The 47th 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 5, 1999, to January 2, 2001, during the first two years of the second term of Governor Frank Keating.House Journals , Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed June 3, 2013)

Dates of sessions Organizational day: January 5, 1999 Special session: January 20–28, 1999 First regular session: February 1-May 28, 1999 Special session: May 28, June 14–18, June 30, 1999 Second regular session: February 7-May 26, 2000 Special session: June 28, 2000 Previous: 46th Legislature • Next: 48th Legislature

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 29 19 48Voting share60.4%39.6%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 59 42 101Voting share58.4%41.6%

Major legislation

Enacted

1999 Tax cut - The state legislature passed an income tax break. Tax exemption - The state legislature passed an earned income tax credit for the poor. Criminal justice reform - The state legislature enacted a Truth in Sentencing law.

2000 Teacher pay raise - The state legislature raised teacher pay by more than $3,000 annually.

Leadership In Oklahoma, the lieutenant governor serves as a tie-breaking and ceremonial presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate. Republican Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin served as President of the Oklahoma Senate.

The Democratic Party held the majority of the seats on both the Oklahoma Senate and Oklahoma House of Representatives, giving them control of key leadership positions. Stratton Taylor served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Lloyd Benson served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was aided by Speaker Pro Tempore Larry Adair, Majority Floor Leader Tommy Thomas, Executive Majority Leader Don Kinnamon, Majority Whip Randy Beutler and Appropriations and Budget Chair Bill Settle.

Fred Stanley served as the House Democratic caucus chair and Darrell Gilbert served as the caucus secretary.

Fred Morgan served as the Republican Minority leader. Forrest Claunch served as the Republican caucus chair and Bill Case served as caucus secretary.

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovMary FallinRepPresident of Senate1Rick LittlefieldDemMiami, Grove, Jay2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah4Larry DickersonDemSallisaw, Poteau5Jeff RabonDemAtoka, Hugo6Billy MickleDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Frank ShurdenDemOkmulgee, Henryetta9Ben RobinsonDemMuskogee, Ft. Gibson10J. Berry HarrisonDemPawhuska, Fairfax11Maxine HornerDemTulsa12Ted FisherDemSapulpa, Bristow13Dick WilkersonDemAda, Atwood14Johnnie CrutchfieldDemArdmore15Trish WeednDemNorman, Purcell16Cal HobsonDemNorman, Purcell, Lexington17Brad HenryDemShawnee18Kevin EasleyDemTulsa19Robert MilacekRepEnid20Paul MueggeRepPonca City, Tonkawa21Mike MorganDemStillwater22Mike JohnsonRepKingfisher23Bruce PriceDemChickasha, Hinton24Carol MartinRepLawton26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum29Jim DunlapRepBartlesville30Glenn CoffeeRepOklahoma City31Sam HeltonDemLawton, Duncan32Jim MaddoxDemLawton33Penny WilliamsDemTulsa34Grover CampbellRepOwasso, Tulsa35James WilliamsonRepTulsa37Lewis Long Jr.DemTulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford39Jerry L. SmithRepTulsa40Brooks DouglassRepOklahoma City41Mark SnyderRepEdmond42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City44Keith LeftwichDemOklahoma City45Kathleen WilcoxsonRepOklahoma City, Moore46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City47Mike FairRepEdmond, Oklahoma City48Angela MonsonDemOklahoma City49Owen LaughlinRepWoodward50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole51Charles FordRepTulsa52Glenn CoffeeRepOklahoma City54Scott PruittRepOklahoma City Table based on list of Oklahoma state senators and years served. Districts 25, 27, 28, 36, and 53 did not exist.All Senate List , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 24, 2013)

House of Representatives Name District Party CountiesTerry Matlock 1 Dem LeFlore, McCurtainJ. T. Stites 2 Dem SequoyahKenneth Corn 3 Dem LeFloreBob Ed Culver 4 Dem Cherokee, SequoyahJoe Hutchison 5 Dem Craig, Delaware, MayesJoe Eddins 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, RogersLarry Roberts 7 Dem OttawaLarry Rice 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers, WagonerTad Jones 9 Rep RogersGary Taylor 10 Dem Nowata, Osage, WashingtonMike Wilt 11 Rep Osage, WashingtonJerry Hefner 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerBill Settle 13 Dem Muskogee, WagonerBarbara Staggs 14 Dem MuskogeeBobby Frame 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, SequoyahM. C. Leist 16 Dem Muskogee, OkmulgeeMike Mass 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, PittsburgLloyd Fields 18 Dem PittsburgRandall Erwin 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, PushmatahaTommy Thomas 20 Dem Atoka, Bryan, Coal, JohnstonJames Dunegan 21 Dem BryanDanny Hilliard 22 Dem Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, PontotocBetty Boyd 23 Dem Rogers, TulsaDale Turner 24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeBob Plunk 25 Dem PontotocBob Weaver 26 Dem PottawatomieDale Smith 27 Dem Cleveland, Lincoln, PottawatomieMike Ervin 28 Dem Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, SeminoleTodd Hiett 29 Rep Creek, TulsaMike Tyler 30 Rep Creek, TulsaFrank Davis 31 Rep Logan, OklahomaDon Kinnamon 32 Dem Creek, LincolnDale Wells 33 Dem Logan, PayneTerry Ingmire 34 Rep PayneLarry Ferguson 35 Rep Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, TulsaJoe Sweeden 36 Dem Osage, TulsaJim Newport 37 Dem Kay, OsageJim Reese 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, KayWayne Pettigrew 39 Rep Canadian, Kingfisher, OklahomaJohn Sellers 40 Dem GarfieldCurt Roggow 41 Rep Garfield, Kingfisher, LoganBill Mitchell 42 Dem Garvin, Grady, McClainTony Kouba 43 Rep Canadian, OklahomaBill Nations 44 Dem ClevelandWallace Collins 45 Dem ClevelandDoug Miller 46 Rep Cleveland, McClainSusan Winchester 47 Rep CanadianGreg Piatt 48 Rep Carter, Garvin, MurrayFred Stanley 49 Dem Carter, Love, MarshallJari Askins 50 Dem StephensRay McCarter 51 Dem Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, StephensDavid Braddock 52 Dem Harmon, JacksonCarolyn Coleman 53 Rep ClevelandJoan Greenwood 54 Rep ClevelandJack Bonny 55 Dem Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, WashitaRon Langmacher 56 Dem Caddo, Canadian, GradyJames Covey 57 Dem Blaine, Custer, DeweyElmer Maddux 58 Rep Major, Woods, WoodwardClay Pope 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, WoodwardRandy Beutler 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger MillsJack Begley 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, WoodwardAbe Deutschendorf 62 Dem ComancheLoyd Benson 63 Dem Comanche, TillmanRon Kirby 64 Dem ComancheJim Glover 65 Dem Comanche, GradyRuss Roach 66 Dem TulsaHopper Smith 67 Rep TulsaChris Benge 68 Rep TulsaFred Perry 69 Rep TulsaJohn Bryant 70 Rep TulsaJohn Sullivan 71 Rep TulsaDarrell Gilbert 72 Dem TulsaDonald Ross 73 Dem Osage, TulsaPhil Ostrander 74 Dem Osage, Rogers, TulsaMike Thornbrugh 75 Rep Tulsa, WagonerJohn A. Wright 76 Rep Tulsa, WagonerMark Liotta 77 Rep TulsaMary Easley 78 Dem TulsaChris Hastings 79 Rep TulsaScott Adkins 80 Rep TulsaRay Vaughn 81 Rep OklahomaLeonard Sullivan 82 Rep OklahomaFred Morgan 83 Rep OklahomaWilliam D. Graves 84 Rep OklahomaOdilia Dank 85 Rep OklahomaLarry Adair 86 Dem Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, MayesRobert Worthen 87 Rep OklahomaDebbie Blackburn 88 Dem OklahomaCharles Gray 89 Dem OklahomaJohn Nance 90 Rep OklahomaDan Webb 91 Rep OklahomaBill Paulk 92 Dem OklahomaAl Lindley 93 Dem OklahomaKevin Calvey 94 Rep OklahomaBill Case 95 Rep OklahomaMark Seikel 96 Rep OklahomaKevin Cox 97 Dem OklahomaTim Pope 98 Rep Canadian, ClevelandOpio Toure 99 Dem OklahomaRichard Phillips 100 Rep OklahomaForrest Claunch 101 Rep Oklahoma Table based on database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 30, 2013)

See also Oklahoma state elections, 1998

References