| 35th Oklahoma Legislature | |
| Coa Pic: | Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg |
| Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Leader1: | George Nigh (D) |
| Leader2 Type: | President Pro Tem of the Senate |
| Leader2: | Gene C. Howard (D) |
| Leader3 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Leader3: | William Willis (D) |
| Leader4 Type: | Term: |
| Leader4: | January 1975-January 1977 |
| Leader5 Type: | Composition: |
| Leader5: | Senate 38 10 House 78 23 |
The Thirty-fifth 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 7, 1975, to January 4, 1977,[1] during the governorship of David L. Boren.
Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as a presiding officer. Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 38 | 10 | 48 | ||||
| Voting share | 79.2% | 20.8% | |||||
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 78 | 23 | 101 | ||||
| Voting share | 77.2% | 22.8% | |||||
Gene C. Howard
William Willis[1]
| District | Name | Party | Towns Represented | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lt-Gov | George Nigh | Dem | President of Senate | |||||
| 1 | William Schuelein | Dem | Grove, Jay, Miami | |||||
| 2 | Robert Wadley | Dem | Claremore, Pryor | |||||
| 3 | Herb Rozell | Dem | Stilwell, Tahlequah | |||||
| 4 | James Hamilton | Dem | Poteau, Sallisaw | |||||
| 5 | Jim Lane | Dem | Atoka, Hugo | |||||
| 6 | Roy Boatner | Dem | Durant | |||||
| 7 | Gene Stipe | Dem | McAlester, Wilburton | |||||
| 8 | Kenneth Butler | Dem | Henryetta, Okmulgee | |||||
| 9 | John Luton | Dem | Muskogee | |||||
| 10 | John Dahl | Dem | Fairfax, Pawhuska | |||||
| 12 | John Young | Dem | Bristow, Sapulpa | |||||
| 13 | Wes Watkins | Dem | Ada | |||||
| 14 | Ernest Martin | Dem | Ardmore | |||||
| 15 | Glen Ham | Dem | Norman | |||||
| 16 | Lee Cate | Dem | Lexington, Norman, Purcell | |||||
| 17 | Ralph Graves | Dem | Shawnee | |||||
| 19 | Norman Lamb | Rep | Enid | |||||
| 20 | Roy Grantham | Dem | Ponca City, Tonkawa | |||||
| 21 | Robert Murphy | Dem | Stillwater | |||||
| 22 | Gideon Tinsley | Rep | Kingfisher | |||||
| 23 | Ray Giles | Dem | Chickasha, Hinton | |||||
| 24 | Wayne Holden | Dem | Duncan | |||||
| 25 | Herschal Crow | Dem | Altus | |||||
| 26 | Gilmer Capps | Dem | Elk City, Mangum, Sayre | |||||
| 27 | Ed Berrong | Dem | Weatherford | |||||
| 29 | Jerry Pierce | Rep | Bartlesville | |||||
| 31 | Paul Taliaferro | Dem | Lawton | |||||
| 32 | Al Terrill | Dem | Lawton | |||||
| 33 | Rodger Randle | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 34 | Bob Shatwell | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 35 | Jim Inhofe | Rep | Tulsa | |||||
| 36 | Gene C. Howard | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 37 | Finis Smith | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 38 | Frank Keating | Rep | Tulsa | |||||
| 39 | Stephen Wolfe | Rep | Tulsa | |||||
| 40 | Phillip Lambert | Dem | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 41 | Rep | Edmond | ||||||
| 42 | James F. Howell | Dem | Midwest City | |||||
| 43 | John Garrett | Dem | Del City, Oklahoma City | |||||
| 44 | Marvin York | Dem | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 45 | Jimmy Birdsong | Dem | Moore, Oklahoma City | |||||
| 46 | Mary Helm | Rep | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 47 | John R. McCune | Rep | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 48 | E. Melvin Porter | Dem | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 49 | Leon B. Field | Dem | Guymon | |||||
| 50 | Bill Dawson | Dem | Seminole | |||||
| 52 | E.W. Keller | Rep | Bethany, Oklahoma City | |||||
| 54 | Bob Funston | Dem | Tulsa |
| Name | District | Party | Counties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 1 | Dem | McCurtain | |
| Bob Parris | 2 | Dem | Adair, Sequoyah | |
| Joe Johnson | 3 | Dem | Leflore, McCurtain | |
| William Willis | 4 | Dem | Cherokee | |
| 5 | Dem | Adair, Delaware | ||
| George Vaughn | 6 | Dem | Craig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers | |
| Joe Fitzgibbon | 7 | Dem | Ottawa | |
| J. D. Whorton | 8 | Rep | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | |
| Bill Briscoe | 9 | Dem | Nowata, Rogers | |
| A. C. Holden | 10 | Dem | Osage, Washington | |
| Robert Kane | 11 | Rep | Nowata, Washington | |
| Howard Odom[3] | 12 | Dem | Muskogee, Wagoner | |
| 13 | Dem | Muskogee | ||
| John Monks | 14 | Dem | Muskogee | |
| Charles Peterson | 15 | Dem | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | |
| Joseph Bennett | 16 | Dem | Okmulgee | |
| "Red" Caldwell | 17 | Dem | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | |
| William Ervin | 18 | Dem | Pittsburg | |
| Hollis Roberts | 19 | Dem | Choctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | |
| Gary Payne | 20 | Dem | Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Love, Marshall | |
| Guy Gaylon Davis | 21 | Dem | Bryan | |
| Kenneth Converse | 22 | Dem | Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | |
| Charles Prentice | 23 | Rep | Tulsa, Wagoner | |
| Bill Robinson | 24 | Dem | Coal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | |
| Lonnie Abbott | 25 | Dem | Pontotoc | |
| Charles T. Henry | 26 | Dem | Pottawatomie | |
| James Townsend | 27 | Dem | Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | |
| Jeff Johnston | 28 | Dem | Seminole | |
| Oval Cunningham | 29 | Dem | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | |
| Don Thompson | 30 | Dem | Creek | |
| James Cummings | 31 | Rep | Kingfisher, Logan, Noble | |
| Charlie Morgan | 32 | Dem | Lincoln, Logan, Okfuskee | |
| Joe Manning | 33 | Dem | Payne | |
| 34 | Dem | Payne | ||
| Don Johnson | 35 | Dem | Creek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee | |
| Billy Kennedy | 36 | Dem | Kay, Osage | |
| James Holt | 37 | Rep | Kay | |
| 38 | Rep | Grant, Kay | ||
| Lynn Thornhill | 39 | Rep | Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major | |
| Thomas Rogers | 40 | Dem | Garfield | |
| Robert Anderson | 41 | Rep | Garfield | |
| Tom Stephenson | 42 | Dem | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher | |
| Mark Hammons | 43 | Dem | Canadian | |
| 44 | Rep | Cleveland | ||
| 45 | Dem | Cleveland | ||
| Charles Elder | 46 | Dem | Garvin, Grady, McClain | |
| Spencer Bernard | 47 | Dem | Grady, McClain | |
| Don Duke | 48 | Dem | Carter | |
| 49 | Dem | Carter, Cotton, Jefferson | ||
| Bob Wilson | 50 | Dem | Stephens | |
| Vernon Dunn | 51 | Dem | Carter, Garvin, Stephens | |
| Howard Cotner | 52 | Dem | Jackson, Kiowa | |
| Bob Harper | 53 | Dem | Comanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | |
| Ron Shotts | 54 | Rep | Cleveland | |
| Harvey Weichel | 55 | Dem | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | |
| James Kardokus | 56 | Dem | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | |
| David Stratton | 57 | Dem | Beckham, Custer | |
| 58 | Dem | Major, Woods, Woodward | ||
| Mark Bradshaw | 59 | Dem | Beaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward | |
| 60 | Dem | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | ||
| Marvin McKee | 61 | Rep | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | |
| Don Davis | 62 | Dem | Comanche | |
| 63 | Dem | Comanche | ||
| Butch Hooper | 64 | Dem | Comanche | |
| Fred Ferrell | 65 | Dem | Comanche | |
| Pete Riggs | 66 | Dem | Tulsa | |
| 67 | Rep | Tulsa | ||
| Robert Hopkins | 68 | Dem | Tulsa | |
| William Wiseman | 69 | Rep | Tulsa | |
| 70 | Rep | Tulsa | ||
| 71 | Rep | Tulsa | ||
| 72 | Dem | Tulsa | ||
| 73 | Dem | Tulsa | ||
| Robert V. Cullison | 74 | Dem | Tulsa | |
| Jim Hardesty | 75 | Dem | Tulsa | |
| 76 | Rep | Tulsa | ||
| William Poulos | 77 | Dem | Tulsa | |
| Charles Cleveland | 78 | Dem | Tulsa | |
| Ted Cowan | 79 | Rep | Tulsa | |
| 80 | Rep | Tulsa | ||
| Neal McCaleb | 81 | Rep | Oklahoma | |
| Bill Holaday | 82 | Rep | Oklahoma | |
| Kent Frates | 83 | Rep | Oklahoma | |
| Judy Ann Swinton | 84 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| George Camp | 85 | Rep | Oklahoma | |
| David Hood | 86 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| Sandy Sanders | 87 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| Don Denman | 88 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| L. Bengtson | 89 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| Thomas Bamberger | 90 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| 91 | Dem | Oklahoma | ||
| Jim Fried | 92 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| Don Kilpatrick | 93 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| 94 | Dem | Oklahoma | ||
| David Craighead | 95 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| John MisKelly | 96 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| 97 | Dem | Oklahoma | ||
| Thomas Duckett | 98 | Dem | Canadian, Oklahoma | |
| Visanio Johnson | 99 | Dem | Oklahoma | |
| Terry Campbell | 100 | Rep | Canadian, Oklahoma | |
| Carl Twidwell Jr. | 101 | Dem | Oklahoma |