34th Oklahoma Legislature

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34th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
James E. Hamilton(D)
William Willis(D)
Term:
January 1973-January 1975
Composition:
Senate
38   10  
House
76   23  

The Thirty-fourth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 2, 1973, to January 7, 1975, [1] during the term of Governor David Hall.

Contents

Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as a presiding officer. James Hamilton served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

Previous: 33rd Legislature • Next: 35th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
381048
Voting share79.2%20.8%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
762399
Voting share76.8%23.2%

Leadership

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-Gov George Nigh Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein DemGrove, Jay, Miami
2 Robert Wadley DemClaremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah
4James HamiltonDemPoteau, Sallisaw
5Jim LaneDemAtoka, Hugo, Idabel
6Bob TrentDem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8Tom PayneDemHenryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10John DahlDemFairfax, Pawhuska
12John YoungDem Sapulpa
13George A. MillerDem Ada
14Ernest MartinDem Ardmore
15Glen HamDem Norman
16Phil SmalleyDemLexington, Norman, Pauls Valley
17Ralph GravesDemShawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20Roy GranthamDemPonca City, Tonkawa
21Robert MurphyDemStillwater
22Roy C. Boecher Rep Kingfisher
23Don BaldwinDemChickasha, Hinton
24Wayne HoldenDem Duncan
25Herschal CrowDem Altus
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre
27Ed BerrongDem Weatherford
29Jerry PierceRep Bartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDem Lawton
32 Al Terrill DemLawton
33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa
34George Hargrave Jr.DemTulsa
35 Jim Inhofe RepTulsa
36Gene C. HowardDemTulsa
37Finis SmithDemTulsa
38Peyton BreckinridgeRepTulsa
39 Stephen Wolfe RepTulsa
40 Richard Stansberry Dem Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42 James F. Howell Dem Midwest City
43John GarrettDem Del City, Oklahoma City
44J. Lee KeelsDemOklahoma City
45 Jimmy Birdsong Dem Moore, Oklahoma City
46Cleeta John RogersDemOklahoma City
47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City
48E. Melvin PorterDemOklahoma City
49Leon B. FieldDem Guymon
50 Donald Ferrell Rep Chandler, Seminole
52E. W. KellerRep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54Bob FunstonDemTulsa

Table based on 2005 state almanac. [3]

House of Representatives

NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Bob Parris2DemAdair, Sequoyah
Joe Johnson3DemLeflore, McCurtain
William Willis4DemCherokee
Wiley Sparkman 5DemAdair, Delaware
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8RepMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Bill Briscoe9DemNowata, Rogers
A. C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Robert Kane11RepNowata, Washington
Howard Odom12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Drew Edmondson 13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg
Joseph Bennett16DemOkmulgee
Red Caldwell17DemHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
William Ervin18DemPittsburg
Hollis Roberts19DemChoctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha
Gary Payne20DemAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Love, Marshall
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Kenneth Converse22DemAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc
Charles Prentice23RepTulsa, Wagoner
Bill Robinson24DemCoal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Charles T. Henry26DemPottawatomie
James Townsend27DemCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie
Jeff Johnston28DemSeminole
Oval Cunningham29DemCreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Don Thompson30DemCreek
James Cummings31RepKingfisher, Logan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan, Okfuskee
Joe Manning33DemPayne
Daniel Draper 34DemPayne
Don Johnson35DemCreek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee
Billy Kennedy36DemKay, Osage
James Holt37RepKay
Dorothy Conaghan 38RepGrant, Kay
Lynn Thornhill39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major
Thomas Rogers40DemGarfield
Robert Anderson41RepGarfield
Tom Stephenson42DemBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher
Mark Hammons43DemCanadian
Mina Hibdon 44RepCleveland
Glenn Floyd 45DemCleveland
Charles Elder46DemGarvin, Grady, McClain
Spencer Bernard 47DemGrady, McClain
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Bradley 49DemCarter, Cotton, Jefferson
Bob Wilson50DemStephens
Vernon Dunn51DemCarter, Garvin, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson, Kiowa
Bob Harper53DemComanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman
Ron Shotts54RepCleveland
Harvey Weichel55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
James Kardokus56DemCaddo, Comanche, Grady
David Stratton57DemBeckham, Custer
Lewis Kamas 58DemMajor, Woods, Woodward
Mark Bradshaw59DemBeaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Victor Wickersham 60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Marvin McKee61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Don Davis62DemComanche
Gordon Beznoska 63DemComanche
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Fred Ferrell65DemComanche
Pete Riggs66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings67RepTulsa
Robert Hopkins68DemTulsa
William Wiseman69RepTulsa
Frank Keating 70RepTulsa
Warren Green 71RepTulsa
Mandell Matheson 72DemTulsa
Bernard McIntyre 73DemTulsa
Robert V. Cullison74DemTulsa
Jim Hardesty75DemTulsa
James Allen Williamson 76RepTulsa
William Poulos77DemTulsa
Charles Cleveland78DemTulsa
Ted Cowan79RepTulsa
Charles Ford 80RepTulsa
Neal McCaleb81RepOklahoma
Bill Holaday82RepOklahoma
Kent Frates83RepOklahoma
Judy Ann Swinton84DemOklahoma
George Camp85RepOklahoma
David Hood86DemOklahoma
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
L. Bengtson89DemOklahoma
Thomas Bamberger90DemOklahoma
Kenneth Nance 91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Don Kilpatrick93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner 94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
John MisKelly96DemOklahoma
Hannah Atkins 97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Oklahoma
Visanio Johnson99DemOklahoma
Terry Campbell100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma

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