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35th Oregon Legislative Assembly
The thirty-fifth Oregon Legislative Assembly convened in 1929 for its biennial regular session, starting January 14 and finishing March 4. Republicans controlled both chambers with overwhelming majorities. Only four Democrats, two in the Oregon House of Representatives, House and two in the Oregon State Senate, Senate, were members of the thirty-fifth Legislative Assembly. The body held no special sessions; no such sessions were held at all between 1921 and 1933. House members All representatives in the thirty-fifth House were Republicans except two, Walter S. Fisher (D–4 Roseburg, Oregon, Roseburg) and Joseph N. Scott (D–22 Pendleton, Oregon, Pendleton). List of Speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives, Speaker of the House: R. S. Hamilton (R–21 Bend, Oregon, Bend). Messenger to the Senate: Catherine Addink Reading Clerk: Elbert Bede Chief Clerk: W. F. Drager Asst. Chief Clerk: Harry McCallen Mailing Clerk: William F. McAdams Doorkeeper: Rolls Southwick Asst. Doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms. There are no term limits for either house in the Legislative Assembly. Each Senate district is composed of exactly two House districts: Senate District 1 contains House Districts 1 and 2, SD 2 contains HD 3 and HD 4, and so on. (Maps of Senate districts can be found in the Oregon State Senate article.) Senate districts contain about 127,700 people, and are redrawn every ten years. The legislature is termed as a "citizens' assembly" (meaning that most legislators have other jobs.) Since 1885, its regular sessions of up to 160 days occurred in odd-numbered years, beginning on the second Monday in January. Effective 2012, the legislature moved into an annual session, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |