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47th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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The 47th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 12, 1953 and adjourned April 21, 1953.[1] [2] A notable piece of legislation was a state wide civil rights bill, signed into law by Republican Governor Paul L. Patterson.[3] Republicans held a supermajority after winning in a landslide 1952 election.

47th Oregon Legislative Assembly
46th Legislative Assembly 48th 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
Term1953
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentEugene E. Marsh (R)
Party controlRepublican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseRudie Wilhelm Jr. (R)
Party controlRepublican Party of Oregon

Senate

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic 4
  Republican 26
 Total 30
 Government Majority 22

Senate Members

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Composition of the Senate
Senator Residence Party
S. Eugene Allen Portland Republican
Jack Bain Portland Democratic
Howard Belton Canby Republican
Charles W. Bingner LaGrande Republican
Phil Brady Portland Democratic
Gene L. Brown Grants Pass Republican
Dean F. Bryson Portland Republican
Truman A. Chase Eugene Republican
Ben Day Gold Hill Republican
Rex Ellis Pendleton Republican
Paul E. Geddes Roseburg Republican
Angus Gibson Junction City Republican
Walter C. Giersbach Forest Grove Republican
Warren C. Gill Lebanon Republican
Stewart Hardie Condon Republican
Philip S. Hitchcock Klamath Falls Republican
Robert D. Holmes Gearhart Democratic
John P. Hounsell Hood River Republican
Frederick S. Lamport Salem Republican
Roger Loennig Haines Republican
Pat Lonergan Portland Republican
Eugene E. Marsh McMinnville Republican
Warren A. McMinimee Tillamook Republican
John C. F. Merrifield Portland Republican
Richard L. Neuberger Portland Democratic
Elmo Smith John Day Republican
W. Lowell Steen Milton-Freewater Republican
George A. Ulett Coquille Republican
Dean Walker Independence Republican
Douglas R. Yeater Salem Republican

House

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic 11
  Republican 49
 Total 60
 Government Majority 38

House Members

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Composition of the House
House Member Residence Party
John P. Amacher Winchester Republican
Gust Anderson Portland Republican
David C. Baum LaGrande Republican
William W. Bradeen Burns Republican
Ed R. Cardwell Sweet Home Republican
W. W. Chadwick Salem Republican
Herman H. Chindgren Molalla Republican
Alfred H. Corbett Portland Democratic
F. H. Dammasch Portland Republican
Leon S. Davis Hillsboro Republican
Richard F. Deich Portland Republican
Pat Dooley Portland Democratic
Robert E. Duniway Portland Republican
Joseph M. Dyer Astoria Republican
Orval Eaton Astoria Republican
Robert L. Elfstrom Salem Republican
Harry C. Elliott Tillamook Republican
Frank M. Farmer Rickreall Republican
Carl H. Francis Dayton Republican
Edward A. Geary Klamath Falls Republican
R. E. Goad Pendleton Democratic
Kenneth Goodall Oswego Republican
Alva Curtis Goodrich Bend Republican
Claude E. Hall Waldport 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
V. T. Jackson Roseburg Democratic
Robert J. Jensen Portland Republican
Robert R. Klemsen St. Helens Democratic
Ivan C. Laird Sitkum Democratic
George Layman Newberg Republican
Carroll Locey Ironside Republican
E. H. Mann Medford Republican
Roderick T. McKenzie Sixes Republican
John Misko Oregon City Republican
Earl A. Moore Hood River Republican
G. Russell Morgan Hillsboro Republican
Maurine Neuberger Portland Democratic
Lee V. Ohmart Salem Republican
Boyd R. Overhulse Madras Democratic
Robert W. Root Medford Republican
Phil J. Roth Portland Republican
Jess W. Savage Albany Republican
Ralph Saylor Echo Republican
Henry Semon Klamath Falls Democratic
J. P. Steiwer Fossil Republican
Robert J. Steward Keating Democratic
Loran L. Stewart Cottage Grove Republican
B. A. Stover Bend Republican
Monroe Sweetland Milwaukie Democratic
Charles Allen Tom Rufus Republican
Dorothy Wallace Portland Republican
H. R. Weatherford Wallowa Republican
Harvey Wells Portland Republican
Rudie Wilhelm Portland Republican
Francis W. Ziegler Corvallis Republican


References

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  1. ^ "Oregon State Legislature". Oregon Legislature.
  2. ^ "1953 Session Legislators and Staff Guide State Government".
  3. ^ "Oregon's Civil Rights Bill, 1953". www.oregonhistoryproject.org. Retrieved 2025-05-13.