The 59th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 10, 1977, and adjourned July 5, 1977.[1]
| 59th Oregon Legislative Assembly | |
| Body: | Oregon Legislative Assembly |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Oregon |
| Meeting Place: | Oregon State Capitol |
| Term: | 1977 |
| Before: | 58th Legislative Assembly |
| After: | 60th Legislative Assembly |
| Website: | 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) |
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 24 | ||
| Republican | 6 | ||
| Total | 30 | ||
| Government Majority | 18 | ||
Elizabeth W. Browne resigned on July 5, 1977. Ted Kulongoski was appointed in her place on August 2, 1977. Wallace P. Carson Jr. resigned on October 21, 1977. L. B. Day was appointed in his place on November 10, 1977. Betty Roberts resigned September 1, 1977. Raul Soto-Seelig was appointed in her place on September 26, 1977.
| Charles Hanlon | Democratic | |||
| 2 | Dell Isham | Democratic | ||
| 3 | Blaine Whipple | Democratic | ||
| 4 | Victor Atiyeh (Minority Leader) | Republican | ||
| 5 | Ted Hallock | Democratic | ||
| 6 | Jan Wyers | Democratic | ||
| 7 | Stephen Kafoury | Democratic | ||
| 8 | William McCoy | Democratic | ||
| 9 | Frank L. Roberts | Democratic | ||
| 10 | Betty Roberts, Raul Soto-Seelig | Democratic | ||
| 11 | Mary Wendy Roberts | Democratic | ||
| 12 | Vern Cook | Democratic | ||
| 13 | Walter F. Brown | Democratic | ||
| 14 | Richard E. Groener | Democratic | ||
| 15 | Anthony Meeker | Republican | ||
| 16 | Wallace P. Carson Jr., L. B. Day | Republican | ||
| 17 | Keith A. Burbridge | Democratic | ||
| 18 | Clifford W. Trow | Democratic | ||
| 19 | John A. Powell | Democratic | ||
| 20 | George F. Wingard | Republican | ||
| 21 | Edward Fadeley | Democratic | ||
| 22 | Elizabeth W. Browne, Ted Kulongoski | Democratic | ||
| 23 | Jason Boe (President) | Democratic | ||
| 24 | Jack Ripper | Democratic | ||
| 25 | Eugene "Debbs" Potts | Democratic | ||
| 26 | Lenn Hannon | Democratic | ||
| 27 | Fred W. Heard (Majority Leader) | Democratic | ||
| 28 | Kenneth Jernstedt | Republican | ||
| 29 | Michael G. Thorne | Democratic | ||
| 30 | Bob Smith | Republican |
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 37 | ||
| Republican | 23 | ||
| Total | 60 | ||
| Government Majority | 14 | ||
| Dick Magruder | Democratic | |||
| 2 | Ted Bugas | Republican | ||
| 3 | Paul Hanneman | Republican | ||
| 4 | Mark Gardner | Democratic | ||
| 5 | Tom Marsh | Democratic | ||
| 6 | Mike Ragsdale | Republican | ||
| 7 | Pat Whiting | Democratic | ||
| 8 | Vera Katz | Democratic | ||
| 9 | Mary W. Rieke | Republican | ||
| 10 | Phil Lang (Speaker) | Democratic | ||
| 11 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | ||
| 12 | Rod Monroe | Democratic | ||
| 13 | Gretchen Kafoury | Democratic | ||
| 14 | Howard Cherry | Democratic | ||
| 15 | Jim Chrest | Democratic | ||
| 16 | Wally Priestly | Democratic | ||
| 17 | George W. Starr | Democratic | ||
| 18 | Lloyd C. Kinsey | Republican | ||
| 19 | Hardy Myers | Democratic | ||
| 20 | Drew Davis | Democratic | ||
| 21 | Richard Gustafson | Democratic | ||
| 22 | Sandra L. Richards | Democratic | ||
| 23 | Glenn E. Otto | Democratic | ||
| 24 | Roger E. Martin (Minority Leader) | Republican | ||
| 25 | Glen W. Whallon | Democratic | ||
| 26 | Ed Lindquist (Majority Leader) | Democratic | ||
| 27 | Ted Achilles | Republican | ||
| 28 | Curt Wolfer | Democratic | ||
| 29 | Bill Rutherford | Republican | ||
| 30 | Jeff Gilmour | Democratic | ||
| 31 | Alan C. Riebel | Republican | ||
| 32 | Peg Dereli | Democratic | ||
| 33 | Bob Vian | Democratic | ||
| 34 | Bob Marx | Democratic | ||
| 35 | Tony Van Vliet | Republican | ||
| 36 | Mae Yih | Democratic | ||
| 37 | Bud Byers | Democratic | ||
| 38 | Max C. Rijken | Democratic | ||
| 39 | Grattan Kerans | Democratic | ||
| 40 | David B. Frohnmayer | Republican | ||
| 41 | Mary Burrows | Republican | ||
| 42 | Nancie Fadeley | Democratic | ||
| 43 | Clinton Boehringer, Ted Kulongoski | Democratic | ||
| 44 | Bill Rogers | Republican | ||
| 45 | Al Shaw | Republican | ||
| 46 | Bill Markham | Republican | ||
| 47 | William Grannell | Democratic | ||
| 48 | Edward Stevenson | Democratic | ||
| 49 | Cecil L. Johnson | Republican | ||
| 50 | Clayton Klein | Democratic | ||
| 51 | Eldon Johnson, Brad Morris | Republican | ||
| 52 | Kip Lombard | Republican | ||
| 53 | Gary Wilhelms | Republican | ||
| 54 | Samuel S. Johnson | Republican | ||
| 55 | Jack Sumner | Democratic | ||
| 56 | Wayne H. Fawbush | Democratic | ||
| 57 | Jack Duff | Republican | ||
| 58 | Robert A. Brogoitti | Republican | ||
| 59 | Max Simpson | Democratic | ||
| 60 | Denny Jones | Republican |