19th Oklahoma Legislature | |
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Leadership | |
Tom Anglin (D) | |
Harold Freeman (D) | |
Composition: |
The Nineteenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 5 to April 1, 1943, and in special session April 10–21, 1944, during the term of Governor Robert S. Kerr. [1] The special session was called by the governor to ensure military men and women could participate in the 1944 elections. [1]
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
40 | 4 | 44 | ||
Voting share | 90.9% | 9.1% |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
94 | 24 | 118 | ||
Voting share | 79.7% | 20.3% |
As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and allowing him to serve as the presiding officer in ceremonial instances or during joint session. Tom Anglin served as the primary presiding officer, or President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. He was a former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, during the term of Governor William H. Murray. [2]
The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 93 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1943, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. [1] Harold Freeman of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma served in the role during the regular session in 1943 and Merle Lansden, a Marine private from Beaver, Oklahoma, served in the role during the special session in 1944. [1] Freeman was unable to serve because of being called to serve. [1] R.M. Mountcastle of Muskogee, Oklahoma served as the second-in-command, or Speaker Pro Tempore. [1]
District | Name | Party |
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1 | Dwight Leonard | Dem |
2 | E.F. Cornels | Dem |
2 | E.S. Collier | Dem |
3 | E.P. Williams | Rep |
4 | W.F. Hearne | Dem |
5 | Burr Speck | Dem |
6 | L.E. Wheeler | Dem |
6 | E.D. Walker | Dem |
7 | Bill Ginder | Rep |
8 | Floyd Carrier | Rep |
9 | Charles Duffy | Dem |
10 | John Sanford | Dem |
11 | Ray C. Jones | Dem |
12 | Louis Ritzhaupt | Dem |
13 | Mead Norton | Dem |
13 | Boyd Cowden | Dem |
14 | J.A. Rinehart | Dem |
14 | Robert Burns | Dem |
15 | Jack Neill | Dem |
15 | Theodore Pruett | Dem |
16 | George Bowman | Dem |
17 | Phil Lowery | Dem |
17 | Bill Logan | Dem |
18 | Fred Chapman | Dem |
19 | James C. Nance | Dem |
19 | Homer Paul | Dem |
20 | H.V. Posey | Dem |
21 | Clint Braden | Dem |
22 | Tom Anglin | Dem |
23 | Allen Nichols | Dem |
24 | Thomas Finney | Dem |
25 | M.O. Counts | Dem |
26 | Raymond D. Gary | Dem |
27 | Murrell Thornton | Dem |
27 | Guy Curry | Dem |
28 | Ray Fine | Dem |
29 | Craig Goodpaster | Dem |
30 | C.D. Wilson | Dem |
31 | Clyde Sears | Rep |
32 | S.E. Hammond | Dem |
33 | H. Tom Brown | Dem |
34 | Frank Mahan | Dem |
35 | Ferman Phillips | Dem |
36 | Joe Bailey Cobb | Dem |
Name | Party | County |
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C.W. Waters | Rep | Adair |
W.E. Cordray | Rep | Alfalfa |
Harold Toaz | Dem | Atoka |
Merle Lansden | Dem | Beaver |
H.F. Carmichael | Dem | Beckham |
E.B. Grennell | Rep | Blaine |
William Parrish | Dem | Bryan |
W.H. Underwood | Dem | Bryan |
Harold Plummer | Dem | Caddo |
Amos Stovall | Dem | Caddo |
J.L. Trevathan | Rep | Canadian |
Rhys Evans | Dem | Carter |
Ernest Tate | Dem | Carter |
H.I. Hinds | Dem | Cherokee |
Bayless Irby | Dem | Choctaw |
C.R. Board | Dem | Cimarron |
Ben Huey | Dem | Cleveland |
Henry Binns | Dem | Coal |
W. J. Johnson | Dem | Comanche |
W. H. McKenzie | Dem | Comanche |
Charles Flanagan | Dem | Cotton |
Walter W. Bailey | Dem | Craig |
Fletcher Johnson | Dem | Creek |
Streeter Speakman Jr. | Dem | Creek |
Orange Starr | Dem | Creek |
W. R. Dunn | Dem | Custer |
W. Hendrix Wolf | Dem | Delaware |
T. J. Hussey | Rep | Dewey |
George Davison | Rep | Ellis |
John N. Camp | Rep | Garfield |
Earl Coldiron | Rep | Garfield |
Russell Farmer | Dem | Garvin |
Harold Freeman | Dem | Garvin |
Charles Van Dyck | Dem | Grady |
Bill Wallace | Dem | Grady |
Henry W. Worthington | Dem | Greer |
J. C. Hoffsommer | Rep | Grant |
T.N. Crow | Dem | Harmon |
Elzie S. Spicer | Dem | Harper |
D. C. Cantrell | Dem | Haskell |
Frank Crane | Dem | Hughes |
D. L. Jones | Dem | Jackson |
Woodie Snider | Dem | Jackson |
Dick Coleman | Dem | Jefferson |
T Bone King | Dem | Johnston |
James Dorsett | Rep | Kay |
W. E. Knapp | Rep | Kay |
Robert L. Barr | Dem | Kingfisher |
W. B. McDonald | Dem | Kiowa |
Jack Bradley | Dem | Latimer |
Raymond H. Lucas | Dem | LeFlore |
Arthur Reed | Dem | LeFlore |
C. L. Mills | Rep | Lincoln |
Carl Morgan | Rep | Logan |
John Steele Batson | Dem | Love |
Joe Story | Rep | Major |
J. Horace Harbison | Dem | Marshall |
Bill Gooldy | Dem | Mayes |
Purman Wilson | Dem | McClain |
Herbert D. Flowers | Dem | McCurtain |
Guy B. Massey | Dem | McCurtain |
Kirksey Nix | Dem | McIntosh |
J. A. Arms | Dem | Murray |
Robert P. Chandler | Dem | Muskogee |
R. M. Mountcastle | Dem | Muskogee |
J.M. Wiley | Dem | Muskogee |
Leon Hicks | Dem | Noble |
Charles A. Whitford | Dem | Nowata |
W. O. Black | Dem | Okfuskee |
Roger Standley | Dem | Okfuskee |
Ben Gullett | Dem | Oklahoma |
Ila Huff | Dem | Oklahoma |
B. B. Kerr | Dem | Oklahoma |
J. D. McCarty | Dem | Oklahoma |
Robert H. Sherman | Dem | Oklahoma |
Creekmore Wallace | Dem | Oklahoma |
Paul Washington | Dem | Oklahoma |
F. C. Helm | Dem | Okmulgee |
Cannon McMahan | Dem | Okmulgee |
Bill Shipley | Dem | Okmulgee |
Charles Bacon | Dem | Osage |
I. C. Sullivan | Dem | Osage |
C. A. Douthat | Dem | Ottawa |
Percy M. Smith | Dem | Ottawa |
Ward Guffy | Rep | Pawnee |
J.H. Arrington | Dem | Payne |
Elbert Weaver | Dem | Payne |
Aiden Allen | Dem | Pittsburg |
Andy Banks | Dem | Pittsburg |
C. Plowboy Edwards | Dem | Pittsburg |
Joe Tom McKinley | Dem | Pontotoc |
Virgil Medlock | Dem | Pontotoc |
Scott Glen | Dem | Pottawatomie |
Burke Larch-Miller | Dem | Pottawatomie |
John Levergood | Dem | Pottawatomie |
Claud Thompson | Dem | Pushmataha |
Wesley B. Hunt | Dem | Roger Mills |
H. Tom Kight | Dem | Rogers |
Walter Billingsley | Dem | Seminole |
Con Long | Dem | Seminole |
F.M. Streetman | Dem | Seminole |
Carl Frix | Dem | Sequoyah |
M. W. Pugh | Dem | Stephens |
James Bullard | Dem | Stephens |
Wallace Hughes | Dem | Texas |
E. H. Shelton | Dem | Tillman |
Joe Harshsbarger | Rep | Tulsa |
Johnson D. Hill | Dem | Tulsa |
D. M. Madrano | Rep | Tulsa |
Joe Musgrave | Rep | Tulsa |
Horace Newberry | Rep | Tulsa |
Arthur Price | Rep | Tulsa |
A. E. Williams | Rep | Tulsa |
W. B. Carr | Rep | Wagoner |
John M. Holliman | Dem | Washington |
Ed Hines | Dem | Washita |
R.W. McNally | Rep | Woods |
Frank Durant | Rep | Woodward |
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