45th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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The 45th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 10, 1949 and adjourned April 16, 1949. [1] One piece of legislation passed this session was the Fair Employment Practices Act, which banned employment discrimination by "race, religion, color, or national origin" by employers with more than five workers and by labor unions. Oregon was the 6th state to pass such a bill. [2]

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45th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007
Overview
Legislative body Oregon Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction Oregon, United States
Meeting place Oregon State Capitol
Term1949
Website www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members27 Senators
Senate President William E. Walsh
Party control Republican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the House Frank J. Van Dyke
Party control Republican Party of Oregon

Senate

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic 7
  Republican 20
 Total27
 Government Majority13

Senate Members

Composition of the Senate
SenatorResidenceParty
Alex G. Barry Portland Republican
Truman A. Chase Eugene Republican
Austin Dunn Baker Democratic
Rex Ellis Pendleton Republican
Carl Engdahl Pendleton Republican
Austin F. Flegel Portland Democratic
Russell L. Gardner Newport Democratic
Angus Gibson Junction City Republican
Stewart Hardie Condon Republican
Frank H. Hilton Portland Republican
Philip S. Hitchcock Klamath Falls Republican
Robert D. Holmes Gearhart Democratic
Frederick S. Lamport Salem Republican
J. J. Lynch Portland Republican
Thomas R. Mahoney Portland Democratic
Eugene E. Marsh McMinnville Republican
William M. McAllister Medford Republican
Ben Musa The Dalles Democratic
Richard L. Neuberger Portland Democratic
Thomas Parkinson Roseburg Republican
Paul L. Patterson Hillsboro Republican
Irving Rand Portland Republican
Elmo Smith Ontario Republican
Orval N. Thompson Albany Democratic
Dean Walker Independence Republican
William Walsh Coos Bay Republican
Marie E. Wilcox Grants Pass Republican


House

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic 8
  Republican 52
 Total60
 Government Majority46

House Members

Composition of the House
House MemberResidenceParty
Fred W. Adams Ophir Republican
E. C. Allen Portland Democratic
Gust Anderson Portland Republican
Alex G. Barry Portland Republican
David C. Baum LaGrande Republican
R. H. C. Bennett Dundee Republican
Phil Brady Portland Democratic
Sprague Carter Pendleton Republican
W. W. Chadwick Salem Republican
Herman H. Chindgren Molalla Republican
E. H. Condit Westport Republican
Raymond C. Coulter Grants Pass Republican
Lloyd R. Crosby Milwaukie Republican
Ben Day Gold Hill Republican
John Dickson Portland Republican
Frank A. Doerfler Salem Republican
Phil Dreyer Portland Democratic
Joseph M. Dyer Astoria Republican
Dean B. Erwin Enterprise Republican
Earl E. Fisher Beaverton Republican
Carl H. Francis Dayton Republican
Giles L. French Moro Republican
Edward A. Geary Klamath Falls Republican
Paul E. Geddes Roseburg Republican
Robert C. Gile Roseburg Republican
Warren Gill Lebanon Republican
J. S. Greenwood Wemme Republican
Joseph E. Harvey Portland Republican
Herman P. Hendershott Eugene Republican
Earl H. Hill Cushman Republican
John P. Hounsell Hood River Republican
J. O. Johnson Portland Republican
E. W. Kimberling Prairie City Republican
M. M. Landon Sweet Home Republican
C. L. Lieuallen Pendleton Republican
John D. Logan Portland Republican
Charles K. McColloch Baker Democratic
Earl L. McNutt Eugene Republican
A. P. Meyers Redmond Democratic
James H. Moore Portland Democratic
Ralph T. Moore Coos Bay Republican
Howard Morgan Portland Republican
William B. Morse Prineville Democratic
Grace Olivier Peck Portland Democratic
Henry E. Peterson Ione Republican
William R. Robinson Portland Democratic
John I. Sell The Dalles Republican
Henry Semon Klamath Falls Democratic
Vilas L. Shepard Clatskanie Democratic
J. F. Short Redmond Republican
John F. Steelhammer Salem Republican
A. J. Swett Tillamook Republican
Lyle D. Thomas Dallas Republican
Frank J. Van Dyke Medford Republican
Gerald Wade Newport Republican
Harvey Wells Portland Republican
Rudie Wilhelm Portland Republican
Vernon Wilson Vale Republican
Douglas R. Yeater Salem Republican
Francis W. Ziegler Corvallis Republican


References

  1. "Oregon State Legislature". Oregon Legislature.
  2. Serbulo, Leanne. "Small Steps on the Long Journey to Equality: A Timeline of Post-Legislation Civil Rights Struggles in Portland" (PDF).{{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 47 (help)