The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions,provide legislative oversight for state agencies,and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
Wheatland is a neighborhood located on State Highway 152 in southwestern Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,United States. ZIP Codes that cover the area include 73097 and 73169.
Kris Steele is a United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who served as state representative. Steele served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Speaker of the House,a position he took over after the 2010 elections. He presided over the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature.
Latta Malette "LM" Autrey was an American politician who served one term as the 25th mayor of Orlando,Florida,from 1926 to 1929. Two of his former homes are now designated as historical landmarks,the Autrey-Williams House in Newton,Texas,built in 1912 and currently being restored by David Holmes,as well as the L. M. Autrey House in the Lake Eola Heights Neighborhood in Orlando,Florida.
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. It was marked by the establishment of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics.
The Twenty-sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 8 to May 29,1957,during the term of Governor Raymond D. Gary.
The First Oklahoma Legislature was the first meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The meeting took place from December 2,1907,to May 26,1908,in the Guthrie City Hall Building during the first year of the only term of Governor Charles Haskell.
The Second Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives,during the only term of Governor Charles Haskell. State legislators elected in 1908 met in the Guthrie City Hall Building from January 5 to March 12,1909. The state legislature also met in special session from January 20 to March 19,1910.
The Fourth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in the India White Temple in Oklahoma City,in regular session from January 7 to March 17,1913,and in special session from March 18 to July 5,1913,during the term of Governor Lee Cruce.
The Sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in Oklahoma City,in regular session from January 2 to March 16,1917,during the third year of the term of Governor Robert L. Williams.
The Eighth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in Oklahoma City,in regular session from January 4 to April 2,1921,and in special session from April 25 to May 21,1921,during the third year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson. It was the first time,Republicans took control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. In 1920,Bessie McColgin,a Republican,became the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Lamar Looney,Oklahoma's first female state senator and a Democrat,was also elected in 1920.
William A. Durant was a Choctaw politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A lawyer,he sat in the tribal legislature and later became Speaker of the Choctaw Nation before its annexation in 1906. He played a role in Oklahoma statehood and served in the Oklahoma House,rising to become its fourth Speaker. He was the sponsor of a bill that created Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He served later in life as chief of the Choctaw Nation during World War II.
Philip B. Wachtel was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives,including as Speaker of the House during the 36th Legislature. He also served,prior to his election to the House,as village president and later,after his service in the House,as mayor of Petoskey.
Hoot Sackett was an American college baseball coach. He was the head coach at Oklahoma State University from 1920 to 1921.
Anthony M. Scibelli (1911-1998) was the longest-serving representative in the history of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served the South End of Springfield,Massachusetts,the Tenth District in Hampden County,for 48 years,until he died in 1999.
The Chickasha Chicks were a minor league baseball team based in Chickasha,Oklahoma. Preceded by the short lived 1904 Chickasha Indians of the Class D level Southwestern League,the Chicks played as members of Western Association from 1920 to 1921 and Oklahoma State League in 1922,winning two league championships.
Minor league baseball teams were based in Enid,Oklahoma in various seasons between 1904 and 1951. Enid minor league teams played as members of the Southwestern League (1904),Western Association,Oklahoma State League (1924),Southwestern League (1924–1926) and Western Association (1950–1951),winning two league championships.
Minor league baseball teams were based in Muskogee,Oklahoma in various seasons between 1905 and 1957. The final team,the Muskogee Giants,played as members of the Western Association (1951–1954) and the Sooner State League (1955–1957). Earlier Muskogee teams played as members of the Missouri Valley League (1905),South Central League (1906),Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League (1907–1908),Western Association (1909–1911),Oklahoma State League (1912),Western Association,Southwestern League (1921–1923),Western Association (1924–1932),Western League (1933),Western Association and Sooner State League (1955–1957). Muskogee never captured a league championship,making league finals on multiple occasions.
