

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

House

class="wikitable"

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" |Affiliation

| style="vertical-align:top;" |Members

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | 

|Democratic

|26

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | 

|Republican

|34

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|60

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Government Majority

|8

House Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the House

!District

! House Member

!Party

Harvey Akeson

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Jack W. Anunsen

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Les AuCoin

|Forest Grove

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Sidney Bazett

|Grants Pass

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Keith Burns {{Efn|Haas resigned on May 11, 1971 to accept an appointment to the Senate. Burns was appointed the day after on May 12 to fill Haas' seat.}}

| rowspan="2" |Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Harl H. Haas Jr.

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Bud Byers

|Albany

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Howard L. Cherry

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Fritzi Chuinard

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

George F. Cole

|Seaside

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Walter R. Collett

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Jack Craig

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Morris K. Crothers

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Albert H. Densmore

|Medford

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Robert A. Elliott

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Richard O. Eymann

|Springfield

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Nancie Fadeley

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Douglas W. Graham

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

William F. Gwinn

|Amity

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Paul Hanneman

|Cloverdale

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Stafford Hansell

|Hermiston

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Fred W. Heard

|Klamath Falls

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Jim Henderson

|Lake Oswego

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Marvin J. Hollingsworth

|Troutdale

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Norman R. Howard

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Carrol B. Howe

|Klamath Falls

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Robert C. Ingalls

|Corvallis

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Leigh Thronton Johnson

|Ashland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Sam Johnson

|Redmond

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Richard Kennedy

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Lloyd C. Kinsey

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Phil Lang

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Gordon L. Macpherson

|Waldport

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Dick Magruder

|Clatskanie

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Ken Maher

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Irvin Mann

|Stanfield

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

William E. Markham

|Riddle

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Roger E. Martin

|Lake Oswego

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Hugh McGilvra

|Forest Grove

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Roderick T. McKenzie

|Sixes

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Anthony Meeker

|Amity

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Clayton Nybert

|Tualatin

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

LeRoy D. Owens

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

E. E. Patterson

|LaGrande

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Norma Paulus

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Grace Olivier Peck

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Laurence P. Perry

|Eugene

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Allen B. Pynn

|West Linn

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Mary W. Rieke

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Jack Ripper

|North Bend

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Frank L. Roberts

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Keith Skelton

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Robert F. Smith

|Burns

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Donald L. Stathos

|Jacksonville

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

William H. Stevenson

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Robert M. Stults

|Roseburg

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Leo M. Thornton

|Milwaukie

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Paul E. Walden

|Hood River

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

Howard Willits

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Martin F. Wolfer

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic

Thomas F. Young

|Baker

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

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