39th Oklahoma Legislature

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39th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma and President of the Senate:
Marvin York (D)
Term:
January 4, 1983-January 8, 1985
Composition:
Senate
34   14  
House
75   26  

The Thirty-ninth 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 4, 1983, to January 8, 1985, during the term of Governor George Nigh. [1] It was marked by the establishment of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics.

Contents

Marvin York served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

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Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
341448
Voting share70.8%29.2%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
7526101
Voting share74.3%25.7%

Major legislation

Enacted

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Marvin York served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session, but Jim Barker replaced him and served beginning with the first 1983 special session. [1] Mike Murphy of Idabel, Oklahoma, served as Speaker Pro Tempore. [1]

Republican leadership

Frank W. Davis, of Guthrie, Oklahoma, served as the Republican Minority leader of Oklahoma House of Representatives. [1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-Gov Spencer Bernard Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein DemGrove, Jay, Miami
2 Stratton Taylor DemClaremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah
4Joe JohnsonDemPoteau, Sallisaw
5Gerald DennisDemAtoka, Hugo
6Roy BoatnerDem Durant
7 Gene Stipe DemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Robert MillerDemBeggs, Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10John DahlDemBarnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11 Bernard McIntyre Dem Tulsa
12John YoungDemBristow, Sapulpa
13James W. McDanielDem Ada, Atwood
14Darryl RobertsDem Ardmore
15Bill BranchDem Norman
16Lee CateDemLexington, Norman, Purcell
17John CliftonDem Shawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20William O'ConnorRepPonca City, Tonkawa
21 Bernice Shedrick Dem Stillwater
22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher
23Ray GilesDemAmber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset
24Kenneth LandisDemDuncan, Kellyville
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre
29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDem Lawton
32 Al Terrill DemLawton
33 Rodger Randle DemTulsa
34Robert V. CullisonDem Tulsa
35 Warren Green RepTulsa
36Frank RhodesRepBroken Arrow, Tulsa
37Robert HopkinsDemSand Springs, Tulsa
38Wayne WinnDem Weatherford
39Jerry SmithRepTulsa
40Mike CombsDemOklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42James HowellDem Midwest City
43Don KilpatrickDemDel City, Oklahoma City
44Marvin YorkDemOklahoma City
45Ed MooreRepMoore, Oklahoma City
46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City
47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City
48 E. Melvin Porter DemOklahoma City
49 Timothy D. Leonard RepOklahoma City
50William Dawson Jr.Dem Seminole
51 Charles Ford RepTulsa
52E. W. KellerRepOklahoma City
54 Gerald Wright RepOklahoma City

House of Representatives

NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1 Dem McCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemSequoyah
Mick Thompson3DemLeFlore
William Willis4DemCherokee
Rick Littlefield 5DemDelaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon [4] 7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8RepMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Billy Cy Boyd9DemRogers
A.C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Don Koppel11RepNowata, Washington
Bill Lancaster12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker 13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
Frank Shurden16DemOkmulgee
"Red" Caldwell17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Frank Harbin18DemPittsburg
Gary Sherrer19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth Converse20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Jack F. Kelly22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Twyla Mason Gray 23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr. 24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Robert Henry 26DemPottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, Pottawatomie
Enoch Kelly Haney 28DemOkfuskee, Seminole
Jim Formby29DemCreek
Benny Vanatta30DemCreek
Frank W. Davis 31RepLogan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan
Thomas Hall33DemPayne
Daniel Draper 34DemPayne
Don Johnson35DemNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson36DemOsage
James Holt37RepKay
Dorothy Conaghan 38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Homer Rieger 40RepGarfield
Bruce Harvey41RepGarfield
Don Garrison42DemGarvin, Grady
Harold Hale43DemCanadian
Cleta Deatherage 44DemCleveland
Cal Hobson 45DemCleveland
Jerry F. Smith46DemCleveland, McClain
Denver Talley47DemGrady
A Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Brewster49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
JD Blodgett50RepStephens
Bill Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner 52DemJackson
Nancy Virtue 53DemCleveland
Helen Cole 54RepCleveland
Emil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo
Bill Widener57DemBlaine, Custer
Lewis Kamas 58RepWoods, Woodward
Rollin D. Reimer59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Willie Rogers60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris62DemComanche
Marvin Baughman63DemComanche, Tillman
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
David Riggs 66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings 67RepTulsa
Jay Logan68DemTulsa
Nelson Little69RepTulsa
Penny Williams 70DemTulsa
Bill Clark71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Donald Ross 73DemTulsa
Gene Combs74DemTulsa
Alene Baker75DemRogers, Tulsa
James Allen Williamson 76RepTulsa
Gary Stottlemyre77DemTulsa
Frank Pitezel78RepTulsa
Jim Henshaw79RepTulsa
Joe Gordon80RepTulsa
Steve Sill 81RepOklahoma
George Osborne82RepOklahoma
Gean Atkinson83RepOklahoma
William D. Graves 84RepOklahoma
Porter Davis85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair 86DemAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
Rebecca Hamilton 89DemOklahoma
Mike J. Lawter90DemOklahoma
Keith Leftwich91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Ben Brown93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner 94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
Maxine Kincheloe96RepOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams99DemOklahoma
Mike Fair100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. OSSM Library Services Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (accessed June 24, 2013)
  3. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
  4. Larry Roberts served in 1984, while Fitzgibbon was suspended.

References