42nd Oklahoma Legislature explained

42nd Oklahoma Legislature
Coa Pic:Flag of Oklahoma (1988–2006).svg
Leader1 Type:President of the Senate
Leader1:Robert S. Kerr III (D)
Leader2 Type:President Pro Tem of the Senate
Leader2:Robert V. Cullison (D)
Leader3 Type:Speaker of the House
Leader3:Jim Barker (D)
Leader4 Type:Term:
Leader4:January 3, 1989–January 8, 1991
Leader5 Type:Composition:
Leader5:Senate
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House
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The Forty-second 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 3, 1989, to January 8, 1991, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon. In 1989, a ballot question designated the sine die adjournment day, or last day of session, as the last Friday in May.[1] Combined with the 90-day requirement, this moved the session start day to February, leaving the original start day in January as an organizational day.[1]

Dates of sessions

Previous: 41st Legislature • Next: 43rd Legislature

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 share68.3%31.7%

Major legislation

Enacted

Leadership

Senate

Democratic State Senator Robert V. Cullison served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

Democratic State Senator Darryl F. Roberts served as Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate

House of Representatives

Democratic leadership

Jim Barker served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session in 1989, but was ousted on May 17, 1989,[3] due to political infighting.[4] He was replaced by Steve Lewis, who served during the special and second regular sessions.

Republican leadership

Joe Heaton served as Republican Minority leader.

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-GovRobert S. Kerr IIIDemPresident of Senate
1William SchueleinDemMiami, Grove, Jay
2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDemTahlequah, Stilwell
4Larry DickersonDemSallisaw, Poteau
5Rex ChandlerDemAtoka, Hugo, Idabel
6Billy MickleDemDurant
7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Frank ShurdenDemOkmulgee, Henryetta
9Ben RobinsonDemMuskogee, Ft. Gibson
10John DahlDemPawhuska, Fairfax
11Maxine Cissel-HornerDemTulsa
12Ted FisherDemSapulpa, Bristow
13Dick WilkersonDemAda, Atwood
14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore
15Trish WeednDemNorman, Purcell
16Gary GardenhireRepNorman
17Carl FranklinDemShawnee
19Ed LongDemEnid
20Olin BranstetterRepPonca City, Tonkawa
21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater
22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher
23Ray GilesDemChickasha, Hinton
24Cliff MarshallDemDuncan, Moore, Kellyville
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum
29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton
32Roy HooperDemLawton
33Penny WilliamsDemTulsa
34Robert CullisonDemTulsa
35Don RubottomRepTulsa
37Lewis Long Jr.DemTulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool
38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford
39Jerry SmithRepTulsa
40Leo KingstonRepOklahoma City
41Mark SnyderRepEdmond
42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City
43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City
44Kay DudleyRepOklahoma City
45Tom ColeRepOklahoma City, Moore
46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City
47Mike FairRepEdmond, Oklahoma City
48Vicki Miles-LaGrangeDemOklahoma City
49Don WilliamsDem
50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole
51Charles FordRepTulsa
52Howard HendrickRepBethany, Oklahoma City
54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City

House of Representatives

Name District Party Counties in District
Mike Murphy 1Dem McCurtain
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, Rogers
Larry Roberts 7 Dem Ottawa
Larry Rice 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Dwayne Steidley 9 Dem Rogers
Gary Taylor 10 Dem Osage, Washington
Jim Dunlap 11 Rep Nowata, Washington
Jerry Hefner 12 Dem Muskogee, Wagoner
13 Dem Muskogee
Jeff Potts 14 Dem Muskogee
Walter R. McDonald 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
M. C. Leist 16 Dem Okmulgee
Ronald Glenn 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Walt Roberts 18 Dem Pittsburg
Bart Bates 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Tommy Thomas 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
Karroll Rhoades 25 Rep Pontotoc
Bob Weaver 26 Rep Pottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis 27 Dem Cleveland, Pottawatomie
Danny Williams 28 Dem Okfuskee, Seminole
Bill Gurley 29 Rep Creek
Mike Tyler 30 Dem Creek
31 Rep Logan, Noble
Don Kinnamon 32 Dem Lincoln, Logan
Jessie Pilgrim 33 Dem Payne
Larry Gish 34 Dem Payne
Larry Ferguson 35 Rep Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
James Hager 36 Dem Osage
James Holt 37 Rep Kay
Jim Reese 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Gary Maxey 40 Dem 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 James Smith 51 Dem Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner 52 Dem Harmon, Jackson
John Lassiter 53 Dem Cleveland
Joan Greenwood 54 Rep Cleveland
Emil Lee Grieser 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar 56 Dem Caddo
Bill Widener 57 Dem Blaine, Custer
Elmer Maddux 58 Rep Woods, Woodward
59 Rep Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Wendell Powell 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, Harmon
Jack Begley 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, Texas
Jim Maddox 62 Dem Comanche
Lloyd Benson 63 Dem Comanche, Tillman
Sid Hudson 64 Dem Comanche
Jim Glover 65 Dem Comanche, Grady
Russ Roach 66 Dem Tulsa
Wayne Cozort 67 Rep Tulsa
Jay Logan 68 Dem Tulsa
William Veitch 69 Rep Tulsa
70 Rep Tulsa
Rob Johnson 71 Rep Tulsa
Don McCorkle Jr. 72 Dem Tulsa
73 Dem Tulsa
Gene Combs 74 Dem Tulsa
Grover Campbell 75 Rep Rogers, Tulsa
Richard Williamson 76 Rep Tulsa
Gary Stottlemyre 77 Dem Tulsa
Frank Pitezel 78 Rep Tulsa
Jim Henshaw 79 Rep Tulsa
Joseph Gordon 80 Rep Tulsa
Ray Vaughn 81 Rep Oklahoma
82 Rep Oklahoma
Joe Heaton 83 Rep Oklahoma
Bill Graves 84 Rep Oklahoma
Michael 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
Alice Musser 91 Dem Oklahoma
Bill Paulk 92 Dem Oklahoma
93 Dem Oklahoma
Gary Bastin 94 Dem Oklahoma
Jim Isaac 95 Dem Oklahoma
Mark Seikel 96 Dem Oklahoma
Kevin Cox 97 Dem Oklahoma
Tim Pope 98 Rep Canadian, Cleveland
Freddye Williams 99 Dem Oklahoma
100 Rep Oklahoma
Jeff Hamilton 101 Dem Oklahoma

References

  1. http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf A Century to Remember
  2. http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf A Century to Remember
  3. Morgan, David R. Oklahoma Politics and Policies, University of Nebraska Press, 1991. (accessed via Google Books on June 20, 2013)
  4. http://newsok.com/past-oklahoma-officials-trouble-with-law/article/3258379 Past Oklahoma officials trouble with law
  5. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf Oklahoma Almanac, 2005
  6. http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx Historic Members