Daniel J. Malarkey

Daniel James Malarkey (15 July 1870 – 1 December 1939), known as Dan Malarkey, was an attorney and politician from the state of Oregon. He served one two-year term in the Oregon House of Representatives followed by two non-consecutive four-year terms in the Oregon State Senate. Malarkey was a moderate Republican who represented Multnomah County in both chambers. He served as President of the Oregon Senate during the 1913 legislative session. Malarkey was known as a champion of progressive legislation including sponsoring Oregon’s first public utilities law and the state’s first minimum wage law that covered women. He was also one of the state’s most prominent attorneys for over 40 years. Malarkey actively opposed the influence of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon. His legal efforts were successful in having a Klan-sponsored education bill declared unconstitutional, a decision that was ultimately upheld by the United States Supreme Court.