The Thirty-eighth 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 to July 20, 1981, from August 31 to September 4, 1981, and from January 5 to July 12, 1982, during the term of Governor George Nigh.A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013) After the legislative council was eliminated in 1980, the Oklahoma House of Representatives added research and fiscal divisions.
Marvin York served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Daniel Draper served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Frank Keating served as the Minority leader of the Oklahoma Senate. Neal McCaleb served as the Minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Dates of sessions First regular session: January 6-July 20, 1981 Special session: August 31-September 4, 1981 Second regular session: January 5-July 12, 1982 Previous: 37th Legislature • Next: 39th Legislature
Party composition
Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 36 12 48Voting share75%25%
House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 75 26 101Voting share74.3%25.7%
Leadership
Senate Oklahoma City Democratic Senator Marvin York served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Frank Keating served as the Republican Minority leader.
House of Representatives Democratic Representative Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Mike Murphy served as Speaker Pro Tempore. Representative Neal McCaleb served as the Republican Minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Members
Senate District Name Party HometownLt-Gov Spencer Bernard Dem President 1 William Schuelein Dem Miami 2 Bill Crutcher Dem 3 Herb Rozell Dem Tahlequah 4 Joe Johnson Dem 5 Gerald Dennis Dem Antlers 6 Roy Boatner Dem Durant 7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester 8 Robert Miller Dem 9 John Luton Dem Muskogee 10 John Dahl Dem Barnsdall 12 John Young Dem Sapulpa 13 James W. McDaniel Dem 14 Ernest Martin Dem Ardmore 15 Bill Branch Dem Norman 16 Lee Cate Dem Norman 17 John Clifton Dem Shawnee 19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid 20 William O'Connor Rep 21 Bernice Shedrick Dem Stillwater 22 Gideon Tinsley Dem 23 Ray Giles Dem Pocasset 24 Kenneth Landis Dem 24 Herschal Crow Dem Altus 26 Gilmer Capps Dem Sayre 27 Wayne Winn Dem 29 Jerry Pierce Rep 31 Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton 32 Al Terrill Dem Lawton 33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa 34 Bob Cullison Dem Tulsa 35 Warren Green Rep Tulsa 36 Gene C. Howard Dem Tulsa 37 Finis Smith Dem Tulsa 38 Frank Keating Rep Tulsa 39 Jerry L. Smith Rep Tulsa 40 Mike Combs Rep Oklahoma City 41 Phil Watson Rep Oklahoma City 42 James F. Howell Dem Midwest City 43 Don Kilpatrick Dem Oklahoma City 44 Marvin York Dem Oklahoma City 45 Ed Moore Rep Oklahoma City 46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City 47 John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City 48 E. Melvin Porter Dem Oklahoma City 49 Timothy D. Leonard Rep Oklahoma City 50 Jeff Johnston Dem Seminole 52 E. W. Keller Rep Bethany 54 Don Cummins Dem Oklahoma City Tabled based on state almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 10, 2013)
House of Representatives Name District Party CountiesMike Murphy 1 Dem McCurtainDon Mentzer 2 Dem SequoyahMick Thompson 3 Dem LeFloreWilliam Willis 4 Dem CherokeeWiley Sparkman 5 Dem Delaware, Mayes, OttawaGeorge Vaughn 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, Nowata, RogersJoe Fitzgibbon 7 Dem OttawaJ. D. Whorton 8 Rep Mayes, Rogers, WagonerStratton Taylor 9 Dem RogersA.C. Holden 10 Dem Osage, WashingtonDon Koppel 11 Rep Nowata, WashingtonBill Lancaster 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerJim Barker 13 Dem MuskogeeJohn Monks 14 Dem MuskogeeCharles Peterson 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, MuskogeeFrank Shurden 16 Dem Okmulgee"Red" Caldwell 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, PittsburgFrank Harbin 18 Dem PittsburgGary Sherrer 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, PushmatahaBob Trent 20 Dem Atoka, Johnston, PittsburgGuy Gaylon Davis 21 Dem BryanJack F. Kelly 22 Dem Carter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, PontotocTwyla Mason Gray 23 Dem Tulsa, WagonerBill Robinson 24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeLonnie Abbott 25 Dem PontotocRobert Harlan Henry 26 Dem PottawatomieSteve C. Lewis 27 Dem Cleveland, PottawatomieEnoch Kelly Haney 28 Dem Okfuskee, SeminoleOval Cunningham 29 Dem CreekBenny Vanatta 30 Dem CreekFrank W. Davis 31 Rep Logan, NobleCharlie Morgan 32 Dem Lincoln, LoganJoe Manning 33 Dem PayneDaniel Draper 34 Dem PayneDon Johnson 35 Dem Noble, Osage, Pawnee, PayneDon Anderson 36 Dem OsageJames Holt 37 Rep KayRobert Milacek 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, KaySteven Boeckman 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, MajorHomer Rieger 40 Rep GarfieldBruce Harvey 41 Rep GarfieldDon Garrison 42 Dem Garvin, GradyDonald Feddersen 43 Dem CanadianCleta Deatherage 44 Dem ClevelandCal Hobson 45 Dem ClevelandJerry F. Smith 46 Dem Cleveland, McClainDenver Talley 47 Dem GradyA Don Duke 48 Dem CarterBill Brewster 49 Dem Carter, Love, MarshallJD Blodgett 50 Rep StephensVernon Dunn 51 Dem Cotton, Jefferson, StephensHoward Cotner 52 Dem JacksonBob Harper 53 Dem Comanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, TillmanHelen Cole 54 Rep ClevelandHarvey Weichel 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, WashitaTom Manar 56 Dem CaddoBill Widener 57 Dem Blaine, CusterLewis Kamas 58 Rep Woods, WoodwardDr. Rollin D. Reimer 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, WoodwardWillie Rogers 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, HarmonWalter Hill 61 Rep Beaver, Cimarron, TexasKen Harris 62 Dem ComancheMarvin Baughman 63 Dem Comanche, TillmanButch Hooper 64 Dem ComancheJim Glover 65 Dem ComancheDavid Riggs 66 Dem TulsaJoan Hastings 67 Rep TulsaRobert Hopkins 68 Dem TulsaNelson Little 69 Rep TulsaPenny Williams 70 Dem TulsaHelen Arnold 71 Rep TulsaDon McCorkle Jr. 72 Dem TulsaBernard McIntyre 73 Dem TulsaRodney Hargrave 74 Dem TulsaAlene Baker 75 Dem Rogers, TulsaJames Allen Williamson 76 Rep TulsaWilliam Poulos 77 Dem TulsaFrank Pitezel 78 Rep TulsaJim Henshaw 79 Rep TulsaCharles Ford 80 Rep TulsaNeal McCaleb 81 Rep OklahomaGeorge Osborne 82 Rep OklahomaGean Atkinson 83 Rep OklahomaWilliam D. Graves 84 Rep OklahomaGeorge Camp 85 Rep OklahomaRick Stahl 86 Dem Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, MayesSandy Sanders 87 Dem OklahomaDon Denman 88 Dem OklahomaRebecca Hamilton 89 Dem OklahomaMike J. Lawter 90 Dem OklahomaKeith Leftwich 91 Dem OklahomaJim Fried 92 Dem OklahomaBen Brown 93 Dem OklahomaFred Joiner 94 Dem OklahomaDavid Craighead 95 Dem OklahomaMaxine Kincheloe 96 Rep OklahomaKevin Cox 97 Dem OklahomaThomas Duckett 98 Dem Canadian, Grady, OklahomaFreddye Williams 99 Dem OklahomaMike Fair 100 Rep Canadian, OklahomaCarl Twidwell Jr. 101 Dem Oklahoma Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)
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