# 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 House and two in the 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) and Joseph N. Scott (D–22 Pendleton).
Speaker of the House: R. S. Hamilton (R–21 Bend).
| District | Representative | Residence | Counties | Party |
| 1 | Romeo Gouley | Brooks | Marion | Republican |
| 1 | Lee McAllister | Salem | Marion | Republican |
| 1 | Frank W. Settlemier | Woodburn | Marion | Republican |
| 1 | W. Carlton Smith | Salem | Marion | Republican |
| 2 | Charles Childs | Albany | Linn | Republican |
| 2 | Hector Macpherson, Sr. | Albany | Linn | Republican |
| 3 | Emmett Howard | Eugene | Lane | Republican |
| 3 | Lynn S. McCready | Eugene | Lane | Republican |
| 3 | E. O. Potter | Eugene | Lane | Republican |
| 4 | Walter S. Fisher | Roseburg | Douglas | Democratic |
| 4 | Charles A. Lockwood | Roseburg | Douglas | Republican |
| 5 | J. E. Norton | Coquille | Coos | Republican |
| 6 | Louis L. Knapp | Port Orford | Coos Curry | Republican |
| 7 | James T. Chinnock | Grants Pass | Josephine | Republican |
| 8 | William M. Briggs | Ashland | Jackson | Republican |
| 8 | John H. Carkin | Medford | Jackson | Republican |
| 9 | James H. Hazlett | Hood River | Hood River | Republican |
| 10 | B. W. Johnson | Monroe | Benton | Republican |
| 11 | S. L. Stewart | Rickreall | Polk | Republican |
| 12 | Herbert Egbert | The Dalles | Wasco | Republican |
| 13 | Walter W. Russell | McMinnville | Yamhill | Republican |
| 13 | Morton Tompkins | Dayton | Yamhill | Republican |
| 14 | B. F. Swope | Independence | Lincoln Polk | Republican |
| 15 | Charles R. La Follett | Cornelius | Washington | Republican |
| 15 | R. Frank Peters | Hillsboro | Washington | Republican |
| 15 | L. E. Wilkes | Hillsboro | Washington | Republican |
| 16 | H. H. Chindgren | Molalla | Clackamas | Republican |
| 16 | J. F. Clark | Oregon City | Clackamas | Republican |
| 16 | Charles T. Sievers | Oregon City | Clackamas | Republican |
| 17 | C. H. Oxman | Ontario | Malheur | Republican |
| 18 | Gust. Anderson | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Homer D. Angell | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Earl C. Bronaugh, Jr. | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Allen A. Bynon | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Barnett H. Goldstein | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Wilber Henderson | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | K. K. Kubli | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Dorothy M. Lee | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Frank J. Lonergan | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Neil Malarkey | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | John B. McCourt | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Allen G. Rushlight | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 18 | Harvey Wells | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 19 | Mark J. Johnson | Astoria | Clatsop | Republican |
| 19 | Charles W. Robison | Astoria | Clatsop | Republican |
| 20 | Glen R. Metsker | St. Helens | Columbia | Republican |
| 21 | Denton G. Burkick | Redmond | Crook Deschutes Jefferson Klamath Lake | Republican |
| 21 | A. M. Collier | Klamath Falls | Crook Deschutes Jefferson Klamath Lake | Republican |
| 21 | R. S. Hamilton | Bend | Crook Deschutes Jefferson Klamath Lake | Republican |
| 22 | Joseph N. Scott | Pendleton | Morrow Umatilla | Democratic |
| 23 | J. S. Norvell | Helix | Umatilla | Republican |
| 23 | James H. E. Scott | Milton | Umatilla | Republican |
| 24 | T. G. Johnson | Wallowa | Union Wallowa | Republican |
| 25 | H. H. Weatherspoon | Elgin | Union | Republican |
| 26 | A. V. Swift | Baker | Baker | Republican |
| 27 | R. A. Ford | Dayville | Grant Harney | Republican |
| 28 | Earl Snell | Arlington | Gilliam Sherman Wheeler | Republican |
| 28 | J. P. Yates | Wasco | Gilliam Sherman Wheeler | Republican |
| 29 | George P. Winslow | Tillamook | Tillamook | Republican |
| 30 | Frank E. Andrews | Portland | Clackamas Multnomah | Republican |
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. Doorkeepers: B. E. Robertson, Glen A. Tousley Calendar Clerk: Ruby Russell Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph F. Singer Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms: J. A. Waddell Messenger to the Printer: John F. Steelhammer Pages: Denton Burdick, Jr., Harold Charters, Margarte Davidson

## Senate members

All members of the thirty-fifth Senate were Republicans except two, Edward F. Bailey (D–3 Junction City) and W. H. Strayer (D–23 Baker).
Senate President: A. W. Norblad (R–15 Astoria) (appointed Governor of Oregon upon death of incumbent Isaac Patterson on December 22, 1929.)
| District | Senator | Residence | Counties | Party |
| 1 | Sam H. Brown | Gervais | Marion | Republican |
| 1 | Lloyd T. Reynolds | Salem | Marion | Republican |
| 2 | Willard L. Marks | Albany | Linn | Republican |
| 3 | Edward F. Bailey | Junction City | Lane | Democratic |
| 4 | John B. Bell | Eugene | Lane Linn | Republican |
| 5 | B. L. Eddy | Roseburg | Douglas | Republican |
| 6 | George W. Dunn | Ashland | Jackson | Republican |
| 7 | Ed. W. Miller | Grants Pass | Josephine | Republican |
| 8 | Charles Hall | Marshfield | Coos Curry | Republican |
| 9 | Herbert J. Elliott | Perrydale | Benton Polk | Republican |
| 10 | Clarence Butt | Newberg | Yamhill | Republican |
| 11 | Edward Schulmerich | Hillsboro | Washington | Republican |
| 12 | Linn E. Jones | Oregon City | Clackamas | Republican |
| 13 | John O. Bailey | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 13 | J. E. Bennett | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 13 | Henry L. Corbett | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 13 | Milton R. Klepper | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 13 | Gus C. Moser | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 13 | Isaac E. Staples | Portland | Multnomah | Republican |
| 14 | Joe E. Dunne | Portland | Clackamas Columbia Multnomah | Republican |
| 15 | A. W. Norblad | Astoria | Clatsop | Republican |
| 16 | Henry L. Kuck | The Dalles | Hood River Wasco | Republican |
| 17 | Jay H. Upton | Bend | Crook Deschutes Jefferson Klamath Lake | Republican |
| 18 | R. J. Carsner | Spray | Gilliam Sherman Wheeler | Republican |
| 19 | Fred E. Kiddle | Island City | Morrow Umatilla Union | Republican |
| 20 | L. L. Mann | Pendleton | Umatilla | Republican |
| 21 | Colon R. Eberhard | La Grande | Union Wallowa | Republican |
| 22 | J. D. Billingsley | Ontario | Grant Harney Malheur | Republican |
| 23 | W. H. Strayer | Baker | Baker | Democratic |
| 24 | Earl E. Fisher | Beaverton | Lincoln Tillamook Washington Yamhill | Republican |
Doorkeeper: Joseph W. Beveridge Sergeant-at-Arms: H. T. Bruce Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: F. A. Sutton Chief Clerk: John P. Hunt Assistant Chief Clerk: Elizabeth J. Glatt Calendar Clerk: Albert D. Goddard Reading Clerk: M. F. Hardesty Pages: Clifford Flake, Max King, Edward Seeborg