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{{Officeholder
|name=Wayne L. Morse
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Mildred Martha "Midge" Downie
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Oregon
|terms=January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969
|preceded=Rufus C. Holman
|status=f
|succeeded=[[Bob Packwood]]
}}
|military=y
|allegiance=[[United States]]
|rank=Second Lieutenant
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|unit=Field artillery
|serviceyears=1923–1929
}}
'''Wayne Lyman Morse''' (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was a [[liberal Republican]]<ref>Whitman, Alden (July 23, 1974). [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/23/archives/wayne-morse-dies-a-senator-24-years-wayne-morse-dead-at-73-was-a.html Wayne Morse Dies; A Senator 24 Years]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>-turned-[[Independent voters|Independent]]-turned-[[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who served as the state's United States senator from the 1940s to the 60s. He is partially known for having set one of the longest [[filibuster]]s ever, at one point speaking for over 22 hours on the Senate floor.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Wayne_Morse.htm Wayne Morse]. ''United States Senate''.</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/lists/longest_filibusters/wayne_morse.html Longest Filibusters in American History]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>
'''Wayne Lyman Morse''' (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was a [[liberal Republican]]<ref>Whitman, Alden (July 23, 1974). [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/23/archives/wayne-morse-dies-a-senator-24-years-wayne-morse-dead-at-73-was-a.html Wayne Morse Dies; A Senator 24 Years]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>-turned-[[Independent voters|Independent]]-turned-[[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who served as the state's United States senator from the 1940s to the 60s. He is partially known for having set one of the longest [[filibuster]]s ever, at one point speaking for over 22 hours on the Senate floor.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Wayne_Morse.htm Wayne Morse]. ''United States Senate''.</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/lists/longest_filibusters/wayne_morse.html Longest Filibusters in American History]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>