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61st Oregon Legislative Assembly

{{Short description|Term of state legislature in Oregon, US}}

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The 61st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned August 2, 1981.{{Cite web |title=Oregon State Legislature |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/legislators-chronological |website=Oregon Legislature |language=en}}

{{Infobox legislative term

|name=61st 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=1981

|before=60th Legislative Assembly

|after=62nd 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=Fred W. Heard (D)

|chamber1_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber1_leader2=Dell Isham (D)

|chamber1_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber1_leader3=Robert F. Smith(R)

|chamber2=Oregon House of Representatives

|membership2=60 Representatives

|control2=Democratic Party of Oregon

|chamber2_leader1_type=Speaker of the House

|chamber2_leader1=Vern Meyer (R)

|chamber2_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber2_leader2=Grattan Kerans(D)

|chamber2_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader3=Paul Hanneman (R)}}

Senate

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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

|Democratic

|22

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

|Republican

|8

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|30

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

|14

Senate Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the Senate

! District !! Senator

!Party

1

|Charles Hanlon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

2

|Dell Isham (Majority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

3

|Tom Hartung

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

4

|James M. Simmons

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

5

|Ted Hallock

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

6

|Jan Wyers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

7

|Rod Monroe

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

8

|William McCoy

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

9

|Frank L. Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

10

|Jim Gardner

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

11

|Richard Bullock

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

12

|Ruth McFarland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

13

|Walter F. Brown

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

14

|Richard E. Groener

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

15

|Tony Meeker

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

16

|L. B. Day

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

17

|Keith A. Burbidge

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

18

|Clifford W. Trow

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

19

|John Powell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

20

|George F. Wingard

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

21

|Edward Fadeley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

22

|Ted Kulongoski

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

23

|John Kitzhaber

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

24

|Jack Ripper

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

25

|Eugene "Debbs" Potts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

26

|Lenn Lamar L. Hannon

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

27

|Fred W. Heard (President)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

28

|Kenneth Jernstedt

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

29

|Michael G. Thorne

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

30

|Bob Smith (Minority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

House

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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

|Democratic

|33

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

|Republican

|27

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|60

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

|5

House Members

class="wikitable"

|+ Composition of the House

! District !! House Member

!Party

1Caroline P. Magruder

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

2

|Ted Bugas

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

3

|Paul Hanneman (Minority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

4

|Jeannette Hamby

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

5

|Nancy Ryles

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

6

|Mary Alice Ford

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

7

|Norm Smith

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

8

|Vera Katz

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

9

|Thomas L. Mason

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

10

|Dick Springer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

11

|Rick Bauman

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

12

|Shirley Gold

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

13

|Gretchen Kafoury

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

14

|Howard Cease

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

15

|Jim Chrest

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

16

|Wally Priestley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

17

|Barbara Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

18

|Jane Cease

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

19

|Hardy Myers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

20

|Drew Davis

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

21

|Lonnie J. Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

22

|Annette Farmer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

23

|Glenn E. Myers

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

24

|Joyce Cohen

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

25

|Glen Whallon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

26

|Ed Lindquist

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

27

|Darlene Hooley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

28

|Fred Parkinson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

29

|Bill Rutherford

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

30

|Jeff Gilmour

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

31

|Alan C. Riebel

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

32

|Donna B. Zajonc

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

33

|Peter Courtney

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

34

|John Schoon

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

35

|Tony Van Vliet

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

36

|Mae Yih

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

37

|Liz VanLeeuwen

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

38

|Max Rijken

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

39

| Grattan Kerans (Majority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

40

|Margie Hendriksen

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

41

|Mary Burrows

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

42

|Vern Meyer (Speaker)

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

43

|Larry Campbell

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

44

|Peggy Jolin

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

45

|Andy Anderson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

46

|Bill Markham

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

47

|William Grannell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

48

|Bill Bradbury

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

49

|George Trahern

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

50

|Rebecca DeBoer

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

51

|Eldon Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

52

|Kip Lombard

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

53

|Robert B. Kennedy

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

54

|Tom Throop

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

55

|Bill C. Bellamy

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

56

|Wayne H. Fawbush

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

57

|Bob Harper

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

58

|Bob Brogoitti

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

59

|Max Simpson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

60

|Denny Jones

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

References

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