57th Oregon Legislative Assembly

57th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007
Overview
Legislative body	Oregon Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction	Oregon, United States
Meeting place	Oregon State Capitol
Term	1973-1974
Oregon State Senate
Members	30 Senators
Senate President	Jason Boe
President Pro Tempore	Richard E. Groener
Majority Leader	Bill Holmstrom
Minority Leader	Victor Atiyeh
Party control	Democratic Party
Oregon House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	Richard Eymann
Speaker Pro Tempore	Phil Lang
Majority Leader	Les AuCoin
Minority Leader	Gordon L. Macpherson
Party control	Democratic Party

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]

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 appointed to the Oregon Senate.