57th Oregon Legislative Assembly

57th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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Interior of the rotunda at the Capitol Building
Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term1973-1974
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentJason Boe
Party controlDemocratic Party
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseRichard Eymann
Party controlDemocratic 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.

  1. ^ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - Chronology of Regular Legislative Sessions in Oregon".
  2. ^ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - Special Legislative Sessions in Oregon".
  3. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State".
  4. ^ Speakers of the House of Representatives of Oregon. Oregon Blue Book, Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Oregon Blue Book: Senate Presidents of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State.
  6. ^ Nicholas, Jonathan. "Legislators: Are they really as hopeless as they look?". The Oregonian.