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57th Oregon Legislative Assembly

57th Oregon Legislative Assembly

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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]

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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.

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References

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


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