42nd Oklahoma Legislature

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42nd Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Robert V. Cullison (D)
Term:
January 3, 1989–January 8, 1991
Composition:
Senate
34   14  
House
69   32  

The Forty-second 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 3, 1989, to January 8, 1991, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon. In 1989, a ballot question designated the sine die adjournment day, or last day of session, as the last Friday in May. [1] Combined with the 90-day requirement, this moved the session start day to February, leaving the original start day in January as an organizational day. [1]

Contents

Dates of sessions

Previous: 41st Legislature • Next: 43rd Legislature

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
6932101
Voting share68.3%31.7%

Major legislation

Enacted

Leadership

Senate

Democratic State Senator Robert V. Cullison served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

Democratic State Senator Darryl F. Roberts served as Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate

House of Representatives

Democratic leadership

Jim Barker served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session in 1989, but was ousted on May 17, 1989, [3] due to political infighting. [4] He was replaced by Steve Lewis, who served during the special and second regular sessions.

Republican leadership

Joe Heaton served as Republican Minority leader.

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-Gov Robert S. Kerr III Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Miami, Grove, Jay
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore, Pryor
3Herb Rozell Dem Tahlequah, Stilwell
4Larry Dickerson Dem Sallisaw, Poteau
5Rex Chandler Dem Atoka, Hugo, Idabel
6Billy Mickle Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8Frank Shurden Dem Okmulgee, Henryetta
9Ben Robinson Dem Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10John Dahl Dem Pawhuska, Fairfax
11Maxine Cissel-Horner Dem Tulsa
12Ted Fisher Dem Sapulpa, Bristow
13Dick Wilkerson Dem Ada, Atwood
14Darryl Roberts Dem Ardmore
15 Trish Weedn Dem Norman, Purcell
16Gary Gardenhire Rep Norman
17Carl Franklin Dem Shawnee
19Ed Long Dem Enid
20Olin Branstetter Rep Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Bernice Shedrick Dem Stillwater
22Ralph J. Choate Rep Hennessey, Kingfisher
23Ray Giles Dem Chickasha, Hinton
24Cliff Marshall Dem Duncan, Moore, Kellyville
26Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
29Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
31Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton
32Roy Hooper Dem Lawton
33 Penny Williams Dem Tulsa
34Robert Cullison Dem Tulsa
35Don Rubottom Rep Tulsa
37Lewis Long Jr. Dem Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool
38Robert M. Kerr Dem Altus, Weatherford
39Jerry Smith Rep Tulsa
40Leo Kingston Rep Oklahoma City
41 Mark Snyder Rep Edmond
42Dave Herbert Dem Midwest City
43Ben Brown Dem Oklahoma City
44Kay Dudley Rep Oklahoma City
45 Tom Cole Rep Oklahoma City, Moore
46Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City
47Mike Fair Rep Edmond, Oklahoma City
48 Vicki Miles-LaGrange Dem Oklahoma City
49Don Williams Dem
50 Enoch Kelly Haney Dem Seminole
51Charles Ford Rep Tulsa
52 Howard Hendrick Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Gerald Wright Rep Oklahoma City

House of Representatives

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Speaker Jim Barker, 1989
NameDistrictPartyCounties in District
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemSequoyah
James Hamilton3DemLeFlore
Robert Medearis4DemCherokee
Rick Littlefield 5DemDelaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn Jr.6DemCraig, Mayes, Rogers
Larry Roberts7DemOttawa
Larry Rice8DemMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Dwayne Steidley9DemRogers
Gary Taylor10DemOsage, Washington
Jim Dunlap11RepNowata, Washington
Jerry Hefner12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker 13DemMuskogee
Jeff Potts14DemMuskogee
Walter R. McDonald15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
M. C. Leist16DemOkmulgee
Ronald Glenn17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Walt Roberts18DemPittsburg
Bart Bates19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Tommy Thomas20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Gary Coffee22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Kevin Easley23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr. 24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Karroll Rhoades25RepPontotoc
Bob Weaver26RepPottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, Pottawatomie
Danny Williams28DemOkfuskee, Seminole
Bill Gurley29RepCreek
Mike Tyler30DemCreek
Frank Davis 31RepLogan, Noble
Don Kinnamon32DemLincoln, Logan
Jessie Pilgrim33DemPayne
Larry Gish34DemPayne
Larry Ferguson35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
James Hager36DemOsage
James Holt37RepKay
Jim Reese38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Gary Maxey40DemGarfield
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 James Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemHarmon, Jackson
John Lassiter53DemCleveland
Joan Greenwood54RepCleveland
Emil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo
Bill Widener57DemBlaine, Custer
Elmer Maddux58RepWoods, Woodward
Frank Lucas 59RepBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Wendell Powell60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Jack Begley61DemBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Jim Maddox62DemComanche
Lloyd Benson63DemComanche, Tillman
Sid Hudson64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche, Grady
Russ Roach66DemTulsa
Wayne Cozort67RepTulsa
Jay Logan68DemTulsa
William Veitch69RepTulsa
John Bryant Jr. 70RepTulsa
Rob Johnson71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Don Ross73DemTulsa
Gene Combs74DemTulsa
Grover Campbell75RepRogers, Tulsa
Richard Williamson76RepTulsa
Gary Stottlemyre77DemTulsa
Frank Pitezel78RepTulsa
Jim Henshaw79RepTulsa
Joseph Gordon80RepTulsa
Ray Vaughn81RepOklahoma
Leonard Sullivan82RepOklahoma
Joe Heaton83RepOklahoma
Bill Graves84RepOklahoma
Michael Hunter85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair86DemAdair, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen87RepOklahoma
Linda Larason88DemOklahoma
Kevin Hutchcroft89DemOklahoma
Charles Key90RepOklahoma
Alice Musser91DemOklahoma
Bill Paulk92DemOklahoma
Wanda Jo Peltier 93DemOklahoma
Gary Bastin94DemOklahoma
Jim Isaac95DemOklahoma
Mark Seikel96DemOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Tim Pope98RepCanadian, Cleveland
Freddye Williams99DemOklahoma
Ernest Istook 100RepOklahoma
Jeff Hamilton101DemOklahoma

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