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58th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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The 58th Legislative Assembly of the U.S. state of Oregon convened on January 13, 1975 for its regular session,{{Cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx|title = Oregon Secretary of State}} and for a one-day special session in September 1975. The Senate and House were both controlled by the Democratic Party.

{{Infobox legislative term|name=58th 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=1975

|before=57th Legislative Assembly

|after=59th 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=Jason Boe (D)

|chamber1_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber1_leader2=Fred W. Heard (D)

|chamber1_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber1_leader3=Victor Atiyeh (R)

|chamber2=Oregon House of Representatives

|membership2=60 Representatives

|control2=Democratic Party of Oregon

|chamber2_leader1_type=Speaker of the House

|chamber2_leader1=Phil Lang (D)

|chamber2_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber2_leader2=Ed Lindquist (D)

|chamber2_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader3=Roger E. Martin (R)}}

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

|22

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

|Republican

|7

|Independent{{Efn|Charles Hanlon was an Independent, but later became a Democrat in 1976.}}

|1

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|30

Senate Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the Senate

!District

! Senator

!Party

4

|Victor Atiyeh

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

23

|Jason Boe

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

13

|Walter F. Brown

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

22

|Elizabeth W. Browne

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

17

|Keith A. Burbidge

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

16

|Wallace P. Carson Jr.

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

12

|Vernon Cook

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

21

|Edward Fadeley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

14

|Richard E. Groener

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

5

|Ted Hallock

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

1

|Charles Hanlon{{Efn|Independent, later became a Democrat in 1976}}

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Independent

26

|Lenn Hannon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

27

|Fred W. Heard

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

7

|Norman R. Howard

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

28

|Kenneth Jernstedt

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

6

|Loyal Lang

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

8

|William McCoy

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

15

|Anthony Meeker

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

2

|Stan Ouderkirk

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

25

|Eugene "Debbs" Potts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

19

|John A. Powell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

24

|Jack Ripper

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

10

|Betty Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

9

|Frank L. Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

11

|Mary Wendy Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

30

|Bob Smith

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

29

|Michael G. Thorne

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

18

|Clifford W. Trow

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

3

|Blaine Whipple

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

20

|George F. Wingard

|{{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

|40

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

|Republican

|20

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|60

House Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the House

!District

! House Member

!Party

22

|Harvey Akeson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

11

|Earl Blumenauer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

46

|Dick Bonebrake

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

29

|Stan Bunn

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

41

|Mary Burrows

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

37

|Bernard Byers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

14

|Howard Cherry

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

rowspan="2" |15

|Jim Chrest{{Efn|Chrest was appointed to the house, replacing McCoy who resigned to accept an appointment to the senate.}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

William McCoy
20

|Drew Davis

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

50

|Albert H. Densmore

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

32

|Margaret Dereli

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

42

|Nancie Fadeley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

4

|Bill B. Ferguson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

33

|Clinton D. Forbes

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

40

|David B. Frohnmayer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

30

|Jeff Gilmour

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

47

|William Grannell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

27

|Ralph Groener

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

21

|Richard Gustafson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

36

|William F. Gwinn

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

3

|Paul Hanneman

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

49

|Cecil L. Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

54

|Samuel S. Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

60

|Denny Jones

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

13

|Stephen Kafoury

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

8

|Vera Katz

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

39

|Grattan Kerans

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

18

|Lloyd Kinsey

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

43

|Ted Kulongoski

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

10

|Phil Lang

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

26

|Ed Lindquist

|d{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

1

|Dick Magruder

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

5

|Tom Marsh

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

24

|Roger E. Martin

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

34

|Robert Marx

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

15

|William McCoy

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

57

|Wallace W. McCrae

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

52

|Cleatis G. Mitchell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

51

|Brad Morris

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

19

|Hardy Myers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

23

|Glenn E. Otto

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

58

|E. E. Patterson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

31

|Norma Paulus

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

12

|Grace Olivier Peck

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

16

|Wally Priestley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

6

|Mike Ragsdale

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

9

|Mary Rieke

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

44

|Bill Rogers

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

59

|Max Simpson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

17

|George W. Starr

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

48

|Edward Stevenson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

45

|Robert M. Stults

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

55

|Jack Sumner

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

35

|Antone C. VanVilet

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

56

|Paul E. Walden

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

25

|Glen W. Whallon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

7

|Pat Whiting

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

53

|Gary Wilhelms

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

28

|Curtis Wolfer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

2

|William W. Wyatt

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Notes

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References

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Category:Oregon legislative sessions

Category:1975 in Oregon

Category:1976 in Oregon

Category:1975 U.S. legislative sessions

Category:1976 U.S. legislative sessions