15th Oklahoma Legislature

The Fifteenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met from January 8 to April 30, 1935, during the term of Governor E.W. Marland.[1] Marland influenced the selection of Leon C. Phillips for Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Phillips had been an opponent of Governor William H. Murray's proposals.[1] Phillips also opposed many of Marland's proposals.[1]

15th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Claud Briggs (D)
Speaker of the House:
Composition:
Senate
43   1  
House
112   7   1

Dates of session

  • Regular session: January 8-April 30, 1935

Previous: 14th Legislature • Next: 16th Legislature

Major events

  • Three state questions related to old age pensions were presented to voters in September 1935.[2] Only State Question 214, which authorized pensions, social security, and a welfare commission, were approved by voters.[2] The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled State Question 214 was illegal in February 1936.[2]
  • On July 7, 1936, State Question 225, which established a welfare program, and State Question 226, which created assistance for the aged, blind, crippled children, and dependent children, were approved by voters.[2]
  • In August 1936 the Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare was established, which administered the old age assistance program and other welfare programs.[2]

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
43 1 44
Voting share 97.7% 2.3%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Independent
112 7 1 120
Voting share 93.3% 5.8% 0.9%

Leadership

Senate

As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, serving as the presiding officer in ceremonial instances. President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Claud Briggs served as the member-elected leader of the state senate.

House of Representatives

The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 112 of the 120 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1935, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1] Leon C. Phillips served in the role in 1935 and Merton Munson served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNameParty
1R. L. HowsleyDem
2Nat TaylorDem
2H. C. IvesterDem
3Charles AlbrightDem
4S. W. CarmackDem
5C. R. ChamberlinDem
6Grover ThomasDem
6DeRoy BurnsDem
7H. W. WrightDem
8George HutchinsonRep
9Charles DuffyDem
10Henry S. JohnstonDem
11Ray C. JonesDem
12Louis RitzhauptDem
13Tom WaldrepDem
13Willard SowardsDem
14J. A. RinehartDem
14W. C. FidlerDem
15Gerald SpencerDem
15John PughDem
16Bert WillisDem
17Knox GarvinDem
17Jim NanceDem
18Oscar LowranceDem
18Louis FischlDem
19E. V. GeorgeDem
19Homer PaulDem
20John A. MacDonaldDem
20Ed KingDem
21Claud BriggsDem
22Don WilbanksDem
23Allen G. NicholsDem
24Paul StewartDem
25E. P. HillDem
26W. O. RayDem
27Bower BroaddusDem
27Joe M. WhitakerDem
28W. A. CarlileDem
29Jack L. RorschachDem
30A. L. CommonsDem
31Henry C. TimmonsDem
32David LoganDem
33Dennis BushyheadDem
34H. M. CurnuttDem
  • Table based on state almanac.[3]

House of Representatives

Leon C. Phillips, 1938
NamePartyCounty
Howard MortonRepAdair
Webster WilderRepAlfalfa
Rowe CookDemAtoka
Thomas Z. WrightRepBeaver
R. W. BrewerDemBeckham
Cecil MyersDemBeckham
John HanklaDemBlaine
Olen CampbellDemBryan
Sam SullivanDemBryan
W. L. MaukDemCaddo
George H. WingoDemCaddo
Ellis GregoryDemCanadian
Alvin BruceDemCarter
Arleigh DavisDemCarter
Percy WylyDemCherokee
Lucien SpearDemChoctaw
Julius CoxDemCimarron
Ben HueyDemCleveland
Dale BrownDemCoal
J. A. JohnsonDemComanche
Merton MunsonDemComanche
Bob MooneyDemCotton
Frank BaileyDemCraig
Joe BrewsterDemCreek
Henry Clay KingDemCreek
Homer O'DellDemCreek
W. R. DunnDemCuster
L. V. BeamanDemDelaware
Tupper JonesDemDewey
Bert LarasonDemEllis
T. W. EasonDemGarfield
F. B. O'NeillRepGarfield
Harold FreemanDemGarvin
Sam J. GoodwinDemGarvin
J. D. CarmichaelDemGrady
David C. RobertsDemGrady
J. W. McCollomDemGrant
Marvin ByromDemGreer
Oscar AbernethyDemHarmon
George PaulsDemHarper
D. C. CantrellDemHaskell
O. S. HuserDemHughes
Burr SpeckDemJackson
G. J. WilliamsDemJefferson
Clarence RawlsDemJohnson
Walter M. DoggettDemKay
Ralph C. HaynesDemKay
Arthur UlmarkDemKingfisher
Ed CorsonDemKiowa
H. O. BoggsDemLatimer
Roy ColemanDemLeFlore
B. J. TrawDemLeFlore
Darwin FrayerDemLincoln
Lester HoytDemLincoln
Charles W. AllenDemLogan
Virgil StokesDemLove
Luther ArmstrongIndependentMajor
Don WelchDemMarshall
D. E. MartinDemMayes
Louie BeckDemMcClain
Ira RoneDemMcCurtain
J. A. StandridgeDemMcCurtain
Carl TwidwellDemMcIntosh
Ewing SadlerDemMurray
Herbert BrananDemMuskogee
F. N. ShoemakeDemMuskogee
Murrell ThorntonDemMuskogee
Thomas MungerDemNoble
Penn CouchDemNowata
Leon C. PhillipsDemOkfuskee
Bryan BillingsDemOklahoma
LaVerne CarletonDemOklahoma
William O. CoeDemOklahoma
Ben F. EllisDemOklahoma
Murray GibbonsDemOklahoma
Chester A. KeyesDemOklahoma
C. W. SchwoerkeDemOklahoma
W. A. BarnettDemOkmulgee
Wilbur MorseDemOkmulgee
W. J. PetersonDemOkmulgee
Harry G. HuntDemOsage
Walter JohnsonDemOsage
William E. PoteetDemOttawa
R. W. SkinnerDemOttawa
Emerson PhillipsRepPawnee
George H. DavisRepPayne
V. A. DotyRepPayne
George H. HuntDemPittsburg
W. B. McAlesterDemPittsburg
O. H. WhittDemPittsburg
Austin DeatonDemPontotoc
Aubrey KerrDemPontotoc
Kenneth AbernathyDemPottawatomie
Leonard CareyDemPottawatomie
Ralph SpencerDemPottawatomie
R. W. FrazierDemPushmataha
T. J. HoggDemRoger Mills
W. P. JohnstonDemRogers
Robert N. ChaseDemSeminole
V. L. KikerDemSeminole
Con LongDemSeminole
Marvin WootenDemSeminole
J. A. MorrowDemSequoyah
Sandy SingletonDemStephens
Samuel G. WhitakerDemStephens
Vernon HowellDemTexas
Monty C. WorthingtonDemTillman
Joe ChambersDemTulsa
Seth G. Eby Jr.DemTulsa
Glade KirkpatrickDemTulsa
Ed MoffettDemTulsa
A. E. MontgomeryDemTulsa
Edward P. O'BrienDemTulsa
L. M. PoeDemTulsa
Jean R. ReedDemWagoner
John M. HollimanDemWashington
F. E. RaaschDemWashita
J. Carl WrightDemWashita
M. T. PughDemWoods
Jesse E. TaylorDemWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[4]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 28, 2013)
  2. Old Age Security Act Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 17, 2013)
  3. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013)
  4. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-29 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov. (accessed July 9, 2013)
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