# 51st Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 51st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 9, 1961 and adjourned May 10, 1961.

## Senate

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Democratic | 20 |
| | Republican | 10 |
| Total | Total | 30 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 10 |

## Senate Members

Composition of the Senate :
| Senator | Residence | Party |
| Eddie Ahrens | Salem | Republican |
| Harry D. Boivin | Klamath Falls | Democratic |
| R. F. Chapman | Coos Bay | Democratic |
| Vernon Cook | Gresham | Democratic |
| Ward Cook | Portland | Democratic |
| Alfred H. Corbett | Portland | Democratic |
| Alice Corbett | Portland | Democratic |
| Al Flegel | Roseburg | Democratic |
| Carl H. Francis | Dayton | Republican |
| Melvin Goode | Albany | Republican |
| William Grenfell | Portland | Democratic |
| Richard E. Groener | Milwaukie | Democratic |
| John H. Hare | Hillsboro | Republican |
| Dwight H. Hopkins | Imbler | Democratic |
| Donald R. Husband | Eugene | Republican |
| Lloyd M. Key | Milton-Freewater | Democratic |
| Walter C. Leith | Salem | Republican |
| Jean L. Lewis | Portland | Democratic |
| Thomas R. Mahoney | Portland | Democratic |
| Ben Musa | The Dalles | Democratic |
| Andrew J. Naterlin | Newport | Democratic |
| Lynn W. Newbry | Ashland | Republican |
| Boyd R. Overhulse | Madras | Democratic |
| Walter J. Pearson | Portland | Democratic |
| Eugene "Debbs" Potts | Grants Pass | Democratic |
| Robert W. Straub | Eugene | Democratic |
| Monroe Sweetland | Milwaukie | Democratic |
| Daniel A. Thiel | Astoria | Democratic |
| Robert F. White | Salem | Republican |
| Anthony Yturri | Ontario | Republican |
| Francis W. Ziegler | Corvalis | Republican |

## House

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Democratic | 31 |
| | Republican | 29 |
| Total | Total | 60 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 1 |

## House Members

Composition of the House :
| House Member | Residence | Party |
| Gust Anderson | Portland | Republican |
| George J. Annala | Hood River | Democratic |
| Victor Atiyeh | Portland | Republican |
| Carl Back | Port Orford | Democratic |
| Clarence Barton | Coquille | Democratic |
| Cornelius C. Bateson | Salem | Democratic |
| Sidney Bazett | Grants Pass | Republican |
| Ed Benedict | Portland | Democratic |
| BIll Bradley | Gresham | Democratic |
| Kessler R. Cannon | Bend | Republican |
| Bob Chappel | Portland | Republican |
| Fritzi Chuinard | Portland | Republican |
| Leon S. Davis | Hillsboro | Republican |
| John R. Dellenback | Medford | Republican |
| Ray Dooley | Portland | Democratic |
| Robert B. Duncan | Medford | Democratic |
| Edward W. Elder | Eugene | Republican |
| Robert L. Elfstrom | Salem | Republican |
| Harry C. Elliott | Tillamook | Republican |
| Ben Evick | Madras | Democratic |
| Richard Eymann | Mohawk | Democratic |
| Edward Fadeley | Eugene | Democratic |
| Carlton O. Fisher | Eugene | Republican |
| George Flitcraft | Klamath Falls | Republican |
| William J. Gallagher | Portland | Republican |
| Mel Gordon | Portland | Republican |
| William F. Gwinn | Albany | Republican |
| Clinton P. Haight | Baker | Democratic |
| Beluah J. Hand | Milwaukie | Democratic |
| Stafford Hansell | Hermiston | Republican |
| Douglas E. Heider | Salem | Republican |
| William H. Holmstrom | Gearhart | Democratic |
| Norman R. Howard | Portland | Democratic |
| Carrol Howe | Klamath Falls | Republican |
| C. R. Hoyt | Corvallis | Republican |
| Winton Hunt | Woodburn | Republican |
| Arthur P. Ireland | Forest Grove | Republican |
| W. O. Kelsay | Roseburg | Democratic |
| Nancy Kirkpatrick | Lebanon | Democratic |
| Philip D. Lang | Portland | Democratic |
| George Layman | Newberg | Republican |
| Sidney Leiken | Roseburg | Democratic |
| Ken Maher | Portland | Republican |
| Thomas R. McClellan | Neotsu | Democratic |
| Don McKinnis | Summerville | Democratic |
| Tom Monaghan | Milwaukie | Democratic |
| F. F. Montgomery | Eugene | Republican |
| Ross Morgan | Gresham | Democratic |
| Katherine Musa | The Dalles | Democratic |
| Juanita N. Orr | Lake Grove | Democratic |
| Grace Olivier Peck | Portland | Democratic |
| Raphael R. Raymond | Helix | Republican |
| Joe Rogers | Independence | Republican |
| Robert F. Smith | Burns | Republican |
| Emil A. Stunz | Nyssa | Democratic |
| Wayne Turner | St. Helens | Democratic |
| George Van Hoomissen | Portland | Democratic |
| Frank M. Weatherford | Olex | Democratic |
| Edward J. Whelan | Portland | Democratic |
| Sam Wilderman | Portland | Republican |