25th Oklahoma Legislature

The Twenty-fifth 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 in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 4 to May 27, 1955, during the term of Governor Raymond D. Gary.[1] Gary had just served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate during the previous session. He was replaced by Ray Fine, who took over as presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate. Bill Harkey was elected Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and was the first speaker to serve two consecutive terms.[1]

25th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Ray Fine (D)
Speaker of the House:
Bill Harkey (D)
Composition:
Senate
39   5  
House
102   19  

During the 1955 session, the state legislature approved a legislative referendum to end school segregation, in response to the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.[1] It was approved by voters in 1956 by a 3-1 margin.[1]

Dates of session

  • January 4 to May 27, 1955[1]

Previous: 24th Legislature • Next: 26th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
39 5 44
Voting share 88.6% 11.4%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
102 19 121
Voting share 84.3% 15.7%

Major legislation

  • Desegregation - House Joint Resolution 504 created a legislative referendum to end school segregation, in response to the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.[1] It was approved by voters in 1956 by a 3-1 margin.[1]

Leadership

Democratic

  • Senate President Pro Tem: Ray Fine
  • Speaker of the House: B.E. Bill Harkey[1]
  • Speaker Pro Tempore: Floyd Sumrall[1]
  • Majority Floor Leader: James Bullard[1]

Republican

Staff

Members

Senate

DistrictNameParty
1Leon B. FieldDem
2Charles M. WilsonDem
2S. S. McColginDem
3Ben EasterlyDem
4Basil WilsonDem
5D. L. JonesDem
6Carl Max CookDem
6Byron DacusDem
7Stanley CoppockRep
8Floyd CarrierRep
9Roy GranthamRep
10J. L. MaltsbergerRep
11Everett CollinsDem
12Carl MorganRep
13Oliver WalkerDem
13Boyd CowdenDem
14Jim A. RinehartDem
14George MiskovskyDem
15Walt AllenDem
15Don BaldwinDem
16Roy C. BoecherDem
17Harold GarvinDem
17Bill LoganDem
18Fred ChapmanDem
19Virgil YoungDem
19Herbert HopeDem
20Keith CartwrightDem
21Clem HamiltonDem
22Paul BallingerDem
23Glen CollinsDem
24Leroy McClendonDem
25Kirksey NixDem
26Gene HerndonDem
27Harold ShoemakeDem
27Howard YoungDem
28Ray FineDem
29Buck DendyDem
30Jess FronterhouseDem
31Arthur PriceRep
32John W. Russell Jr.Dem
33Clem McSpaddenDem
34Frank MahanDem
35Bob TrentDem
36Bruce FrazierDem
  • Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.[2]

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
W. H. LangleyDemAdair
Tom MorfordRepAlfalfa
Joseph PaytonDemAtoka
Floyd SumrallDemBeaver
H. F. CarmichaelDemBeckham
J. L. EdgecombDemBlaine
Raney ArnoldDemBryan
Harry J. W. BelvinDemBryan
Robert Lawson GoodfellowDemCaddo
Charley LongDemCaddo
Jean PazoureckDemCanadian
John T. TippsDemCarter
Harley VentersDemCarter
Jack BlissDemCherokee
Lucien SpearDemChoctaw
Carl EtlingRepCimarron
Robert L. BaileyDemCleveland
Leland WolfDemCleveland
Delbert InmanDemCoal
Charles OzmunDemComanche
Githen RhoadsDemComanche
Jim TaliaferroDemComanche
W. B. NelsonDemCotton
George PitcherDemCraig
Lou Stockton AllardDemCreek
Heber FinchDemCreek
William ShibleyDemCreek
Clarence SweeneyDemCuster
Carl Thomas MustainDemDelaware
J. B. GraybillDemDewey
A.R. LarasonDemEllis
John CampRepGarfield
Richard RomangRepGarfield
Jesse DanielDemGarvin
Glen HamDemGarvin
Jefferson Lee DavisDemGrady
John A. LanceDemGrady
A. E. GreenDemGrant
Elmo HurstDemGreer
Dale KiteDemHarmon
J. E. BouseDemHarper
Edward ChuningsDemHaskell
Hugh SandlinDemHughes
Guy HortonDemJackson
Bill BradleyDemJefferson
Charles NorrisDemJohnston
Guy BaileyDemKay
Raymond CraigRepKay
William BurtonRepKingfisher
William MetcalfDemKiowa
Jim CookDemLatimer
James FespermanDemLeFlore
Ralph VandiverDemLeFlore
Jesse BerryRepLincoln
Barbour CoxDemLincoln
Joe CareyRepLogan
Rudolph FolsomDemLove
Howard LindleyRepMajor
Jay PayneDemMarshall
G. A. SampselDemMayes
  • Table based on government database.[3]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 16, 2013)
  2. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, p. 763-764. (accessed July 9, 2013)
  3. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 3, 2013).
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