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46th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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The 46th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 8, 1951 and adjourned May 3, 1951.[1] A notable bill passed this session banned self serving gas stations.[2] In 1950, Senator Richard L. Neuberger and Representative Maurine Neuberger would become the first married couple to be simultaneously elected to both chambers of the Oregon Legislature.[3]

46th Oregon Legislative Assembly
45th Legislative Assembly 47th Legislative Assembly
The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007
Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term1951
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members27 Senators
Party controlRepublican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseJohn F. Steelhammer (R)
Party controlRepublican Party of Oregon

Senate

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic 6
  Republican 21
 Total 27
 Government Majority 15

Senate Members

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Composition of the Senate
Senator Residence Party
Truman A. Chase Eugene Republican
Sam Coon Keating Republican
Ben Day Gold Hill Republican
Rex Ellis Pendleton Republican
Carl Engdahl Pendleton style="background-color:#FFB6B6" |Republican
Arthur Lindberg[a]
Russell L. Gardner Newport Democratic
Angus Gibson Junction City Republican
Warren C. Gill Lebanon 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
Ben Musa The Dalles Democratic
Richard L. Neuberger Portland Democratic
Thomas Parkinson Roseburg Republican
Paul L. Patterson Hillsboro Republican
Elmo Smith John Day Republican
Dean Walker Independence Republican
William Walsh Coos Bay Republican
Marie E. Wilcox Grants Pass Republican
Manley J. Wilson Warren Democratic
Douglas R. Yeater Salem Republican

House

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic 10
  Republican 50
 Total 60
 Government Majority 40

House Members

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Composition of the House
House Member Residence Party
Fred W. Adams Ophir Republican
Gust Anderson Portland Republican
David C. Baum LaGrande Republican
William W. Bradeen Burns Republican
Ed R. Cardwell Sweet Home Republican
Sprague H. Carter Pendleton Republican
Herman H. Chindgren Molalla Republican
Raymond C. Coulter Grants Pass Republican
Lloyd R. Crosby Milwaukie Republican
Elliott B. Cummins McMinnville Republican
F. H. Dammasch Portland Republican
John Dickson Portland Republican
Joseph M. Dyer Astoria Republican
Orval Eaton Astoria Republican
Dean H. Erwin Enterprise Republican
Frank M. Farmer Rickreall Republican
Earl E. Fisher Beaverton Republican
Harry C. Elliott Tillamook Republican
Carl H. Francis Dayton Republican
Giles L. French Moro Republican
Edward A. Geary Klamath Falls Republican
Paul E. Geddes Roseburg Republican
G. D. Gleason Portland Democratic
Melvin Goode Albany Republican
Alva Curtis Goodrich Bend Republican
J. S. Greenwood Wemme Republican
Joseph E. Harvey Portland Republican
Mark Hatfield Salem Republican
Lloyd E. Haynes Grants Pass Republican
Earl H. Hill Cushman Republican
Russell Hudson The Dalles Republican
Donald R. Husband Eugene Republican
E. J. Ireland Molalla Republican
V. T. Jackson Roseburg Democratic
J. O. Johnson Tigard Republican
Graham Killam Portland Republican
Robert R. Klemsen St. Helens Democratic
Kenneth Kraemer Portland Democratic
Ivan C. Laird Sitkum Democratic
Roger Leonning Haines Republican
C. L. Lieuallen Pendleton Republican
Carroll Locey Ironside Republican
John D. Logan Portland Republican
Pat Lonergan Portland Republican
E. H. Mann Medford Republican
Maurine Neuberger Portland Democratic
Lee V. Ohmart Salem Republican
Boyd R. Overhulse Madras Democratic
Henry E. Peterson Ione Republican
Stanhope S. Pier Portland Republican
Robert W. Root Medford Republican
Henry Semon Klamath Falls Democratic
John F. Steelhammer Salem Republican
Loran L. Stewart Cottage Grove Republican
B. A. Stover Bend Republican
Robert Y. Thornton Tillamook Democratic
Gerald Wade Newport Republican
Harvey Wells Portland Republican
Rudie Wilhelm Portland Republican
Francis W. Ziegler Corvallis Republican

Notes

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  1. ^ When Engdahl died in March 24 1951, Lindburg was appointed to his seat. Both were Republicans.

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon State Legislature". Oregon Legislature.
  2. ^ "Oregonians can now pump their own gas — if they want to". subscribe.statesmanjournal.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  3. ^ "1951 Session Legislators and Staff Guide State Government".