# 69th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 69th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 13, 1997, and adjourned July 5 the same year.

## Senate

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Democratic | 9 |
| | Republican | 21 |
| Total | Total | 30 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 12 |
Peter Sorenson resigned January 5, 1997 and Susan Castillo was sworn in January 17 the same year to replace him. Both were Democrats. Bill Kennemer resigned January 15, 1997 and Verne Duncan was sworn on February 17, 1997, to replace him. Both were Republicans.

## Senate Members

Composition of the Senate :
| District | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Joan Dukes | Democratic |
| 2 | Gary George | Republican |
| 3 | Tom Hartung | Republican |
| 4 | Eileen Qutub | Republican |
| 5 | Jeannette Hamby | Republican |
| 6 | Ginny Burdick | Democratic |
| 7 | Kate Brown | Democratic |
| 8 | Thomas Wilde | Democratic |
| 9 | Randy Leonard | Democratic |
| 10 | Avel Gordly | Democratic |
| 11 | John Lim | Republican |
| 12 | Verne Duncan, Bill Kennemer | Republican |
| 13 | Randy Miller | Republican |
| 14 | Ken Baker | Republican |
| 15 | Marylin Shannon | Republican |
| 16 | Gene Derfler (Majority Leader) | Republican |
| 17 | Shirley Stull | Republican |
| 18 | Clifford W. Trow (Minority Leader) | Republican |
| 19 | Mae Yih | Democratic |
| 20 | Susan Castillo, Pete Sorenson | Democratic |
| 21 | Bill Dwyer | Democratic |
| 22 | Bob Kintigh | Republican |
| 23 | Bill Fisher | Republican |
| 24 | Veral Tarno | Republican |
| 25 | Brady L. Adams (President) | Republican |
| 26 | Lenn Lamar Hannon | Republican |
| 27 | Neil Bryant | Republican |
| 28 | Ted Ferrioli | Republican |
| 29 | David Nelson | Republican |
| 30 | Gene Timms | Republican |

## House

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Democratic | 29 |
| | Republican | 31 |
| Total | Total | 60 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 2 |
Bob Repine resigned January 7, 1998. Carl Wilson was appointed on February 9, 1998, to fill the vacancy. Both were Republican. Bob Jenson changed from Democrat to Independent on February 27, 1998.
Bob Jenson is the only Oregon legislator who has served with a different party affiliation for each of his three terms. First, serving as a Democrat in 1977, then as an independent in 1999 and, finally, as a Republican in 2001.

## House Members

Composition of the House :
| District | House Member | Party |
| 1 | Jackie Taylor | Democratic |
| 2 | Timothy E Josi | Democratic |
| 3 | Charles Starr | Republican |
| 4 | Terry Thompson | Democratic |
| 5 | Jim Hill | Republican |
| 6 | Ken Strobeck | Republican |
| 7 | Chuck Carpenter | Republican |
| 8 | Ryan Deckert | Democratic |
| 9 | Tom Brian | Republican |
| 10 | Lynn Snodgrass (Majority Leader) | Republican |
| 11 | Anitra Rasmussen | Democratic |
| 12 | Chris Beck | Democratic |
| 13 | Dan Gardner | Democratic |
| 14 | George Eighmey | Democratic |
| 15 | Randall Edwards | Democratic |
| 16 | Frank Shields | Democratic |
| 17 | Mike Fahey | Democratic |
| 18 | Margaret L. Carter | Democratic |
| 19 | Jo Ann Hardesty | Democratic |
| 20 | John Minnis | Republican |
| 21 | Lonnie J. Roberts | Democratic |
| 22 | Ron Sunseri | Republican |
| 23 | Kurt Schrader | Democratic |
| 24 | Richard Devlin | Democratic |
| 25 | Jane Lokan | Republican |
| 26 | Larry Sowa | Democratic |
| 27 | Ron Adams | Republican |
| 28 | Roger Beyer | Republican |
| 29 | Leslie Lewis | Republican |
| 30 | Larry Wells | Republican |
| 31 | Bryan Johnston | Democratic |
| 32 | Tom Whelan | Democratic |
| 33 | Peter Courtney (Minority Leader) | Democratic |
| 34 | Lane Shetterly | Republican |
| 35 | Barbara Ross | Democratic |
| 36 | Carolyn Oakley | Republican |
| 37 | Liz VanLeeuwen | Republican |
| 38 | Patti Milne | Republican |
| 39 | Kitty Piercy | Democratic |
| 40 | Floyd Prozanski | Democratic |
| 41 | Cynthia Wooten | Republican |
| 42 | Lee Beyer | Democratic |
| 43 | Jim Welsh | Republican |
| 44 | Tony Corcoran | Democratic |
| 45 | Jeff Kruse | Republican |
| 46 | Bill Markham | Republican |
| 47 | Mike Lehman | Democratic |
| 48 | Ken Messerle | Republican |
| 49 | Bob Repine Carl Wilson | Republican |
| 50 | John Watt | Republican |
| 51 | Eldon Johnson | Republican |
| 52 | Judy Uherbelau | Democratic |
| 53 | Steve Harper | Republican |
| 54 | Dennis Luke | Republican |
| 55 | Ben Westlund | Democratic |
| 56 | Bob Montgomery | Republican |
| 57 | Bob Jenson | Democratic |
| 58 | Mark Simmons | Republican |
| 59 | Lynn Lundquist (Speaker) | Republican |
| 60 | Denny Jones | Republican |