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.
The 41st Oklahoma Legislature merged the last remaining community junior college, Sayre Junior College, with Southwestern Oklahoma State University.State system overview Part 2: History of the State System, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. (accessed July 10, 2013)
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 AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 31 17 48Voting share64.6%35.4%
House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 70 31 101Voting share69.3%30.7%
Leadership
Democratic leadership President Pro Tempore: Rodger Randle Speaker: Jim Barker
Republican leadership House Minority Leader: Walter Hill
Members
Senate
DistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovRobert S. Kerr IIIDemPresident of Senate1William SchueleinDemGrove, Jay, Miami2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah4Larry DickersonDemPoteau, Sallisaw5Gerald DennisDemAtoka, Hugo6Roy BoatnerDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Frank ShurdenDemHenryetta, Okmulgee9John LutonDemMuskogee10John DahlDemBarnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska11Maxine HornerDemTulsa12Ted FisherDemBristow, Sapulpa13Billie FloydDemAda, Atwood14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore15Bill BranchDemLexington, Oklahoma, Norman, Purcell16Gary GardenhireRepNorman17Roy SadlerDemShawnee19Norman LambRepEnid20Olin BranstetterRepPonca City, Tonkawa21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher23Ray GilesDemAmber, Chickasha, Hinton, Pocasset24Cliff MarshallDemDuncan26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton32Roy HooperDemLawton33Rodger RandleDemTulsa34Bob CullisonDemTulsa35Warren GreenRepTulsa36Frank RhodesRepBroken Arrow, Tulsa37David RiggsDemGlenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford39Jerry L. SmithRepTulsa40Leo KingstonRepOklahoma City41Phil WatsonRepEdmond42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City44Kay DudleyRepOklahoma City45Helen ColeRepMoore, Oklahoma City46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City48Vicki Miles-LaGrangeDemOklahoma City49Timothy D. LeonardRepOklahoma City50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole51Charles FordRepTulsa52Howard HendrickRepBethany, Oklahoma City54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City Table based on state almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
House of Representatives
Name District Party CountiesMike Murphy 1 Dem McCurtainDon Mentzer 2 Dem SequoyahJames Hamilton 3 Dem LeFloreRobert Medearis 4 Dem CherokeeRick Littlefield 5 Dem Delaware, Mayes, OttawaGeorge Vaughn Jr. 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, Nowata, RogersLarry Roberts 7 Dem OttawaLarry Rice 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers, WagonerDwayne Steidley 9 Dem RogersA. C. Holden 10 Dem Osage, WashingtonDon Koppel 11 Rep Nowata, WashingtonBob T. Harris 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerJim Barker 13 Dem MuskogeeJohn L. Monks 14 Dem MuskogeeDusty Rhodes 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, MuskogeeM. C. Leist 16 Dem OkmulgeeRonald Glenn 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, PittsburgWalter L. Roberts 18 Dem PittsburgGary Sherrer 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, PushmatahaKenneth E. Converse 20 Dem Atoka, Johnston, PittsburgGuy Gaylon Davis 21 Dem BryanGary Coffee 22 Dem Carter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, PontotocKevin Easley 23 Dem Tulsa, WagonerGlen D. Johnson, Jr. 24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeLonnie Abbott 25 Dem PontotocGeorge Snider 26 Dem PottawatomieSteve C. Lewis 27 Dem Cleveland, PottawatomieJim Morgan 28 Dem Okfuskee, SeminoleBill Gurley 29 Rep CreekBenny Vanatta 30 Dem CreekFrank Davis 31 Rep Logan, NobleCharlie Morgan 32 Dem Lincoln, LoganMichael Don Morris 33 Rep PayneLarry Gish 34 Dem PayneLarry Ferguson 35 Rep Noble, Osage, Pawnee, PayneDon Anderson 36 Dem OsageJames Holt 37 Rep KayJim Reese 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, KaySteven Boeckman 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, MajorHomer Rieger 40 Rep GarfieldJohn McMillen 41 Rep GarfieldBill Mitchell 42 Dem Garvin, GradyHarold Hale 43 Dem CanadianCarolyn Thompson 44 Dem ClevelandCal Hobson 45 Dem ClevelandVickie White 46 Dem Cleveland, McClainDenver Talley 47 Dem GradyDon Duke 48 Dem CarterBill Brewster 49 Dem Carter, Love, MarshallEd Apple 50 Rep StephensBill Smith 51 Dem Cotton, Jefferson, StephensHoward Cotner 52 Dem JacksonJohn Lassiter 53 Dem ClevelandKen McKenna 54 Rep ClevelandEmil Lee Grieser 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, WashitaTom Manar 56 Dem CaddoBill Widener 57 Dem Blaine, CusterLewis Kamas 58 Rep Woods, WoodwardBert Russell 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger MillsDanny GeorgeHe died in 1988 and replaced by Victor Wickersham. 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, HarmonWalter Hill 61 Rep Beaver, Cimarron, TexasKen Harris 62 Dem ComancheLloyd Benson 63 Dem Comanche, TillmanSid Hudson 64 Dem ComancheJim Glover 65 Dem ComancheRuss Roach 66 Dem TulsaWayne Cozort 67 Rep TulsaJay Logan 68 Dem TulsaWilliam Veitch 69 Rep TulsaPenny Williams 70 Dem TulsaBill Clark 71 Rep TulsaDon McCorkle Jr. 72 Dem TulsaDonald Ross 73 Dem Osage, TulsaGene Combs 74 Dem TulsaGrover Campbell 75 Rep Rogers, TulsaRick Williamson 76 Rep TulsaGary Stottlemyre 77 Dem TulsaFrank Pitezel 78 Rep TulsaJim Henshaw 79 Rep TulsaJoe Gordon 80 Rep TulsaGaylon Stacey 81 Rep OklahomaLeonard Sullivan 82 Rep OklahomaJoe Heaton 83 Rep OklahomaJohn Bumpus 84 Rep OklahomaMichael James Hunter 85 Rep OklahomaLarry Adair 86 Dem Adair, Delaware, MayesRobert Worthen 87 Rep OklahomaLinda Larason 88 Dem OklahomaKevin Hutchcroft 89 Dem OklahomaCharles Key 90 Rep OklahomaKeith Leftwich 91 Dem OklahomaClaudette Henry 92 Rep OklahomaElna Jan Collins 93 Rep OklahomaGary Bastin 94 Dem OklahomaDavid Craighead 95 Dem OklahomaJim Zimmerman 96 Dem OklahomaKevin Cox 97 Dem OklahomaThomas Duckett 98 Dem Canadian, Grady, OklahomaFreddye Williams 99 Dem OklahomaErnest Istook 100 Rep Canadian, OklahomaJeff Hamilton 101 Dem Oklahoma Table based on government database of historic members.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013)
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