45th Oklahoma Legislature

The Forty-fifth 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 3, 1995, to January 7, 1997, during the first two years of the first term of Governor Frank Keating. During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.[1][2]

45th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Speaker of the House:
Term:
January 3, 1995–January 7, 1997
Composition:
Senate
31   17  
House
60   41  

Dates of sessions
  • Organizational day: January 3, 1995
  • First session: February 4-May 26, 1995
  • Second session: February 5-May 31, 1996

Previous: 44th Legislature • Next: 46th 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
60 41 101
Voting share 59.4% 40.6%

Major legislation

1995

During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.[3][4]

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate
District Name Party Towns Represented
Lt-Gov Mary Fallin Rep President of Senate
1 Rick Littlefield Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Tahlequah, Stillwell
4 Larry Dickerson Dem Sallisaw, Poteau
5 Jack Bell Dem Atoka, Hugo
6 Billy Mickle Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Frank Shurden Dem Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 Ben Robinson Dem Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10 J. Berry Harrison Dem Fairfax, Pawhuska
11 Maxine Cissel-Horner Dem Tulsa
12 Ted Fisher Dem Sapulpa, Bristow
13 Dick Wilkerson Dem Ada, Atwood
14 Darryl Roberts Dem Ardmore
15 Trish Weedn Dem Norman, Purcell
16 Cal Hobson Dem Norman, Purcell, Lexington
17 Brad Henry Dem Shawnee
18 Kevin Easley Dem Wagoner, Tulsa
19 Ed Long Dem Enid
20 Paul Muegge Rep Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Bernice Shedrick Dem Stillwater
22 Bill Gustafson Rep El Reno, Kingfisher
23 Bruce Price Rep Chickasha, Hinton
24 Carol Martin Rep Lawton
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
29 Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
30 Glenn Coffee Rep Oklahoma City
31 Sam Helton Rep Lawton, Duncan
32 Jim Maddox Dem Lawton
33 Penny Williams Dem Tulsa
34 Grover Campbell Rep Owasso, Tulsa
35 James Williamson Rep Tulsa
37 Lewis Long Jr. Dem Bixby, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38 Robert M. Kerr Dem Altus, Weatherford
39 Jerry Smith Rep Tulsa
40 Brooks Douglass Rep Oklahoma City
41 Mark Snyder Rep Edmond
42 Dave Herbert Dem Midwest City
43 Ben Brown Dem Oklahoma City
44 Keith Leftwich Dem Oklahoma City
45 Helen Cole Rep Oklahoma City, Moore
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City
47 Mike Fair Rep Edmond, Oklahoma City
48 Angela Monson Dem Oklahoma City
49 Don Williams Dem 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 list of all state senators and years served. Senate districts 25, 27, 28, 36, and 53 did not exist in 1995.[5]

House of Representatives
NameDistrictPartyCounties in District
Terry Matlock1DemLeFlore, McCurtain
J. T. Stites2DemSequoyah
Kenneth Corn3DemLeFlore
Bob Culver4DemCherokee, Sequoyah
Joe Hutchinson5DemCraig, Delaware, Mayes
Joe Eddins6DemCraig, Mayes, Rogers
Larry Roberts7DemOttawa
Larry Rice8DemMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Tad Jones9RepRogers
Gary Taylor10DemNowata, Osage, Washington
Mike Wilt11RepOsage, Washington
Jerry Hefner12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Bill Settle13DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Barbara Staggs14DemMuskogee
Bobby Frame15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah
M. C. Leist16DemMuskogee, Okmulgee
Mike Mass17DemLatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
Lloyd Fields18DemPittsburg
Randall Erwin19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Tommy Thomas20DemAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston
James Dunegan21DemBryan
Danny Hilliard22DemCleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc
Betty Boyd23DemRogers, Tulsa
Glen D. Johnson Jr.24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Bob Plunk25DemPontotoc
Bob Weaver26DemPottawatomie
Dale Smith27DemCleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie
Mike Ervin28DemOkfuskee, Pottawatomie, Seminole
Todd Hiett29RepCreek, Tulsa
Mike Tyler30RepCreek, Tulsa
Frank Davis31RepLogan, Oklahoma
Don Kinnamon32DemCreek, Lincoln
Dale Wells33DemLogan, Payne
Terry Ingmire34RepPayne
Larry Ferguson35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Tulsa
Joe Sweeden36DemOsage, Tulsa
Jim Newport37DemKay, Osage
Jim Reese38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Wayne Pettigrew39RepCanadian, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
John Sellers40DemGarfield
Curt Roggow41RepGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan
Bill Mitchell42DemGarvin, Grady, McClain
Tony Kouba43RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Bill Nations44DemCleveland
Wallace Collins45DemCleveland
Doug Miller46RepCleveland, McClain
Susan Winchester47RepCanadian
Greg Piatt48RepCarter, Garvin, Murray
Fred Stanley49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
Jari Askins50DemStephens
Ray McCarter51DemCarter, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
David Braddock52DemHarmon, Jackson
Carolyn Coleman53RepCleveland
Joan Greenwood54RepCleveland
Jack Bonny55DemCaddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita
Ron Langmacher56DemCaddo, Canadian, Grady
James Covey57DemBlaine, Custer, Dewey
Elmer Maddux58RepMajor, Woods, Woodward
Clay Pope59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, Woodward
Randy Beutler60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills
Jack Begley61DemBeaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, Woodward
Abe Deutschendorf62DemComanche
Lloyd Benson63DemComanche, Tillman
Ron Kirby64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche, Grady
Russ Roach66DemTulsa
Hopper Smith67RepTulsa
Chris Benge68RepTulsa
Fred Perry69RepTulsa
John Bryant70RepTulsa
John Sullivan71RepTulsa
Darrell Gilbert72DemTulsa
Don Ross73DemOsage, Tulsa
Phil Ostrander74DemOsage, Rogers, Tulsa
Mike Thornbrugh75RepTulsa, Wagoner
John Wright76RepTulsa, Wagoner
Mark Liotta77RepTulsa
Mary Easley78DemTulsa
Chris Hastings79RepTulsa
Scott Adkins80RepTulsa
Ray Vaughn81RepOklahoma
Leonard Sullivan82RepOklahoma
Fred Morgan83RepOklahoma
Bill Graves84RepOklahoma
Odilia Dank85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair86DemAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen87RepOklahoma
Debbie Blackburn88DemOklahoma
Charles Gray89DemOklahoma
John Nance90RepOklahoma
Dan Webb91RepOklahoma
Bill Paulk92DemOklahoma
Al Lindley93DemOklahoma
Gary Bastin94DemOklahoma
Bill Case95RepOklahoma
Mark Seikel96RepOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Tim Pope98RepCanadian, Cleveland
Opio Toure99DemOklahoma
Richard Phillips100RepOklahoma
Forrest Claunch101RepOklahoma
  • Table based on database of historic members.[6]

See also

References
  1. Welfare Reform in Oklahoma Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oksenate.gov Issue Papers (accessed April 6, 2013).
  2. History of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 6, 2013).
  3. Welfare Reform in Oklahoma Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oksenate.gov Issue Papers (accessed April 6, 2013).
  4. History of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 6, 2013).
  5. All Senate List Archived 2013-06-30 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)
  6. Historic members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov(accessed June 27, 2013)
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