39th Oklahoma Legislature explained

39th Oklahoma Legislature
Coa Pic:Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg
Leader1 Type:Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma and President of the Senate:
Leader1:Spencer Bernard (D)
Leader2 Type:President Pro Tem of the Senate
Leader2:Marvin York (D)
Leader3 Type:Speaker of the House
Leader3:Daniel Draper (D)
Leader4 Type:Term:
Leader4:January 4, 1983-January 8, 1985
Leader5 Type:Composition:
Leader5:Senate
34 14
House
75 26

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.[1] It was marked by the establishment of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics.

Marvin York served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

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Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
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Voting share70.8%29.2%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
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Voting share74.3%25.7%

Major legislation

Enacted

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Marvin York served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session, but Jim Barker replaced him and served beginning with the first 1983 special session.[1] Mike Murphy of Idabel, Oklahoma, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Republican leadership

Frank W. Davis, of Guthrie, Oklahoma, served as the Republican Minority leader of Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-Gov President of Senate
1 Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Stilwell, Tahlequah
4 Joe Johnson Dem Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Gerald Dennis Dem Atoka, Hugo
6 Roy Boatner Dem Durant
7 Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Robert Miller Dem Beggs, Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 Dem Muskogee
10 John Dahl Dem Barnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11 Dem Tulsa
12 John Young Dem Bristow, Sapulpa
13 James W. McDaniel Dem Ada, Atwood
14 Darryl Roberts Dem Ardmore
15 Bill Branch Dem Norman
16 Lee Cate Dem Lexington, Norman, Purcell
17 John Clifton Dem Shawnee
19 Enid
20 William O'Connor Rep Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Dem Stillwater
22 Ralph J. Choate Rep Hennessey, Kingfisher
23 Ray Giles Dem Amber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset
24 Kenneth Landis Dem Duncan, Kellyville
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Mangum, Sayre
29 Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
31 Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton
32 Dem Lawton
33 Dem Tulsa
34 Robert V. Cullison Dem Tulsa
35 Rep Tulsa
36 Frank Rhodes Rep Broken Arrow, Tulsa
37 Robert Hopkins Dem Sand Springs, Tulsa
38 Wayne Winn Dem Weatherford
39 Jerry Smith Rep Tulsa
40 Mike Combs Dem Oklahoma City
41 Edmond
42 James Howell Dem Midwest City
43 Don Kilpatrick Dem Del City, Oklahoma City
44 Marvin York Dem Oklahoma City
45 Ed Moore Rep Moore, Oklahoma City
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City
47 John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City
48 Dem Oklahoma City
49 Rep Oklahoma City
50 William Dawson Jr. Dem Seminole
51 Rep Tulsa
52 E. W. Keller Rep Oklahoma City
54 Rep Oklahoma City

House of Representatives

Name District Party Counties
Mike Murphy 1McCurtain
Don Mentzer 2 Dem Sequoyah
Mick Thompson 3 Dem LeFlore
William Willis 4 Dem Cherokee
5 Dem Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon[4] 7 Dem Ottawa
J. D. Whorton 8 Rep Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Billy Cy Boyd 9 Dem Rogers
A.C. Holden 10 Dem Osage, Washington
Don Koppel 11 Rep Nowata, Washington
Bill Lancaster 12 Dem Muskogee, Wagoner
13 Dem Muskogee
John Monks 14 Dem Muskogee
Charles Peterson 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
Frank Shurden 16 Dem Okmulgee
"Red" Caldwell 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Frank Harbin 18 Dem Pittsburg
Gary Sherrer 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth Converse 20 Dem Atoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis 21 Dem Bryan
Jack F. Kelly 22 Dem Carter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
23 Dem Tulsa, Wagoner
24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott 25 Dem Pontotoc
26 Dem Pottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis 27 Dem Cleveland, Pottawatomie
28 Dem Okfuskee, Seminole
Jim Formby 29 Dem Creek
Benny Vanatta 30 Dem Creek
31 Rep Logan, Noble
Charlie Morgan 32 Dem Lincoln, Logan
Thomas Hall 33 Dem Payne
34 Dem Payne
Don Johnson 35 Dem Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson 36 Dem Osage
James Holt 37 Rep Kay
38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
40 Rep Garfield
Bruce Harvey 41 Rep Garfield
Don Garrison 42 Dem Garvin, Grady
Harold Hale 43 Dem Canadian
44 Dem Cleveland
45 Dem Cleveland
Jerry F. Smith 46 Dem Cleveland, McClain
Denver Talley 47 Dem Grady
A Don Duke 48 Dem Carter
Bill Brewster 49 Dem Carter, Love, Marshall
JD Blodgett 50 Rep Stephens
Bill Smith 51 Dem Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner 52 Dem Jackson
53 Dem Cleveland
54 Rep Cleveland
Emil Lee Grieser 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar 56 Dem Caddo
Bill Widener 57 Dem Blaine, Custer
58 Rep Woods, Woodward
Rollin D. Reimer 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Willie Rogers 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill 61 Rep Beaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris 62 Dem Comanche
Marvin Baughman 63 Dem Comanche, Tillman
Butch Hooper 64 Dem Comanche
Jim Glover 65 Dem Comanche
Pete Riggs 66 Dem Tulsa
67 Rep Tulsa
Jay Logan 68 Dem Tulsa
Nelson Little 69 Rep Tulsa
70 Dem Tulsa
Bill Clark 71 Rep Tulsa
Don McCorkle Jr. 72 Dem Tulsa
73 Dem Tulsa
Gene Combs 74 Dem Tulsa
Alene Baker 75 Dem Rogers, Tulsa
76 Rep Tulsa
Gary Stottlemyre 77 Dem Tulsa
Frank Pitezel 78 Rep Tulsa
Jim Henshaw 79 Rep Tulsa
Joe Gordon 80 Rep Tulsa
81 Rep Oklahoma
George Osborne 82 Rep Oklahoma
Gean Atkinson 83 Rep Oklahoma
Bill Graves 84 Rep Oklahoma
Porter Davis 85 Rep Oklahoma
Larry Adair 86 Dem Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Sandy Sanders 87 Dem Oklahoma
Don Denman 88 Dem Oklahoma
89 Dem Oklahoma
Mike J. Lawter 90 Dem Oklahoma
Keith Leftwich 91 Dem Oklahoma
Jim Fried 92 Dem Oklahoma
Ben Brown 93 Dem Oklahoma
94 Dem Oklahoma
David Craighead 95 Dem Oklahoma
Maxine Kincheloe 96 Rep Oklahoma
Kevin Cox 97 Dem Oklahoma
Thomas Duckett 98 Dem Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams 99 Dem Oklahoma
Mike Fair 100 Rep Canadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr. 101 Dem Oklahoma

Notes

  1. http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf A Century to Remember
  2. http://www.ossm.edu/library/library.htm OSSM Library Services
  3. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf Oklahoma Almanac, 2005
  4. Larry Roberts served in 1984, while Fitzgibbon was suspended.

References