Four legislator-lobbyists from the 1997 list were not listed in 1998. They are Kathleen Arnold (R), Cliff Dodge (R), Molly Markert (D), and Eric Prinzler (R).

The 1998 list includes two former Speakers of the House, one former Senate President, two former House Majority leaders and seven prior members of the Joint Budget Committee. As expected, only eleven of the lobbyists ended their legislative service as Democrats.

Twenty of the 32 have been out of legislative office for nine or more years. The list of "professional" lobbyists range from four who began legislative service either in 1965 (Richard Gebhardt and Hub Safran) or 1967 (Tom Bastien and Fred Anderson) to the other extreme of Glenda Lyle who began legislative service 28 years later (than 1965) in 1993.

Fred E. Anderson (R), age 70, was elected to the Senate in 1966, and served 16 years from 1967 through 1982. Eight of those years were as president of the Senate.

Vickie Armstrong (R), age 47, was elected to the House in 1980 and served eight years including service on the Joint Budget Committee.

Bill Artist (R), age 53, was elected to the House in 1980 and served 6 years.

Steve Arveschoug (R), age 39, was elected to the House in 1988 and served through 1992.

Tom Bastien (D), age 61, was elected in 1966 and served four years including a term on the Joint Budget Committee.

Carl "Bev" Bledsoe (R), age 74, was elected in 1972 and served 18 years, including 10 years as Speaker of the House from 1981 through 1990.

Jim Brandon (R), age 56, was elected to the Senate in 1982 and served eight years.

Sam Cassidy (D), age 48, was elected to the Senate in 1990. He became minority leader in 1994 and then appointed to fill out the term of lieutenant governor ending in January, 1995.

Frank DeFilippo (R), age 58, was elected to the House in 1978 and served six tumultuous years.

Steve Durham (R), age 51, was elected to the House in 1974. He served six years in the House and five years in the Senate including one year on the Joint Budget Committee. His first Senate term was interrupted by a stint as regional head of the EPA under President Reagan.

Don Eberle (D), age 50, was elected to the House in 1980 and served two years.

Faye Fleming (R), age 55, was elected to the House in 1982, and served two years as a Democrat through 1984. From 1987 through 1994 she served as a Republican.

Richard Gebhardt (D) was elected to the House in 1964 and served through 1968.

Joan Green (R), age 41, was elected to the House in 1984 and served through 1988.

JoAnn Groff (D), age 42, was elected to the House in 1982 and served through 1990. Children sometimes succeed their parents in legislative office; Tim Foster (son) and Bill Foster (dad). If Ann Ragsdale, age 62, and JoAnn's mother, becomes a legislator in 1999 from Adams County, she will be a parent succeeding her child.

Bill Hughes (R), age 45, was the only Republican freshman elected to the Senate in 1974. He served eight years including time on the Joint Budget Committee.

Gwen Hume (R), age 56, was elected to the House in 1976, served six years, and was succeeded by Sandy Hume (R).

Robert Kirscht (R), age 56, was elected to the House in 1970 as a Democrat and served through 1980 as a Democrat, and as a Republican from 1981 through 1986. He was Majority Leader (D) and chairman of the Joint Budget Committee (R).

Ray Kogovsek (D), age 57, was elected to the House in 1966, served four years and then eight years in the Senate, followed by election to Congress.

Glenda Lyle (D), age 57, was elected to the House in 1992 and served through 1996.

Jean Marks (D), age 64, was elected to the House in 1974 and served 10 years including a number of years on the Joint Budget Committee.

William Martin (R), age 73, was elected to the House in 1988 and served through 1996.

Donald Mielke (R), age 54, was elected to the House in 1980 and served through 1986.

Peter Minahan (R), age 53, was elected to the House in 1980 and served through 1986.

Betty Neale (R), age 65, was elected to the House in 1974 and served 18 years through 1992, including many years on the Joint Budget Committee.

Chris Paulson (R), age 51, was elected to the House in 1980 and served through 1990. He was House Majority Leader.

Hub Safran (D), age 68, was elected to the House in 1964 and served through 1974.

John Singer (R), age 50, was elected to the House in 1984 and served two years.

Richard Soash (D), age 57, was elected to the Senate in 1976 and served eight years.

Carol Taylor (R), age 57, was elected to the House in 1982 and served through 1990.

Ruben Valdez (D), age 61, was elected to the House in 1970 and served through 1978. He was Speaker of the House in 1975-76.

Dan Williams (R), age 54, was elected to the House in 1984 and served through 1992.

There have been attempts in the past to require a waiting period before state legislators could become lobbyists. Perhaps a large migration from legislator to lobbyist in 1999 will resurrect that waiting period bill.

Jerry Kopel writes a column for the Statesman based on 22 years past experience as a state legislator.