65th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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65th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body Oregon Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction Oregon, United States
Meeting place Oregon State Capitol
Term1989
Website www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate President John Kitzhaber (D)
Majority Leader Bill Bradbury (D)
Minority Leader Cub Houck (R)
Party control Democratic Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the House Vera Katz (D)
Majority Leader David Dix (D)
Minority Leader Larry Campbell (R)
Party control Democratic Party of Oregon

The 65th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 9 and adjourned July 4, 1989. [1] [2]

Contents

Senate

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic 29
  Republican 11
 Total30
 Government Majority18
Composition of the Senate
DistrictSenatorParty
1 Joan Dukes [3] Democratic
2 John Brenneman Republican
3 Robert C. Shoemaker Democratic
4 Paul Phillips Republican
5 Jeannette Hamby Republican
6 Richard Samuel Springer Democratic
7 Shirley Gold Democratic
8 Bill McCoy Democratic
9 Frank L. Roberts Democratic
10 Jane Cease Democratic
11 Glenn E. Otto Democratic
12 Bill Kennemer Republican
13 Joyce Cohen Democratic
14 Bob Kintigh Republican
15 Jim Bunn Republican
16 Jim Hill Democratic
17 Cub Houck (Minority Leader)Republican
18 Clifford W. Trow Democratic
19 Mae Yih Democratic
20 Grattan Kerans Democratic
21 Larry Hill Democratic
22 Peggy Jolin Democratic
23 John Kitzhaber (President)Democratic
24 Bill Bradbury (Majority Leader)Democratic
25 Ronald D. Grensky Republican
26 Lenn Lamar L. Hannon Republican
27 Peter Marik Brockman Republican
28 Wayne H. Fawbush Democratic
29 Mike Thorne Democratic
30 Gene Timms Republican

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House

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic 32
  Republican 28
 Total60
 Government Majority4

Phil Keisling resigned on January 14, 1991 George Trahern resigned in March 1988, and Bob Repine was appointed in May 1988 to fill the vacancy.

Composition of the House
DistrictHouse MemberParty
1 Bruce Hugo Democratic
2 Tom Hanlon Democratic
3 Paul Hanneman Republican
4 Hedy Rijken Democratic
5 Al Young Democratic
6 Delna Jones Republican
7 Ted Calouri Republican
8 Mary Alice Ford Republican
9 Tom Brian Democratic
10 Vera Katz (Speaker)Democratic
11 Thomas L. Mason Democratic
12 Phil Keisling Democratic
13 Judith C. Bauman Democratic
14 Beverly Stein Democratic
15 Gene Sayler Republican
16 Rodger Wehage Republican
17 Mike Burton Democratic
18 Margaret Carter Democratic
19 Ron Cease Democratic
20 John Minnis Republican
21 Lonnie J. Roberts Democratic
22 Rick Kotulski Democratic
23 Robert R. Shiprack Democratic
24 Randy Miller Republican
25 Dave McTeague Democratic
26 Larry Sowa Democratic
27 Wayne Clark Jr. Republican
28 Fred Parkinson Republican
29 Stan Bunn Republican
30 Jeff Gilmour Democratic
31 Gene Derfler Republican
32 Kevin Mannix Democratic
33 Peter Courtney Democratic
34 John Schoon Republican
35 Tony Van Vliet Republican
36 Carolyn Oakley Republican
37 Liz VanLeeuwen Republican
38 Cedric Hayden Republican
39 Jim Edmunson Democratic
40 Carl Hosticka Democratic
41 David Dix (Majority Leader)Democratic
42 WIlliam J. Dwyer Democratic
43 Larry Campbell (Minority Leader)Republican
44 Samuel L. Dominy Democratic
45 Norm Gershon Democratic
46 Bill Markham Republican
47 James Whitty Democratic
48 Walter G. Schroeder Republican
49 Bob Repine, George Trahern Republican
50 Ernie Calhoon Democratic
51 Eldon Johnson Republican
52 Nancy Peterson Democratic
53 Bernie Agrons Democratic
54 Bob Pickard Republican
55 Bev Clarno Republican
56 Greg Walden Republican
57 Charles R. Norris Republican
58 Ray Baum Republican
59 Michael Nelson Democratic
60 Denny Jones Republican

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  2. 1 2 3 "Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A16984/datastream/OBJ/view