36th Oklahoma Legislature

The Thirty-sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in session from January 4 to June 8, 1977, from June 13 to June 17, 1977, and from January 3 to March 28, 1978, during the term of Governor David L. Boren.[1]

36th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Gene C. Howard (D)
Speaker of the House:
William Willis (D)
Term:
January 1977-January 1979
Composition:
Senate
38   10  
House
81   20  

Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate.[2] Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The 1978 session was marked by a student protest over rumors that state legislators were planning to close Langston University.[1]

Dates of sessions

  • Organizational day: January 4, 1977
  • First regular session: January 4-June 8, 1977[1]
  • Special session: June 13–17, 1977[1]
  • Second regular session: January 3-March 28, 1978[1]

Previous: 35th Legislature • Next: 37th Legislature

Major events

On March 1, 1978, student protesters upset with rumors that the state legislature would attempt to close Langston University broke past security in the Oklahoma State Capitol and trapped state legislators in the building.[1] Although, the state legislators eventually escaped, the university was not close and received additional funding.[1]

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
38 10 48
Voting share 79.2% 20.8%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
81 20 101
Voting share 80.2% 19.8%

Leadership

Democratic

Republican

Members

Senate

District Name Party Towns Represented
Lt-Gov George Nigh Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Robert Wadley Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Stillwell, Tahlequah
4 Joe Johnson Dem Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Jim Lane Dem Atoka, Hugo
6 Roy Boatner Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Kenneth Butler Dem Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10 John Dahl Dem Fairfax, Pawhuska
12 John Young Dem Sapulpa
13 James W. McDaniel Dem Ada, Atwood
14 Ernest Martin Dem Ardmore
15 Charles Vann Dem Norman
16 Lee Cate Dem Norman, Purcell, Lexington
17 John Clifton Dem Shawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20 Roy Grantham Dem Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Robert Murphy Dem Stillwater
22 Gideon Tinsley Rep Kingfisher
23 Ray Giles Dem Chickasha, Hinton
24 Wayne Holden Dem Duncan
25 Herschal Crow Dem Altus
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
27 Ed Berrong Dem Weatherford
29 Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
31 Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton
32 Al Terrill Dem Lawton
33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa
34 Bob Shatwell Dem Tulsa
35 Warren Green Rep Tulsa
36 Gene C. Howard Dem Tulsa
37 Finis Smith Dem Tulsa
38 Frank Keating Rep Tulsa
39 Stephen C. Wolfe Rep Tulsa
40 Phillip Lambert Dem Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42 James Howell Dem Midwest City
43 Don Kilpatrick Dem Del City, Oklahoma City
44 Marvin York Dem Oklahoma City
45 Jimmy Birdsong Dem Moore, Oklahoma City
46 Mary Helm Rep Oklahoma City
47 John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City
48 E. Melvin Porter Dem Oklahoma City
49 Leon B. Field Dem Guymon
50 Bill Dawson Dem Seminole
52 E. W. Keller Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Bob Funston Dem Tulsa

Table based on 2005 state almanac.[3]

House of Representatives

NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Bob Parris2DemAdair, Sequoyah
Mick Thompson3DemLeflore, McCurtain
William Willis4DemCherokee
Wiley Sparkman5DemAdair, Delaware
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8RepDelaware, Mayes, Rogers
Bill Crutcher9DemNowata, Rogers
A. C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Robert Kane11RepNowata, Washington
Bill Lancaster12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg
Joseph Bennett16DemOkmulgee
"Red" Caldwell17DemHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
William Ervin18DemPittsburg
Hollis Roberts19DemChoctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha
Bob Trent20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Kenneth Converse22DemAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc
Harold Monlux23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Bill Robinson24DemCoal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Robert Harlan Henry26DemPottawatomie
James Townsend27DemCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie
Jeff Johnston28DemSeminole
Oval Cunningham29DemCreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Don Thompson30DemCreek
James Cummings31RepKingfisher, Logan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan, Okfuskee
Joe Manning33DemPayne
Daniel Draper34DemPayne
Don Johnson35DemCreek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee
Billy Kennedy36DemKay, Osage
James Holt37RepKay
Dorothy Conaghan38RepGrant, Kay
Robert Milacek39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major
Thomas Rogers40DemGarfield
Robert Anderson41RepGarfield
Tom Stephenson42DemBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher
Mark Hammons43DemCanadian
Cleta Deatherage44DemCleveland
Glenn Floyd45DemCleveland
Charles Elder46DemGarvin, Grady, McClain
Spencer Bernard47DemGrady, McClain
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Bradley49DemCarter, Cotton, Jefferson
Bob Wilson50DemStephens
Vernon Dunn51DemCarter, Garvin, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson, Kiowa
Bob Harper53DemComanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman
Kenneth Craig54DemCleveland
Harvey Weichel55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
James Kardokus56DemCaddo, Comanche, Grady
Wayne Winn57DemBeckham, Custer
Lewis Kamas58DemMajor, Woods, Woodward
Mark Bradshaw59DemBeaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Victor Wickersham60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Marvin McKee61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Don Davis62DemComanche
Marvin Baughman63DemComanche
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
Pete Riggs66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings67RepTulsa
Robert Hopkins68DemTulsa
William Wiseman69RepTulsa
Paul Brunton70RepTulsa
Helen Arnold71RepTulsa
Mandell Matheson72DemTulsa
Bernard McIntyre73DemTulsa
Robert V. Cullison74DemTulsa
Jim Hardesty75DemTulsa
James Allen Williamson76RepTulsa
William Poulos77DemTulsa
Charles Cleveland78DemTulsa
Ted Cowan79RepTulsa
Charles Ford80RepTulsa
Neal McCaleb81RepOklahoma
Bill Holaday82RepOklahoma
Kent Frates83RepOklahoma
Judy Ann Swinton84DemOklahoma
George Camp85RepOklahoma
Robert S. Kerr III86DemOklahoma
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
L. Bengtson89DemOklahoma
Mike J. Lawter90DemOklahoma
Kenneth Nance91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Jerry Steward93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
John MisKelly[4]96DemOklahoma
Hannah Atkins97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Oklahoma
Visanio Johnson99DemOklahoma
Terry Campbell100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma
  • Table based on database.[5]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House. (accessed July 30, 2013)
  2. History of Lieutenant Governor (accessed July 10, 2013)
  3. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, p. 760-762, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed June 28, 2013)
  4. He died in 1977; James Briscoe was elected to the seat in August of 1977.
  5. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed July 10, 2013)
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