| 37th Oklahoma Legislature | |
| Coa Pic: | Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg |
| Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Leader1: | Spencer Bernard (D) |
| Leader2 Type: | President Pro Tem of the Senate |
| Leader2: | Gene C. Howard (D) |
| Leader3 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Leader3: | Daniel Draper (D) |
| Leader4 Type: | Term: |
| Leader4: | January 1979-January 6, 1981 |
| Leader5 Type: | Composition: |
| Leader5: | Senate 37 11 House 79 24 |
The Thirty-seventh 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 2 to July 2, 1979, from January 8 to June 16, 1980, and from July 7 to 11, 1980, during the term of Governor George Nigh.[1]
The 1980 session was marked by the elimination of the Legislative Council, the Nursing Reform Act and the implementation of teacher testing and professional development.[2]
Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as the President of the Senate. Gene C. Howard served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Frank Keating served as the leader of the state senate Republican caucus and Neal McCaleb served as the leader of the Republican caucus in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]
Previous: 36th Legislature • Next: 38th Legislature
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 37 | 11 | 48 | ||||
| Voting share | 77.1% | 22.9% | |||||
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 79 | 24 | 101 | ||||
| Voting share | 78.2% | 21.8% | |||||
In Oklahoma, the lieutenant governor serves as President of the Oklahoma Senate, and presides over the chamber and breaks tie votes. Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served in the role in the 37th Oklahoma Legislature.[4] Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, who is the Senate leader elected by state senators. Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Mike Murphy served as the Speaker Pro Tempore.
Frank Keating served as the Republican Minority leader of the Oklahoma Senate.Representative Neal McCaleb served as the Republican Minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
| District | Name | Party | Towns Represented | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lt-Gov | Spencer Bernard | Dem | President of Senate | |||||
| 1 | William Schuelein | Dem | Grove, Jay, Miami | |||||
| 2 | Bill Crutcher | Dem | Claremore, Pryor | |||||
| 3 | Herb Rozell | Dem | Stilwell, Tahlequah | |||||
| 4 | Joe Johnson | Dem | Poteau, Sallisaw | |||||
| 5 | Jim Lane | Dem | Atoka, Hugo | |||||
| 6 | Roy Boatner | Dem | Durant | |||||
| 7 | Gene Stipe | Dem | McAlester, Wilburton | |||||
| 8 | Robert Miller | Dem | Okmulgee, Henryetta | |||||
| 9 | John Luton | Dem | Muskogee | |||||
| 10 | John Dahl | Dem | Pawhuska, Fairfax | |||||
| 12 | John Young | Dem | Sapulpa | |||||
| 13 | James W. McDaniel | Dem | Ada, Atwood | |||||
| 14 | Ernest Martin | Dem | Ardmore | |||||
| 15 | Charles Vann | Dem | Norman | |||||
| 16 | Lee Cate | Dem | Norman, Purcell, Lexington | |||||
| 17 | John Clifton | Dem | Shawnee | |||||
| 19 | Norman Lamb | Rep | Enid | |||||
| 20 | Don Nickles | Rep | Ponca City, Tonkawa | |||||
| 21 | Robert Murphy | Dem | Stillwater | |||||
| 22 | Gideon Tinsley | Rep | Kingfisher | |||||
| 23 | Ray Giles | Dem | Chickasha, Hinton | |||||
| 24 | Kenneth Landis | Dem | Duncan, Kellyville, Moore | |||||
| 25 | Herschal Crow | Dem | Moore, Duncan, Kellyville | |||||
| 26 | Gilmer Capps | Dem | Elk City, Sayre, Mangum | |||||
| 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 | Robert V. Cullison | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 35 | Warren Green | Rep | Tulsa | |||||
| 36 | Gene C. Howard | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 37 | Finis Smith | Dem | Tulsa | |||||
| 38 | Frank Keating | Rep | Tulsa | |||||
| 39 | Stephen Wolfe | Rep | Tulsa | |||||
| 40 | Mike Combs | Rep | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 41 | Phil Watson | Rep | Edmond | |||||
| 42 | James Howell | Dem | Midwest City | |||||
| 43 | Don Kilpatrick | Dem | Del City, Oklahoma City | |||||
| 44 | Marvin York | Dem | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 45 | Jimmy Birdsong | Dem | Moore, Oklahoma City | |||||
| 46 | Bernest Cain | Dem | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 47 | John R. McCune | Rep | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 48 | E. Melvin Porter | Dem | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 49 | Leon B. Field | Dem | Guymon | |||||
| 50 | Jeff Johnston | Dem | Seminole | |||||
| 52 | E. W. Keller | Rep | Bethany, Oklahoma City | |||||
| 54 | Don Cummins | Dem | Tulsa |
| Name | District | Party | Counties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 1 | McCurtain | ||
| Don Mentzer | 2 | Dem | Adair, Sequoyah | |
| Mick Thompson | 3 | Leflore, McCurtain | ||
| William Willis | 4 | Cherokee | ||
| 5 | Adair, Delaware | |||
| George Vaughn | 6 | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers | ||
| Joe Fitzgibbon | 7 | Dem | Ottawa | |
| J. D. Whorton | 8 | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | ||
| 9 | Nowata, Rogers | |||
| A.C. Holden | 10 | Osage, Washington | ||
| Robert Kane | 11 | Nowata, Washington | ||
| Bill Lancaster | 12 | Muskogee, Wagoner | ||
| 13 | Muskogee | |||
| John Monks | 14 | Muskogee | ||
| Charles Peterson | 15 | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee | ||
| Frank Shurden | 16 | Okmulgee | ||
| Red Caldwell | 17 | Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg | ||
| Frank Harbin | 18 | Pittsburg | ||
| Gary Sherrer | 19 | Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha | ||
| Bob Trent | 20 | Atoka, Johnston, Pittsburg | ||
| Guy Gaylon Davis | 21 | Bryan | ||
| Jack F. Kelly | 22 | Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | ||
| Harold Monlux | 23 | Tulsa, Wagoner | ||
| Bill Robinson | 24 | Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | ||
| Lonnie Abbott | 25 | Pontotoc | ||
| 26 | Pottawatomie | |||
| James Townsend | 27 | Cleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | ||
| Ron Sheppard | 28 | Seminole | ||
| Oval Cunningham | 29 | Creek | ||
| Benny Vanatta | 30 | Creek | ||
| 31 | Logan, Noble | |||
| Charlie Morgan | 32 | Lincoln, Logan | ||
| Joe Manning | 33 | Payne | ||
| 34 | Payne | |||
| Don Johnson | 35 | Creek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee | ||
| Billy Kennedy | 36 | Kay, Osage | ||
| James Holt | 37 | Kay | ||
| Robert Milacek | 38 | Alfalfa, Grant, Kay | ||
| Steven Boeckman | 39 | Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major | ||
| 40 | Garfield | |||
| Robert Anderson | 41 | Garfield | ||
| Tom Stephenson | 42 | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher | ||
| Donald Feddersen | 43 | Canadian | ||
| 44 | Dem | Cleveland | ||
| 45 | Cleveland | |||
| Charles Elder | 46 | Cleveland, McClain | ||
| Denver Talley | 47 | Grady | ||
| A Don Duke | 48 | Carter | ||
| 49 | Carter, Love, Marshall | |||
| Bob Wilson | 50 | Stephens | ||
| Vernon Dunn | 51 | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | ||
| Howard Cotner | 52 | Jackson | ||
| Bob Harper | 53 | Comanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman | ||
| 54 | Cleveland | |||
| Harvey Weichel | 55 | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita | ||
| Tom Manar | 56 | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | ||
| Wayne Winn | 57 | Beckham, Custer | ||
| 58 | Woods, Woodward | |||
| Rollin D. Reimer | 59 | Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward | ||
| Willie Rogers | 60 | Beckham, Greer, Harmon | ||
| Walter Hill | 61 | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | ||
| Don Davis | 62 | Comanche | ||
| Marvin Baughman | 63 | Comanche, Tillman | ||
| Butch Hooper | 64 | Comanche | ||
| Jim Glover | 65 | Comanche | ||
| Pete Riggs | 66 | Tulsa | ||
| 67 | Tulsa | |||
| Robert Hopkins | 68 | Tulsa | ||
| William Wiseman | 69 | Tulsa | ||
| 70 | Tulsa | |||
| 71 | Tulsa | |||
| Don McCorkle Jr. | 72 | Tulsa | ||
| 73 | Tulsa | |||
| Rodney Hargrave | 74 | Tulsa | ||
| Alene Baker | 75 | Rogers, Tulsa | ||
| 76 | Tulsa | |||
| William Poulos | 77 | Tulsa | ||
| Charles Cleveland | 78 | Tulsa | ||
| Ted Cowan | 79 | Tulsa | ||
| 80 | Tulsa | |||
| Neal McCaleb | 81 | Oklahoma | ||
| Bill Holaday | 82 | Oklahoma | ||
| Stanley Alexander | 83 | Oklahoma | ||
| Bill Graves | 84 | Oklahoma | ||
| George Camp | 85 | Oklahoma | ||
| 86 | Oklahoma | |||
| Sandy Sanders | 87 | Oklahoma | ||
| Don Denman | 88 | Oklahoma | ||
| L. Bengston | 89 | Oklahoma | ||
| Mike J. Lawter | 90 | Oklahoma | ||
| Charles Gray | 91 | Oklahoma | ||
| Jim Fried | 92 | Oklahoma | ||
| Jerry Steward | 93 | Oklahoma | ||
| 94 | Oklahoma | |||
| David Craighead | 95 | Oklahoma | ||
| James Briscoe | 96 | Oklahoma | ||
| 97 | Oklahoma | |||
| Thomas Duckett | 98 | Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma | ||
| Visanio Johnson | 99 | Oklahoma | ||
| Mike Fair | 100 | Canadian, Oklahoma | ||
| Carl Twidwell Jr. | 101 | Oklahoma |