61st Oregon Legislative Assembly
# 61st Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 61st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned August 2, 1981.

## Senate

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| - | - | - |
| | Democratic | 22 |
| | Republican | 8 |
| Total | Total | 30 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 14 |

## Senate Members

Composition of the Senate :

| District | Senator | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Charles Hanlon | Democratic |
| 2 | Dell Isham (Majority Leader) | Democratic |
| 3 | Tom Hartung | Republican |
| 4 | James M. Simmons | Republican |
| 5 | Ted Hallock | Democratic |
| 6 | Jan Wyers | Democratic |
| 7 | Rod Monroe | Democratic |
| 8 | William McCoy | Democratic |
| 9 | Frank L. Roberts | Democratic |
| 10 | Jim Gardner | Democratic |
| 11 | Richard Bullock | Democratic |
| 12 | Ruth McFarland | Democratic |
| 13 | Walter F. Brown | Democratic |
| 14 | Richard E. Groener | Democratic |
| 15 | Tony Meeker | Republican |
| 16 | L. B. Day | Republican |
| 17 | Keith A. Burbidge | Democratic |
| 18 | Clifford W. Trow | Democratic |
| 19 | John Powell | Democratic |
| 20 | George F. Wingard | Republican |
| 21 | Edward Fadeley | Democratic |
| 22 | Ted Kulongoski | Democratic |
| 23 | John Kitzhaber | Democratic |
| 24 | Jack Ripper | Democratic |
| 25 | Eugene "Debbs" Potts | Democratic |
| 26 | Lenn Lamar L. Hannon | Republican |
| 27 | Fred W. Heard (President) | Democratic |
| 28 | Kenneth Jernstedt | Republican |
| 29 | Michael G. Thorne | Democratic |
| 30 | Bob Smith (Minority Leader) | Republican |

## House

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| - | - | - |
| | Democratic | 33 |
| | Republican | 27 |
| Total | Total | 60 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 5 |

## House Members

Composition of the House :

| District | House Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Caroline P. Magruder | Democratic |
| 2 | Ted Bugas | Republican |
| 3 | Paul Hanneman (Minority Leader) | Republican |
| 4 | Jeannette Hamby | Republican |
| 5 | Nancy Ryles | Democratic |
| 6 | Mary Alice Ford | Republican |
| 7 | Norm Smith | Republican |
| 8 | Vera Katz | Democratic |
| 9 | Thomas L. Mason | Democratic |
| 10 | Dick Springer | Democratic |
| 11 | Rick Bauman | Democratic |
| 12 | Shirley Gold | Democratic |
| 13 | Gretchen Kafoury | Democratic |
| 14 | Howard Cease | Democratic |
| 15 | Jim Chrest | Democratic |
| 16 | Wally Priestley | Democratic |
| 17 | Barbara Roberts | Democratic |
| 18 | Jane Cease | Democratic |
| 19 | Hardy Myers | Democratic |
| 20 | Drew Davis | Democratic |
| 21 | Lonnie J. Roberts | Democratic |
| 22 | Annette Farmer | Democratic |
| 23 | Glenn E. Myers | Democratic |
| 24 | Joyce Cohen | Democratic |
| 25 | Glen Whallon | Democratic |
| 26 | Ed Lindquist | Democratic |
| 27 | Darlene Hooley | Democratic |
| 28 | Fred Parkinson | Republican |
| 29 | Bill Rutherford | Republican |
| 30 | Jeff Gilmour | Democratic |
| 31 | Alan C. Riebel | Republican |
| 32 | Donna B. Zajonc | Republican |
| 33 | Peter Courtney | Democratic |
| 34 | John Schoon | Republican |
| 35 | Tony Van Vliet | Republican |
| 36 | Mae Yih | Democratic |
| 37 | Liz VanLeeuwen | Republican |
| 38 | Max Rijken | Democratic |
| 39 | Grattan Kerans (Majority Leader) | Democratic |
| 40 | Margie Hendriksen | Democratic |
| 41 | Mary Burrows | Republican |
| 42 | Vern Meyer (Speaker) | Republican |
| 43 | Larry Campbell | Republican |
| 44 | Peggy Jolin | Democratic |
| 45 | Andy Anderson | Republican |
| 46 | Bill Markham | Republican |
| 47 | William Grannell | Democratic |
| 48 | Bill Bradbury | Democratic |
| 49 | George Trahern | Republican |
| 50 | Rebecca DeBoer | Republican |
| 51 | Eldon Johnson | Republican |
| 52 | Kip Lombard | Republican |
| 53 | Robert B. Kennedy | Republican |
| 54 | Tom Throop | Democratic |
| 55 | Bill C. Bellamy | Republican |
| 56 | Wayne H. Fawbush | Democratic |
| 57 | Bob Harper | Republican |
| 58 | Bob Brogoitti | Republican |
| 59 | Max Simpson | Democratic |
| 60 | Denny Jones | Republican |
