Senate Journal: Page 975: Wednesday, April 4, 2001

  President Kramer presented the Honorable Andrew J. McKean,
  President Pro Tempore of the Senate, who welcomed the Pioneer
  Lawmakers on behalf of the Senate.

  President Kramer presented the Honorable Brent Siegrist,
  Speaker of the House of Representatives, who welcomed the Pioneer
  Lawmakers on behalf of the House.

  President Kramer presented the Honorable John Connors, member
  of the House and President of the Pioneer Lawmakers Association,
  who responded to the welcome.

  Representative Connors announced the following 1981 class of
  Pioneer Lawmakers:  Ted James Anderson (deceased), Gary Baugher,
  Janet Carl, Dorothy Carpenter, James Clements, Lisle Cook, Elvie
  Dreeszen (deceased), Marcia Walters Fletcher, L. W. Joe Gross,
  JoAnn Trucano Jensen, George Petrick (deceased), Dennis Renaud,
  Robert Renken, Richard Running, Jo Smith, Vic Stueland, Al
  Sturgeon, William R. Sullivan, Thomas E. Swartz, Richard P. Vande
  Hoef, and Karen Mann Wong.

  Honorary members of the 2001 class were the following:  Larry
  Blixt, Diane Bolender, Jim Carney, Mike Glover, and Keith Luchtel.

  Representative Connors presented the Memorial Choir, directed by
  Senator Mark Shearer, who performed "On Eagle's Wings."

  Representative Connors presented Former Lieutenant Governor
  Arthur Neu, who addressed the joint convention.

  It seems strange to be back up here today.  I remember being here many times
  from
  1973 through 1978, but always to introduce then-Governor Bob Ray.

  In reading about your problems this session, I was reminded of the General
  Assembly in 1967.  In 1964, there was a sweep by the Democrats in the
  election which
  resulted in both houses, the Governor's Office, as well as the entire
  executive council
  with but one exception, being held by that party.  In the 1968 election, the
  Republicans
  regained control of the House by a very narrow margin, but the Democrats
  still
  controlled the Senate by a three-vote margin.  Harold Hughes was re-elected
  as
  Governor.

  I was one of the freshmen Senators, and it was an experience.  The session
  was the
  longest ever and didn't adjourn until early July.  A consensus developed as
  soon as
  warm weather arrived that the air circulation system in this wonderful old
  building
  was woefully inadequate.

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