41st Oklahoma Legislature explained

41st Oklahoma Legislature
Coa Pic:Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg
Leader1 Type:President of the Senate
Leader1:Robert S. Kerr III (D)
Leader2 Type:President Pro Tem of the Senate
Leader2:Rodger Randle (D)
Leader3 Type:Speaker of the House
Leader3:Jim Barker (D)
Leader4 Type:Term:
Leader4:January 6, 1987–January 3, 1989
Leader5 Type:Composition:
Leader5:Senate
31 17
House
70 31

The Forty-first 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 6, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon.

The 41st Oklahoma Legislature merged the last remaining community junior college, Sayre Junior College, with Southwestern Oklahoma State University.[1]

Rodger Randle served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Jim Barker served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

Previous: 40th Legislature • Next: 42nd Legislature

Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%"311748
Voting share64.6%35.4%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%"7031101
Voting share69.3%30.7%

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Rodger Randle

Jim Barker

Republican leadership

Walter Hill

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-GovRobert S. Kerr IIIDemPresident of Senate
1William SchueleinDemGrove, Jay, Miami
2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah
4Larry DickersonDemPoteau, Sallisaw
5Gerald DennisDemAtoka, Hugo
6Roy BoatnerDemDurant
7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Frank ShurdenDemHenryetta, Okmulgee
9John LutonDemMuskogee
10John DahlDemBarnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11Maxine Cissel-HornerDemTulsa
12Ted FisherDemBristow, Sapulpa
13Billie FloydDemAda, Atwood
14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore
15Bill BranchDemLexington, Oklahoma, Norman, Purcell
16Gary GardenhireRepNorman
17Roy SadlerDemShawnee
19Norman LambRepEnid
20Olin BranstetterRepPonca City, Tonkawa
21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater
22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher
23Ray GilesDemAmber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset
24Cliff MarshallDemDuncan
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre
29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton
32Roy HooperDemLawton
33Rodger RandleDemTulsa
34Robert CullisonDemTulsa
35Warren GreenRepTulsa
36Frank RhodesRepBroken Arrow, Tulsa
37David RiggsDemGlenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford
39Jerry SmithRepTulsa
40Leo KingstonRepOklahoma City
41Phil WatsonRepEdmond
42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City
43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City
44Kay DudleyRepOklahoma City
45Helen ColeRepMoore, Oklahoma City
46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City
47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City
48Vicki Miles-LaGrangeDemOklahoma City
49Timothy D. LeonardRepOklahoma City
50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole
51Charles FordRepTulsa
52Howard HendrickRepBethany, Oklahoma City
54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City

House of Representatives

Name District Party Counties
Mike Murphy 1McCurtain
Don Mentzer 2 Dem Sequoyah
James Hamilton 3 Dem LeFlore
Robert Medearis 4 Dem Cherokee
5 Dem Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn Jr. 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Larry Roberts 7 Dem Ottawa
Larry Rice 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Dwayne Steidley 9 Dem Rogers
A. C. Holden 10 Dem Osage, Washington
Don Koppel 11 Nowata, Washington
Bob T. Harris 12 Dem Muskogee, Wagoner
13 Dem Muskogee
John L. Monks 14 Dem Muskogee
Dusty Rhodes 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
M. C. Leist 16 Dem Okmulgee
Ronald Glenn 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Walter L. Roberts 18 Dem Pittsburg
Gary Sherrer 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth E. Converse 20 Dem Atoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis 21 Dem Bryan
Gary Coffee 22 Dem Carter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Kevin Easley 23 Dem Tulsa, Wagoner
24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott 25 Dem Pontotoc
George Snider 26 Dem Pottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis 27 Dem Cleveland, Pottawatomie
Jim Morgan 28 Dem Okfuskee, Seminole
Bill Gurley 29 Creek
Benny Vanatta 30 Dem Creek
31 Rep Logan, Noble
Charlie Morgan 32 Dem Lincoln, Logan
Michael Don Morris 33 Rep Payne
Larry Gish 34 Dem Payne
Larry Ferguson 35 Rep Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson 36 Dem Osage
James Holt 37 Rep Kay
Jim Reese 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
40 Rep Garfield
John McMillen 41 Rep Garfield
Bill Mitchell 42 Dem Garvin, Grady
Harold Hale 43 Dem Canadian
44 Dem Cleveland
45 Dem Cleveland
Vickie White 46 Dem Cleveland, McClain
Denver Talley 47 Dem Grady
Don Duke 48 Dem Carter
Bill Brewster 49 Dem Carter, Love, Marshall
Ed Apple 50 Rep Stephens
Bill Smith 51 Dem Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner 52 Dem Jackson
John Lassiter 53 Dem Cleveland
Ken McKenna 54 Rep Cleveland
Emil Lee Grieser 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar 56 Dem Caddo
Bill Widener 57 Dem Blaine, Custer
58 Woods, Woodward
Bert Russell 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills
Danny George[3] 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill 61 Rep Beaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris 62 Dem Comanche
Lloyd Benson 63 Comanche, Tillman
Sid Hudson 64 Dem Comanche
Jim Glover 65 Dem Comanche
Russ Roach 66 Dem Tulsa
Wayne Cozort 67 Tulsa
Jay Logan 68 Dem Tulsa
William Veitch 69 Rep Tulsa
70 Dem Tulsa
Bill Clark 71 Rep Tulsa
Don McCorkle Jr. 72 Dem Tulsa
73 Dem Osage, Tulsa
Gene Combs 74 Dem Tulsa
Grover Campbell 75 Rep Rogers, Tulsa
Rick Williamson 76 Rep Tulsa
Gary Stottlemyre 77 Dem Tulsa
Frank Pitezel 78 Rep Tulsa
Jim Henshaw 79 Rep Tulsa
Joe Gordon 80 Rep Tulsa
Gaylon Stacey 81 Rep Oklahoma
82 Rep Oklahoma
Joe Heaton 83 Rep Oklahoma
John Bumpus 84 Rep Oklahoma
Michael James Hunter 85 Rep Oklahoma
Larry Adair 86 Dem Adair, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen 87 Rep Oklahoma
Linda Larason 88 Dem Oklahoma
Kevin Hutchcroft 89 Dem Oklahoma
Charles Key 90 Rep Oklahoma
Keith Leftwich 91 Dem Oklahoma
Claudette Henry 92 Rep Oklahoma
93 Rep Oklahoma
Gary Bastin 94 Dem Oklahoma
David Craighead 95 Dem Oklahoma
Jim Zimmerman 96 Dem Oklahoma
Kevin Cox 97 Dem Oklahoma
Thomas Duckett 98 Dem Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams 99 Dem Oklahoma
100 Rep Canadian, Oklahoma
Jeff Hamilton 101 Dem Oklahoma

Notes and References

  1. http://www.okhighered.org/state-system/overview/part2.shtml State system overview Part 2: History of the State System
  2. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf 2005 Oklahoma Almanac
  3. He died in 1988 and replaced by Victor Wickersham.
  4. http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx Historic Members