45th Oklahoma Legislature explained

45th Oklahoma Legislature
Coa Pic:Flag of Oklahoma (1988–2006).svg
Leader1 Type:President of the Senate
Leader1:Mary Fallin (R)
Leader2 Type:President Pro Tem of the Senate
Leader2:Stratton Taylor (D)
Leader3 Type:Speaker of the House
Leader3:Glen D. Johnson, Jr. (D)
Leader4 Type:Term:
Leader4:January 3, 1995–January 7, 1997
Leader5 Type:Composition:
Leader5:Senate
31 17
House
60 41

The Forty-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 3, 1995, to January 7, 1997, during the first two years of the first term of Governor Frank Keating. During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.[1] [2]

Dates of sessions

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Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
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Voting share64.6%35.4%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%"6041101
Voting share59.4%40.6%

Major legislation

Enacted

1995

During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.[3] [4]

Leadership

Senate

Stratton Taylor

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-GovMary FallinRepPresident of Senate
1Rick LittlefieldDemGrove, Jay, Miami
2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDemTahlequah, Stilwell
4Larry DickersonDemSallisaw, Poteau
5Jack BellDemAtoka, Hugo
6Billy MickleDemDurant
7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Frank ShurdenDemHenryetta, Okmulgee
9Ben RobinsonDemMuskogee, Ft. Gibson
10J. Berry HarrisonDemFairfax, Pawhuska
11Maxine HornerDemTulsa
12Ted FisherDemSapulpa, Bristow
13Dick WilkersonDemAda, Atwood
14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore
15Trish WeednDemNorman, Purcell
16Cal HobsonDemNorman, Purcell, Lexington
17Brad HenryDemShawnee
18Kevin EasleyDemWagoner, Tulsa
19Ed LongDemEnid
20Paul MueggeRepPonca City, Tonkawa
21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater
22Bill GustafsonRepEl Reno, Kingfisher
23Bruce PriceRepChickasha, Hinton
24Carol MartinRepLawton
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum
29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville
30Glenn CoffeeRepOklahoma City
31Sam HeltonRepLawton, Duncan
32Jim MaddoxDemLawton
33Penny WilliamsDemTulsa
34Grover CampbellRepOwasso, Tulsa
35James WilliamsonRepTulsa
37Lewis Long Jr.DemBixby, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford
39Jerry SmithRepTulsa
40Brooks DouglassRepOklahoma City
41Mark SnyderRepEdmond
42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City
43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City
44Keith LeftwichDemOklahoma City
45Helen ColeRepOklahoma City, Moore
46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City
47Mike FairRepEdmond, Oklahoma City
48Angela MonsonDemOklahoma City
49Don WilliamsDemOklahoma City
50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole
51Charles FordRepTulsa
52Howard HendrickRepBethany, Oklahoma City
54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City

House of Representatives

Name District Party Counties in District
Terry Matlock 1LeFlore, McCurtain
J. T. Stites 2 Dem Sequoyah
3 Dem LeFlore
Bob Culver 4 Dem Cherokee, Sequoyah
Joe Hutchinson 5 Dem Craig, Delaware, Mayes
Joe Eddins 6 Craig, Mayes, Rogers
Larry Roberts 7 Ottawa
Larry Rice 8 Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Tad Jones 9 Rogers
Gary Taylor 10 Nowata, Osage, Washington
Mike Wilt 11 Osage, Washington
Jerry Hefner 12 Muskogee, Wagoner
Bill Settle 13 Muskogee, Wagoner
14 Muskogee
Bobby Frame 15 Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah
M. C. Leist 16 Muskogee, Okmulgee
Mike Mass 17 Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
Lloyd Fields 18 Pittsburg
Randall Erwin 19 Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Tommy Thomas 20 Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston
James Dunegan 21 Bryan
Danny Hilliard 22 Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc
23 Dem Rogers, Tulsa
24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Bob Plunk 25 Pontotoc
Bob Weaver 26 Pottawatomie
Dale Smith 27 Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie
Mike Ervin 28 Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, Seminole
29 Creek, Tulsa
Mike Tyler 30 Creek, Tulsa
31 Logan, Oklahoma
Don Kinnamon 32 Creek, Lincoln
Dale Wells 33 Logan, Payne
Terry Ingmire 34 Payne
Larry Ferguson 35 Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Tulsa
Joe Sweeden 36 Osage, Tulsa
Jim Newport 37 Kay, Osage
Jim Reese 38 Alfalfa, Grant, Kay
39 Canadian, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
John Sellers 40 Garfield
Curt Roggow 41 Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan
Bill Mitchell 42 Garvin, Grady, McClain
Tony Kouba43 Canadian, Oklahoma
44 Cleveland
45 Cleveland
Doug Miller 46 Cleveland, McClain
Susan Winchester 47 Canadian
Greg Piatt 48 Carter, Garvin, Murray
Fred Stanley 49 Carter, Love, Marshall
50 Stephens
Ray McCarter 51 Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
David Braddock 52 Harmon, Jackson
53 Cleveland
Joan Greenwood 54 Cleveland
Jack Bonny 55 Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita
Ron Langmacher 56 Caddo, Canadian, Grady
James Covey 57 Blaine, Custer, Dewey
Elmer Maddux 58 Major, Woods, Woodward
Clay Pope 59 Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, Woodward
Randy Beutler 60 Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills
Jack Begley 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, Woodward
Abe Deutschendorf 62 Dem Comanche
Lloyd Benson 63 Comanche, Tillman
Ron Kirby 64 Comanche
Jim Glover 65 Comanche, Grady
Russ Roach 66 Tulsa
Hopper Smith 67 Tulsa
Chris Benge 68 Tulsa
Fred Perry 69 Tulsa
70 Tulsa
John Sullivan 71 Tulsa
72 Tulsa
73 Osage, Tulsa
Phil Ostrander 74 Osage, Rogers, Tulsa
Mike Thornbrugh 75 Tulsa, Wagoner
John Wright 76 Tulsa, Wagoner
Mark Liotta77 Tulsa
78 Tulsa
Chris Hastings 79 Tulsa
Scott Adkins 80 Tulsa
Ray Vaughn 81 Oklahoma
82 Oklahoma
Fred Morgan 83 Oklahoma
Bill Graves 84 Oklahoma
85 Oklahoma
Larry Adair 86 Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen 87 Oklahoma
88 Oklahoma
Charles Gray 89 Oklahoma
John Nance 90 Oklahoma
Dan Webb 91 Oklahoma
Bill Paulk 92 Oklahoma
Al Lindley 93 Oklahoma
Gary Bastin 94 Oklahoma
Bill Case 95 Oklahoma
Mark Seikel 96 Oklahoma
Kevin Cox 97 Oklahoma
Tim Pope 98 Canadian, Cleveland
Opio Toure 99 Oklahoma
Richard Phillips 100 Oklahoma
Forrest Claunch 101 Oklahoma

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oksenate.gov/publications/issue_papers/human_services/WelfareReformInOK.html Welfare Reform in Oklahoma
  2. http://www.okdhs.org/divisionsoffices/docs/ History of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  3. http://www.oksenate.gov/publications/issue_papers/human_services/WelfareReformInOK.html Welfare Reform in Oklahoma
  4. http://www.okdhs.org/divisionsoffices/docs/ History of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  5. http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/ALLSENATE-LIST.pdf All Senate List
  6. http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx Historic members