60th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 60th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 8, 1979, and adjourned July 4th the same year.{{Cite web |title=Oregon State Legislature |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/legislators-chronological |website=Oregon Legislature |language=en}}http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6785342

{{Infobox legislative term|name=60th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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|body=Oregon Legislative Assembly

|country=United States

|state=Oregon

|meeting_place=Oregon State Capitol

|term=1979

|before=59th Legislative Assembly

|after=61st 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=Robert Freeman Smith (R)

|chamber2=Oregon House of Representatives

|membership2=60 Representatives

|control2=Democratic Party of Oregon

|chamber2_leader1_type=Speaker of the House

|chamber2_leader1=Hardy Myers (D)

|chamber2_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber2_leader2=Grattan Kerans (D)

|chamber2_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader3=Gary Wilhelms (R)}}

Senate

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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

|Democratic

|23

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

|Republican

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|30

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

|16

Mike Ragsdale resigned his House seat to fill the vacancy in the Senate created by the resignation of Victor Atiyeh.

Senate Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the Senate

! District !! Senator

!Party

|Charles Hanlon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Dell Isham

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Tom Hartung

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Mike Ragsdale

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Ted Hallock

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jan Wyers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Stephen Kafoury

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|William McCoy

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Frank L. Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jim Gardner

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Richard Bullock

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Vern Cook

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Walter F. Brown

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Richard E. Groener

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Tony Meeker

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|L. B. Day

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Keith A. Burbidge

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Clifford W. Trow

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|John A. Powell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|George F. Wingard

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Edward Fadeley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Ted Kulongoski

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jason Boe (President)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jack Ripper

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|E. D. Potts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Lenn Hannon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Fred W. Heard (Majority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Kenneth Jernstedt

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Michael G. Thorne

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Bob Smith (Minority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

House

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! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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

|Democratic

|34

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

|Republican

|26

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|60

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

Mary Alice Ford was appointed to the House seat vacated by Mike Ragsdale.

House Members

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|+ Composition of the House

! District !! House Member

!Party

Caroline Magruder

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Ted Bugas

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Paul Hanneman

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Mark Gardner

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Nancy Ryles

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Mary Alice Ford, Mike Ragsdale

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Norm Smith

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Vera Katz

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Thomas L. Mason

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Josephine H. Simpson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Rick Bauman

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Rod Monroe

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Gretchen Kafoury

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Howard Cherry

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jim Chrest

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Wally Priestley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|George Starr

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jane Cease

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Hardy Myers (Speaker)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Drew Davis

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Sue Pisha

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Sandy Richards

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Glenn E. Otto

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Joyce Cohen

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Glen W. Whallon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Ed Lindquist

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Ted Achilles

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Curtis Wolfer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Bill Rutherford

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Jeff Gilmour

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Alan C. Riebel

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Donna B. Zajonc

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Chick Edwards

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|John Schoon

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Tony Van Vliet

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Mae Yih

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Bud Byers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Max C. Rijken

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Grattan Kerans (Majority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|David B. Frohnmayer

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Mary Burrows

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Nancie Fadeley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Larry Campbell

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Bill Rogers

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|John Kitzhaber

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Bill Markham

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|William Grannell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Doc Stevenson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Cecil L. Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Clayton Klein

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Eldon Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Kip Lombard

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Gary Wilhelms (Minority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Tom Throop

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Bill Belamy

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Wayne H. Fawbush

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Jack Duff

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Bob Brogoitti

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|Max Simpson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|Denny Jones

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

References

Category:Oregon legislative sessions

Category:1979 in Oregon

Category:1979 in American politics

Category:1979 U.S. legislative sessions