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69th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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The 69th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 13, 1997, and adjourned July 5 the same year.

{{Infobox legislative term|name=69th 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=1997

|before=68th Legislative Assembly

|after=70th Legislative Assembly

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

|chamber1=Oregon State Senate

|membership1=30 Senators

|control1=Republican Party of Oregon

|chamber1_leader1_type=Senate President

|chamber1_leader1=Brady L. Adams (R)

|chamber1_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber1_leader2=Gene Derfler (R)

|chamber1_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber1_leader3=Cliff Trow (D)

|chamber2=Oregon House of Representatives

|membership2=60 Representatives

|control2=Republican Party of Oregon

|chamber2_leader1_type=Speaker of the House

|chamber2_leader1=Lynn Lundquist (R)

|chamber2_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber2_leader2=Lynn Snodgrass (R)

|chamber2_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader3=Peter Courtney (D)}}

Senate

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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

|Democratic

|9

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

|Republican

|21

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|30

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

|12

Peter Sorenson resigned January 5, 1997 and Susan Castillo was sworn in January 17 the same year to replace him. Both were Democrats. Bill Kennemer resigned January 15, 1997 and Verne Duncan was sworn on February 17, 1997, to replace him. Both were Republicans.

Senate Members

class="wikitable"

|+Composition of the Senate

!District

!Senator

!Party

1

|Joan Dukes

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

2

|Gary George

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

3

|Tom Hartung

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

4

|Eileen Qutub

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

5

|Jeannette Hamby

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

6

|Ginny Burdick

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

7

|Kate Brown

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

8

|Thomas Wilde

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

9

|Randy Leonard

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

10

|Avel Gordly

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

11

|John Lim

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

12

|Verne Duncan, Bill Kennemer

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

13

|Randy Miller

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

14

|Ken Baker

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

15

|Marylin Shannon

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

16

|Gene Derfler (Majority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

17

|Shirley Stull

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

18

|Clifford W. Trow (Minority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

19

|Mae Yih

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

20

|Susan Castillo, Pete Sorenson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

21

|Bill Dwyer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

22

|Bob Kintigh

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

23

|Bill Fisher

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

24

|Veral Tarno

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

25

|Brady L. Adams (President)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

26

|Lenn Lamar Hannon

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

27

|Neil Bryant

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

28

|Ted Ferrioli

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

29

|David Nelson

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

30

|Gene Timms

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

House

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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

|Democratic

|29

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

|Republican

|31

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|60

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

|2

Bob Repine resigned January 7, 1998. Carl Wilson was appointed on February 9, 1998, to fill the vacancy. Both were Republican. Bob Jenson changed from Democrat to Independent on February 27, 1998.

Bob Jenson is the only Oregon legislator who has served with a different party affiliation for each of his three terms. First, serving as a Democrat in 1977, then as an independent in 1999 and, finally, as a Republican in 2001.{{Cite web |title=Oregon State Legislature |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/legislators-chronological |website=Oregon Legislature |language=en}}

House Members

class="wikitable"

|+Composition of the House

!District

!House Member

!Party

1

|Jackie Taylor

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

2

|Timothy E Josi

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

3

|Charles Starr

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

4

|Terry Thompson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

5

|Jim Hill

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

6

|Ken Strobeck

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

7

|Chuck Carpenter

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

8

|Ryan Deckert

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

9

|Tom Brian

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

10

|Lynn Snodgrass (Majority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

11

|Anitra Rasmussen

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

12

|Chris Beck

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

13

|Dan Gardner

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

14

|George Eighmey

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

15

|Randall Edwards

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

16

|Frank Shields

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

17

|Mike Fahey

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

18

|Margaret L. Carter

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

19

|Jo Ann Hardesty

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

20

|John Minnis

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

21

|Lonnie J. Roberts

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

22

|Ron Sunseri

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

23

|Kurt Schrader

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

24

|Richard Devlin

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

25

|Jane Lokan

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

26

|Larry Sowa

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

27

|Ron Adams

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

28

|Roger Beyer

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

29

|Leslie Lewis

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

30

|Larry Wells

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

31

|Bryan Johnston

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

32

|Tom Whelan

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

33

|Peter Courtney (Minority Leader)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

34

|Lane Shetterly

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

35

|Barbara Ross

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

36

|Carolyn Oakley

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

37

|Liz VanLeeuwen

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

38

|Patti Milne

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

39

|Kitty Piercy

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

40

|Floyd Prozanski

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

41

|Cynthia Wooten

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

42

|Lee Beyer

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

43

|Jim Welsh

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

44

|Tony Corcoran

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

45

|Jeff Kruse

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

46

|Bill Markham

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

47

|Mike Lehman

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

48

|Ken Messerle

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

49

|Bob Repine Carl Wilson

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

50

|John Watt

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

51

|Eldon Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

52

|Judy Uherbelau

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

53

|Steve Harper

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

54

|Dennis Luke

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

55

|Ben Westlund

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

56

|Bob Montgomery

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

57

|Bob Jenson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic

58

|Mark Simmons

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

59

|Lynn Lundquist (Speaker)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

60

|Denny Jones

|{{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican

References

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