41st Oklahoma Legislature

The Forty-first 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 6, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon.

41st Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Speaker of the House:
Term:
January 6, 1987–January 3, 1989
Composition:
Senate
31   17  
House
70   31  

The 41st Oklahoma Legislature merged the last remaining community junior college, Sayre Junior College, with Southwestern Oklahoma State University.[1]

Rodger Randle served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Jim Barker served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

  • First regular session: January 6, 1987-May 1987
  • Second regular session: January–May 1988

Previous: 40th Legislature • Next: 42nd Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
31 17 48
Voting share 64.6% 35.4%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
70 31 101
Voting share 69.3% 30.7%

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Republican leadership

Members

Senate

President Pro Tempore Rodger Randle
District Name Party Towns Represented
Lt-Gov Robert S. Kerr III Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Stilwell, Tahlequah
4 Larry Dickerson Dem Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Gerald Dennis Dem Atoka, Hugo
6 Roy Boatner Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Frank Shurden Dem Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10 John Dahl Dem Barnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11 Maxine Cissel-Horner Dem Tulsa
12 Ted Fisher Dem Bristow, Sapulpa
13 Billie Floyd Dem Ada, Atwood
14 Darryl Roberts Dem Ardmore
15 Bill Branch Dem Lexington, Oklahoma, Norman, Purcell
16 Gary Gardenhire Rep Norman
17 Roy Sadler Dem Shawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20 Olin Branstetter Rep Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Bernice Shedrick Dem Stillwater
22 Ralph J. Choate Rep Hennessey, Kingfisher
23 Ray Giles Dem Amber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset
24 Cliff Marshall Dem Duncan
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Mangum, Sayre
29 Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
31 Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton
32 Roy Hooper Dem Lawton
33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa
34 Robert Cullison Dem Tulsa
35 Warren Green Rep Tulsa
36 Frank Rhodes Rep Broken Arrow, Tulsa
37 David Riggs Dem Glenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38 Robert M. Kerr Dem Altus, Weatherford
39 Jerry Smith Rep Tulsa
40 Leo Kingston Rep Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42 Dave Herbert Dem Midwest City
43 Ben Brown Dem Oklahoma City
44 Kay Dudley Rep Oklahoma City
45 Helen Cole Rep Moore, Oklahoma City
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City
47 John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City
48 Vicki Miles-LaGrange Dem Oklahoma City
49 Timothy D. Leonard Rep Oklahoma City
50 Enoch Kelly Haney Dem Seminole
51 Charles Ford Rep Tulsa
52 Howard Hendrick Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Gerald Wright Rep Oklahoma City
  • Table based on state almanac.[2]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House Jim Barker
NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemSequoyah
James Hamilton3DemLeFlore
Robert Medearis4DemCherokee
Rick Littlefield5DemDelaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn Jr.6DemCraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Larry Roberts7DemOttawa
Larry Rice8DemMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Dwayne Steidley9DemRogers
A. C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Don Koppel11RepNowata, Washington
Bob T. Harris12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker13DemMuskogee
John L. Monks14DemMuskogee
Dusty Rhodes15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
M. C. Leist16DemOkmulgee
Ronald Glenn17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Walter L. Roberts18DemPittsburg
Gary Sherrer19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth E. Converse20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Gary Coffee22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Kevin Easley23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr.24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
George Snider26DemPottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, Pottawatomie
Jim Morgan28DemOkfuskee, Seminole
Bill Gurley29RepCreek
Benny Vanatta30DemCreek
Frank Davis31RepLogan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan
Michael Don Morris33RepPayne
Larry Gish34DemPayne
Larry Ferguson35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson36DemOsage
James Holt37RepKay
Jim Reese38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Homer Rieger40RepGarfield
John McMillen41RepGarfield
Bill Mitchell42DemGarvin, Grady
Harold Hale43DemCanadian
Carolyn Thompson44DemCleveland
Cal Hobson45DemCleveland
Vickie White46DemCleveland, McClain
Denver Talley47DemGrady
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Brewster49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
Ed Apple50RepStephens
Bill Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson
John Lassiter53DemCleveland
Ken McKenna54RepCleveland
Emil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo
Bill Widener57DemBlaine, Custer
Lewis Kamas58RepWoods, Woodward
Bert Russell59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills
Danny George[3]60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris62DemComanche
Lloyd Benson63DemComanche, Tillman
Sid Hudson64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
Russ Roach66DemTulsa
Wayne Cozort67RepTulsa
Jay Logan68DemTulsa
William Veitch69RepTulsa
Penny Williams70DemTulsa
Bill Clark71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Don Ross73DemOsage, Tulsa
Gene Combs74DemTulsa
Grover Campbell75RepRogers, Tulsa
Rick Williamson76RepTulsa
Gary Stottlemyre77DemTulsa
Frank Pitezel78RepTulsa
Jim Henshaw79RepTulsa
Joe Gordon80RepTulsa
Gaylon Stacey81RepOklahoma
Leonard Sullivan82RepOklahoma
Joe Heaton83RepOklahoma
John Bumpus84RepOklahoma
Michael James Hunter85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair86DemAdair, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen87RepOklahoma
Linda Larason88DemOklahoma
Kevin Hutchcroft89DemOklahoma
Charles Key90RepOklahoma
Keith Leftwich91DemOklahoma
Claudette Henry92RepOklahoma
Elna Jan Collins93RepOklahoma
Gary Bastin94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
Jim Zimmerman96DemOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams99DemOklahoma
Ernest Istook100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Jeff Hamilton101DemOklahoma
  • Table based on government database of historic members.[4]

References and notes

  1. State system overview Part 2: History of the State System, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. (accessed July 10, 2013)
  2. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
  3. He died in 1988 and replaced by Victor Wickersham.
  4. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013)
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