36th Oklahoma Legislature

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36th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Gene C. Howard (D)
William Willis (D)
Term:
January 1977-January 1979
Composition:
Senate
38   10  
House
81   20  

The Thirty-sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in session from January 4 to June 8, 1977, from June 13 to June 17, 1977, and from January 3 to March 28, 1978, during the term of Governor David L. Boren. [1]

Contents

Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate. [2] Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The 1978 session was marked by a student protest over rumors that state legislators were planning to close Langston University. [1]

Dates of sessions

Previous: 35th Legislature • Next: 37th Legislature

Major events

On March 1, 1978, student protesters upset with rumors that the state legislature would attempt to close Langston University broke past security in the Oklahoma State Capitol and trapped state legislators in the building. [1] Although, the state legislators eventually escaped, the university was not close and received additional funding. [1]

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
8120101
Voting share80.2%19.8%

Leadership

Democratic

Republican

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
4Joe JohnsonDemPoteau, Sallisaw
5Jim LaneDemAtoka, Hugo
6Roy BoatnerDem Durant
7 Gene Stipe DemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Kenneth ButlerDemHenryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10John DahlDemFairfax, Pawhuska
12John YoungDemSapulpa
13James W. McDanielDemAda, Atwood
14Ernest MartinDem Ardmore
15Charles VannDem Norman
16Lee CateDemNorman, Purcell, Lexington
17John CliftonDemShawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20Roy GranthamDemPonca City, Tonkawa
21Robert MurphyDemStillwater
22Gideon TinsleyRepKingfisher
23Ray GilesDemChickasha, Hinton
24Wayne HoldenDemDuncan
25Herschal CrowDemAltus
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum
27Ed BerrongDem Weatherford
29Jerry PierceRep Bartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDem Lawton
32 Al Terrill DemLawton
33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa
34Bob ShatwellDemTulsa
35 Warren Green RepTulsa
36Gene C. HowardDemTulsa
37Finis SmithDemTulsa
38 Frank Keating RepTulsa
39 Stephen Wolfe RepTulsa
40Phillip LambertDem Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42James HowellDem Midwest City
43Don KilpatrickDemDel City, Oklahoma City
44Marvin YorkDem Oklahoma City
45 Jimmy Birdsong Dem Moore, Oklahoma City
46Mary Helm Rep Oklahoma City
47John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City
48E. Melvin PorterDemOklahoma City
49Leon B. FieldDem Guymon
50Bill DawsonDem Seminole
52E. W. KellerRep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54Bob FunstonDemTulsa

Table based on 2005 state almanac. [3]

House of Representatives

NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1 Dem McCurtain
Bob Parris2DemAdair, Sequoyah
Mick Thompson3DemLeflore, McCurtain
William Willis4DemCherokee
Wiley Sparkman 5DemAdair, Delaware
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8 Rep Delaware, Mayes, Rogers
Bill Crutcher9DemNowata, Rogers
A. C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Robert Kane11RepNowata, Washington
Bill Lancaster12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker 13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg
Joseph Bennett16DemOkmulgee
"Red" Caldwell17DemHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
William Ervin18DemPittsburg
Hollis Roberts19DemChoctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha
Bob Trent20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Kenneth Converse22DemAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc
Harold Monlux23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Bill Robinson24DemCoal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Robert Harlan Henry 26DemPottawatomie
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
Robert Milacek39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major
Thomas Rogers40DemGarfield
Robert Anderson41RepGarfield
Tom Stephenson42DemBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher
Mark Hammons43DemCanadian
Cleta Deatherage 44DemCleveland
Glenn Floyd 45DemCleveland
Charles Elder46DemGarvin, Grady, McClain
Spencer Bernard47DemGrady, McClain
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Bradley 49DemCarter, Cotton, Jefferson
Bob Wilson50DemStephens
Vernon Dunn51DemCarter, Garvin, Stephens
Howard Cotner 52DemJackson, Kiowa
Bob Harper53DemComanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman
Kenneth Craig54DemCleveland
Harvey Weichel55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
James Kardokus56DemCaddo, Comanche, Grady
Wayne Winn57DemBeckham, 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
Marvin Baughman63DemComanche
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
David Riggs 66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings 67RepTulsa
Robert Hopkins68DemTulsa
William Wiseman69RepTulsa
Paul Brunton 70RepTulsa
Helen Arnold 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 Camp 85RepOklahoma
Robert S. Kerr III 86DemOklahoma
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
L. Bengtson89DemOklahoma
Mike J. Lawter90DemOklahoma
Kenneth Nance 91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Jerry Steward93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner 94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
John MisKelly [4] 96DemOklahoma
Hannah Atkins 97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Oklahoma
Visanio Johnson99DemOklahoma
Terry Campbell100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma House. (accessed July 30, 2013)
  2. History of Lieutenant Governor (accessed July 10, 2013)
  3. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine , p. 760-762, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed June 28, 2013)
  4. He died in 1977; James Briscoe was elected to the seat in August 1977.
  5. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed July 10, 2013)