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
BodyOregon Legislative Assembly
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term1953
Before46th Legislative Assembly
After48th Legislative Assembly
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Chamber 1Oregon State Senate
Membership 130 Senators
Control 1Republican Party of Oregon
Senate PresidentEugene E. Marsh (R)
Chamber 2Oregon House of Representatives
Membership 260 Representatives
Control 2Republican Party of Oregon
Speaker of the HouseRudie Wilhelm Jr. (R)

Senate

AffiliationMembers
 Democratic4
 Republican26
 Total30
 Government Majority22

Senate Members

Composition of the Senate
SenatorResidenceParty
S. Eugene AllenPortlandRepublican
Jack BainPortlandDemocratic
Howard BeltonCanbyRepublican
Charles W. BingnerLaGrandeRepublican
Phil BradyPortlandDemocratic
Gene L. BrownGrants PassRepublican
Dean F. BrysonPortlandRepublican
Truman A. ChaseEugeneRepublican
Ben DayGold HillRepublican
Rex EllisPendletonRepublican
Paul E. GeddesRoseburgRepublican
Angus GibsonJunction CityRepublican
Walter C. GiersbachForest GroveRepublican
Warren C. GillLebanonRepublican
Stewart HardieCondonRepublican
Philip S. HitchcockKlamath FallsRepublican
Robert D. HolmesGearhartDemocratic
John P. HounsellHood RiverRepublican
Frederick S. LamportSalemRepublican
Roger LoennigHainesRepublican
Pat LonerganPortlandRepublican
Eugene E. MarshMcMinnvilleRepublican
Warren A. McMinimeeTillamookRepublican
John C. F. MerrifieldPortlandRepublican
Richard L. NeubergerPortlandDemocratic
Elmo SmithJohn DayRepublican
W. Lowell SteenMilton-FreewaterRepublican
George A. UlettCoquilleRepublican
Dean WalkerIndependenceRepublican
Douglas R. YeaterSalemRepublican

House

AffiliationMembers
 Democratic11
 Republican49
 Total60
 Government Majority38

House Members

Composition of the House
House MemberResidenceParty
John P. AmacherWinchesterRepublican
Gust AndersonPortlandRepublican
David C. BaumLaGrandeRepublican
William W. BradeenBurnsRepublican
Ed R. CardwellSweet HomeRepublican
W. W. ChadwickSalemRepublican
Herman H. ChindgrenMolallaRepublican
Alfred H. CorbettPortlandDemocratic
F. H. DammaschPortlandRepublican
Leon S. DavisHillsboroRepublican
Richard F. DeichPortlandRepublican
Pat DooleyPortlandDemocratic
Robert E. DuniwayPortlandRepublican
Joseph M. DyerAstoriaRepublican
Orval EatonAstoriaRepublican
Robert L. ElfstromSalemRepublican
Harry C. ElliottTillamookRepublican
Frank M. FarmerRickreallRepublican
Carl H. FrancisDaytonRepublican
Edward A. GearyKlamath FallsRepublican
R. E. GoadPendletonDemocratic
Kenneth GoodallOswegoRepublican
Alva Curtis GoodrichBendRepublican
Claude E. HallWaldportRepublican
Joseph E. HarveyPortlandRepublican
Mark HatfieldSalemRepublican
Lloyd E. HaynesGrants PassRepublican
Earl H. HillCushmanRepublican
Russell HudsonThe DallesRepublican
Donald R. HusbandEugeneRepublican
V. T. JacksonRoseburgDemocratic
Robert J. JensenPortlandRepublican
Robert R. KlemsenSt. HelensDemocratic
Ivan C. LairdSitkumDemocratic
George LaymanNewbergRepublican
Carroll LoceyIronsideRepublican
E. H. MannMedfordRepublican
Roderick T. McKenzieSixesRepublican
John MiskoOregon CityRepublican
Earl A. MooreHood RiverRepublican
G. Russell MorganHillsboroRepublican
Maurine NeubergerPortlandDemocratic
Lee V. OhmartSalemRepublican
Boyd R. OverhulseMadrasDemocratic
Robert W. RootMedfordRepublican
Phil J. RothPortlandRepublican
Jess W. SavageAlbanyRepublican
Ralph SaylorEchoRepublican
Henry SemonKlamath FallsDemocratic
J. P. SteiwerFossilRepublican
Robert J. StewardKeatingDemocratic
Loran L. StewartCottage GroveRepublican
B. A. StoverBendRepublican
Monroe SweetlandMilwaukieDemocratic
Charles Allen TomRufusRepublican
Dorothy WallacePortlandRepublican
H. R. WeatherfordWallowaRepublican
Harvey WellsPortlandRepublican
Rudie WilhelmPortlandRepublican
Francis W. ZieglerCorvallisRepublican

References

  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.