| 57th Oregon Legislative Assembly | |||||
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 Interior of the rotunda at the Capitol Building | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Oregon Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||||
| Term | 1973-1974 | ||||
| Oregon State Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 Senators | ||||
| Senate President | Jason Boe | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
| Oregon House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Richard Eymann | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
The 57th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened for its regular session from January 8 to July 6, 1973.[1] There was also a special session from January 24 to February 24, 1974.[2]
Both houses were controlled by the Democratic Party of Oregon. The House speaker was Richard Eymann. Jason Boe was the Senate president;[3] Eymann would serve as Speaker only during the 57th legislature;[4] Boe would continue as President through the 1980 special session.[5]
Republican Tom McCall was governor during the 57th legislature.
The 57th legislature passed sweeping legislation, most notably Senate Bill 100, which established a framework for land use planning in the state.[6]
Bill McCoy, the first African American elected to Oregon's legislature, served his first term in the House during this session. He was later elected to the Oregon Senate.
- ^ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - Chronology of Regular Legislative Sessions in Oregon".
- ^ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - Special Legislative Sessions in Oregon".
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State".
- ^ Speakers of the House of Representatives of Oregon. Oregon Blue Book, Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Blue Book: Senate Presidents of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State.
- ^ Nicholas, Jonathan. "Legislators: Are they really as hopeless as they look?". The Oregonian.