39th Oklahoma Legislature

The Thirty-ninth 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 4, 1983, to January 8, 1985, during the term of Governor George Nigh.[1] It was marked by the establishment of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics.

39th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Marvin York (D)
Speaker of the House:
Term:
January 4, 1983-January 8, 1985
Composition:
Senate
34   14  
House
75   26  

Marvin York served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

  • First regular session: January 4-June 23, 1983
  • Special sessions: September 19–23, 1983, and November 28–30, 1983
  • Second regular session: January 3-May 31, 1984

Previous: 38th Legislature • Next: 40th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
34 14 48
Voting share 70.8% 29.2%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
75 26 101
Voting share 74.3% 25.7%

Major legislation

Enacted

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Marvin York served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session, but Jim Barker replaced him and served beginning with the first 1983 special session.[1] Mike Murphy of Idabel, Oklahoma, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Republican leadership

Frank W. Davis, of Guthrie, Oklahoma, served as the Republican Minority leader of Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns Represented
Lt-GovSpencer BernardDemPresident of Senate
1William SchueleinDemGrove, Jay, Miami
2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor
3Herb RozellDemStillwell, Tahlequah
4Joe JohnsonDemPoteau, Sallisaw
5Gerald DennisDemAtoka, Hugo
6Roy BoatnerDemDurant
7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton
8Robert MillerDemBeggs, Henryetta, Okmulgee
9John LutonDemMuskogee
10John DahlDemBarnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11Bernard McIntyreDemTulsa
12John YoungDemBristow, Sapulpa
13James W. McDanielDemAda, Atwood
14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore
15Bill BranchDemNorman
16Lee CateDemLexington, Norman, Purcell
17John CliftonDemShawnee
19Norman LambRepEnid
20William O'ConnorRepPonca City, Tonkawa
21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater
22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher
23Ray GilesDemAmber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset
24Kenneth LandisDemDuncan, Kellyville
26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre
29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville
31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton
32Al TerrillDemLawton
33Rodger RandleDemTulsa
34Robert V. CullisonDemTulsa
35Warren GreenRepTulsa
36Frank RhodesRepBroken Arrow, Tulsa
37Robert HopkinsDemSand Springs, Tulsa
38Wayne WinnDemWeatherford
39Jerry SmithRepTulsa
40Mike CombsDemOklahoma City
41Phil WatsonRepEdmond
42James HowellDemMidwest City
43Don KilpatrickDemDel City, Oklahoma City
44Marvin YorkDemOklahoma City
45Ed MooreRepMoore, Oklahoma City
46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City
47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City
48E. Melvin PorterDemOklahoma City
49Timothy D. LeonardRepOklahoma City
50William Dawson Jr.DemSeminole
51Charles FordRepTulsa
52E. W. KellerRepOklahoma City
54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City
  • Tabled based on state almanac.[3]

House of Representatives

NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemSequoyah
Mick Thompson3DemLeFlore
William Willis4DemCherokee
Rick Littlefield5DemDelaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon[4]7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8RepMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Billy Cy Boyd9DemRogers
A.C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Don Koppel11RepNowata, Washington
Bill Lancaster12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
Frank Shurden16DemOkmulgee
"Red" Caldwell17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Frank Harbin18DemPittsburg
Gary Sherrer19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth Converse20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Jack F. Kelly22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Twyla Mason Gray23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr.24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Robert Henry26DemPottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, Pottawatomie
Enoch Kelly Haney28DemOkfuskee, Seminole
Jim Formby29DemCreek
Benny Vanatta30DemCreek
Frank W. Davis31RepLogan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan
Thomas Hall33DemPayne
Daniel Draper34DemPayne
Don Johnson35DemNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson36DemOsage
James Holt37RepKay
Dorothy Conaghan38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Homer Rieger40RepGarfield
Bruce Harvey41RepGarfield
Don Garrison42DemGarvin, Grady
Harold Hale43DemCanadian
Cleta Deatherage44DemCleveland
Cal Hobson45DemCleveland
Jerry F. Smith46DemCleveland, McClain
Denver Talley47DemGrady
A Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Brewster49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
JD Blodgett50RepStephens
Bill Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson
Nancy Virtue53DemCleveland
Helen Cole54RepCleveland
Emil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo
Bill Widener57DemBlaine, Custer
Lewis Kamas58RepWoods, Woodward
Rollin D. Reimer59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Willie Rogers60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris62DemComanche
Marvin Baughman63DemComanche, Tillman
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
Pete Riggs66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings67RepTulsa
Jay Logan68DemTulsa
Nelson Little69RepTulsa
Penny Williams70DemTulsa
Bill Clark71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Don Ross73DemTulsa
Gene Combs74DemTulsa
Alene Baker75DemRogers, Tulsa
James Allen Williamson76RepTulsa
Gary Stottlemyre77DemTulsa
Frank Pitezel78RepTulsa
Jim Henshaw79RepTulsa
Joe Gordon80RepTulsa
Steve Sill81RepOklahoma
George Osborne82RepOklahoma
Gean Atkinson83RepOklahoma
Bill Graves84RepOklahoma
Porter Davis85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair86DemAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
Rebecca Hamilton89DemOklahoma
Mike J. Lawter90DemOklahoma
Keith Leftwich91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Ben Brown93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
Maxine Kincheloe96RepOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams99DemOklahoma
Mike Fair100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma

Notes

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. OSSM Library Services Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (accessed June 24, 2013)
  3. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
  4. Larry Roberts served in 1984, while Fitzgibbon was suspended.

References

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