41st Oklahoma Legislature

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41st Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Term:
January 6, 1987–January 3, 1989
Composition:
Senate
31   17  
House
70   31  

The Forty-first 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 6, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon.

Contents

The 41st Oklahoma Legislature merged the last remaining community junior college, Sayre Junior College, with Southwestern Oklahoma State University. [1]

Rodger Randle served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Jim Barker served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

Previous: 40th Legislature • Next: 42nd Legislature

Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
311748
Voting share64.6%35.4%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
7031101
Voting share69.3%30.7%

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Republican leadership

Members

Senate

President Pro Tempore Rodger Randle Randle-Roger 1977 Senate.jpg
President Pro Tempore Rodger Randle
DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-Gov Robert S. Kerr III Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDem Stilwell, Tahlequah
4Larry DickersonDem Poteau, Sallisaw
5Gerald DennisDem Atoka, Hugo
6Roy BoatnerDem Durant
7 Gene Stipe DemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Frank ShurdenDem Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10John DahlDem Barnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11Maxine Cissel-HornerDem Tulsa
12Ted FisherDemBristow, Sapulpa
13 Billie Floyd Dem Ada, Atwood
14Darryl RobertsDem Ardmore
15Bill BranchDem Lexington, Oklahoma, Norman, Purcell
16Gary Gardenhire Rep Norman
17Roy SadlerDem Shawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20Olin BranstetterRepPonca City, Tonkawa
21 Bernice Shedrick DemStillwater
22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher
23Ray GilesDemAmber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset
24Cliff MarshallDem Duncan
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre
29Jerry PierceRep Bartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDem Lawton
32Roy HooperDemLawton
33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa
34Robert CullisonDemTulsa
35Warren GreenRepTulsa
36Frank RhodesRepBroken Arrow, Tulsa
37David RiggsDemGlenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford
39Jerry SmithRep Tulsa
40Leo KingstonRep Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson RepEdmond
42Dave HerbertDem Midwest City
43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City
44Kay DudleyRepOklahoma City
45 Helen Cole Rep Moore, Oklahoma City
46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City
47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City
48 Vicki Miles-LaGrange DemOklahoma City
49 Timothy D. Leonard RepOklahoma City
50 Enoch Kelly Haney Dem Seminole
51 Charles Ford Rep Tulsa
52 Howard Hendrick Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Gerald Wright Rep Oklahoma City

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House Jim Barker Barker Jim Speaker 1989.jpg
Speaker of the House Jim Barker
NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1 Dem McCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemSequoyah
James Hamilton3DemLeFlore
Robert Medearis4DemCherokee
Rick Littlefield 5DemDelaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn Jr.6DemCraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Larry Roberts7DemOttawa
Larry Rice8DemMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Dwayne Steidley9DemRogers
A. C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Don Koppel11 Rep Nowata, Washington
Bob T. Harris12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker 13DemMuskogee
John L. Monks14DemMuskogee
Dusty Rhodes15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
M. C. Leist16DemOkmulgee
Ronald Glenn17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Walter L. Roberts18DemPittsburg
Gary Sherrer19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth E. Converse20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Gary Coffee22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Kevin Easley23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr. 24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
George Snider26DemPottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, Pottawatomie
Jim Morgan28DemOkfuskee, Seminole
Bill Gurley29 Rep Creek
Benny Vanatta30DemCreek
Frank Davis 31RepLogan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan
Michael Don Morris33RepPayne
Larry Gish34DemPayne
Larry Ferguson35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson36DemOsage
James Holt37RepKay
Jim Reese38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Homer Rieger 40RepGarfield
John McMillen41RepGarfield
Bill Mitchell42DemGarvin, Grady
Harold Hale43DemCanadian
Carolyn Thompson 44DemCleveland
Cal Hobson 45DemCleveland
Vickie White46DemCleveland, McClain
Denver Talley47DemGrady
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Brewster49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
Ed Apple50RepStephens
Bill Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson
John Lassiter53DemCleveland
Ken McKenna54RepCleveland
Emil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo
Bill Widener57DemBlaine, Custer
Lewis Kamas 58 Rep Woods, Woodward
Bert Russell59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills
Danny George [3] 60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris62DemComanche
Lloyd Benson63 Dem Comanche, Tillman
Sid Hudson64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
Russ Roach66DemTulsa
Wayne Cozort67 Rep Tulsa
Jay Logan68DemTulsa
William Veitch69RepTulsa
Penny Williams 70DemTulsa
Bill Clark71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Don Ross73DemOsage, Tulsa
Gene Combs74DemTulsa
Grover Campbell75RepRogers, Tulsa
Rick Williamson76RepTulsa
Gary Stottlemyre77DemTulsa
Frank Pitezel78RepTulsa
Jim Henshaw79RepTulsa
Joe Gordon80RepTulsa
Gaylon Stacey81RepOklahoma
Leonard Sullivan82RepOklahoma
Joe Heaton83RepOklahoma
John Bumpus84RepOklahoma
Michael James Hunter85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair86DemAdair, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen87RepOklahoma
Linda Larason88DemOklahoma
Kevin Hutchcroft89DemOklahoma
Charles Key90RepOklahoma
Keith Leftwich91DemOklahoma
Claudette Henry92RepOklahoma
Elna Jan Collins 93RepOklahoma
Gary Bastin94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
Jim Zimmerman96DemOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams99DemOklahoma
Ernest Istook 100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Jeff Hamilton101DemOklahoma

References and notes

  1. State system overview Part 2: History of the State System, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. (accessed July 10, 2013)
  2. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
  3. He died in 1988 and replaced by Victor Wickersham.
  4. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013)

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