The Thirty-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 7, 1975, to January 4, 1977,A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 16, 2013) during the governorship of David L. Boren.
Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as a presiding officer. Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Dates of sessions First regular session: January 7-June 6, 1975 Second regular session: January 6-June 9, 1976 Special session: July 19–23, 1976 Previous: 34th Legislature • Next: 36th Legislature
Party composition
Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 38 10 48Voting share79.2%20.8%
House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 78 23 101Voting share77.2%22.8%
Leadership
Democratic leadership President Pro Tempore: Gene C. Howard Speaker: William Willis Speaker Pro Tempore: Spencer Bernard Majority Floor Leader: James Townsend
Republican leadership Minority leader of the Senate: Minority leader of the House: Charles Ford
Members
Senate DistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovGeorge NighDemPresident of Senate1William SchueleinDemGrove, Jay, Miami2Robert WadleyDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah4James E. HamiltonDemPoteau, Sallisaw5Jim LaneDemAtoka, Hugo6Roy BoatnerDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Kenneth ButlerDemHenryetta, Okmulgee9John LutonDemMuskogee10John DahlDemFairfax, Pawhuska12John YoungDemBristow, Sapulpa13Wes WatkinsDemAda14Ernest MartinDemArdmore15Glen HamDemNorman16Lee CateDemLexington, Norman, Purcell17Ralph GravesDemShawnee19Norman LambRepEnid20Roy GranthamDemPonca City, Tonkawa21Robert MurphyDemStillwater22Gideon TinsleyRepKingfisher23Ray GilesDemChickasha, Hinton24Wayne HoldenDemDuncan25Herschal CrowDemAltus26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Mangum, Sayre27Ed BerrongDemWeatherford29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton32Al TerrillDemLawton33Rodger RandleDemTulsa34Bob ShatwellDemTulsa35Jim InhofeRepTulsa36Gene C. HowardDemTulsa37Finis SmithDemTulsa38Frank KeatingRepTulsa39Stephen WolfeRepTulsa40Phillip LambertDemOklahoma City41Phil Watson RepEdmond42James F. HowellDemMidwest City43John GarrettDemDel City, Oklahoma City44Marvin YorkDemOklahoma City45Jimmy BirdsongDemMoore, Oklahoma City46Mary HelmRepOklahoma City47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City48E. Melvin PorterDemOklahoma City49Leon B. FieldDemGuymon50Bill DawsonDemSeminole52E.W. KellerRepBethany, Oklahoma City54Bob FunstonDemTulsa Table based on 2005 state almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , p. 760-762, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed June 28, 2013)
House of Representatives Name District Party CountiesMike Murphy 1 Dem McCurtainBob Parris 2 Dem Adair, SequoyahJoe Johnson 3 Dem Leflore, McCurtainWilliam Willis 4 Dem CherokeeWiley Sparkman 5 Dem Adair, DelawareGeorge Vaughn 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, Ottawa, RogersJoe Fitzgibbon 7 Dem OttawaJ. D. Whorton 8 Rep Mayes, Rogers, WagonerBill Briscoe 9 Dem Nowata, RogersA. C. Holden 10 Dem Osage, WashingtonRobert Kane 11 Rep Nowata, WashingtonHoward OdomBill Lancaster was elected in 1975 after Odom's death. 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerDrew Edmondson 13 Dem MuskogeeJohn Monks 14 Dem MuskogeeCharles Peterson 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, PittsburgJoseph Bennett 16 Dem Okmulgee"Red" Caldwell 17 Dem Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, PittsburgWilliam Ervin 18 Dem PittsburgHollis Roberts 19 Dem Choctaw, Pittsburg, PushmatahaGary Payne 20 Dem Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Love, MarshallGuy Gaylon Davis 21 Dem BryanKenneth Converse 22 Dem Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, PontotocCharles Prentice 23 Rep Tulsa, WagonerBill Robinson 24 Dem Coal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, PittsburgLonnie Abbott 25 Dem PontotocCharles T. Henry 26 Dem PottawatomieJames Townsend 27 Dem Cleveland, Oklahoma, PottawatomieJeff Johnston 28 Dem SeminoleOval Cunningham 29 Dem Creek, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeDon Thompson 30 Dem CreekJames Cummings 31 Rep Kingfisher, Logan, NobleCharlie Morgan 32 Dem Lincoln, Logan, OkfuskeeJoe Manning 33 Dem PayneDaniel Draper 34 Dem PayneDon Johnson 35 Dem Creek, Kay, Noble, Osage, PawneeBilly Kennedy 36 Dem Kay, OsageJames Holt 37 Rep KayDorothy Conaghan 38 Rep Grant, KayLynn Thornhill 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, MajorThomas Rogers 40 Dem GarfieldRobert Anderson 41 Rep GarfieldTom Stephenson 42 Dem Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, KingfisherMark Hammons 43 Dem CanadianMina Hibdon 44 Rep ClevelandGlenn Floyd 45 Dem ClevelandCharles Elder 46 Dem Garvin, Grady, McClainSpencer Bernard 47 Dem Grady, McClainDon Duke 48 Dem CarterBill Bradley 49 Dem Carter, Cotton, JeffersonBob Wilson 50 Dem StephensVernon Dunn 51 Dem Carter, Garvin, StephensHoward Cotner 52 Dem Jackson, KiowaBob Harper 53 Dem Comanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, TillmanRon Shotts 54 Rep ClevelandHarvey Weichel 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, WashitaJames Kardokus 56 Dem Caddo, Comanche, GradyDavid Stratton 57 Dem Beckham, CusterLewis Kamas 58 Dem Major, Woods, WoodwardMark Bradshaw 59 Dem Beaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, WoodwardVictor Wickersham 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, HarmonMarvin McKee 61 Rep Beaver, Cimarron, TexasDon Davis 62 Dem ComancheGordon Beznoska 63 Dem ComancheButch Hooper 64 Dem ComancheFred Ferrell 65 Dem ComancheDavid Riggs 66 Dem TulsaJoan Hastings 67 Rep TulsaRobert Hopkins 68 Dem TulsaWilliam Wiseman 69 Rep TulsaPaul Brunton 70 Rep TulsaWarren Green 71 Rep TulsaMandell Matheson 72 Dem TulsaBernard McIntyre 73 Dem TulsaRobert V. Cullison 74 Dem TulsaJim Hardesty 75 Dem TulsaJames Allen Williamson 76 Rep TulsaWilliam Poulos 77 Dem TulsaCharles Cleveland 78 Dem TulsaTed Cowan 79 Rep TulsaCharles Ford 80 Rep TulsaNeal McCaleb 81 Rep OklahomaBill Holaday 82 Rep OklahomaKent Frates 83 Rep OklahomaJudy Ann Swinton 84 Dem OklahomaGeorge Camp 85 Rep OklahomaDavid Hood 86 Dem OklahomaSandy Sanders 87 Dem OklahomaDon Denman 88 Dem OklahomaL. Bengtson 89 Dem OklahomaThomas Bamberger 90 Dem OklahomaKenneth Nance 91 Dem OklahomaJim Fried 92 Dem OklahomaDon Kilpatrick 93 Dem OklahomaFred Joiner 94 Dem OklahomaDavid Craighead 95 Dem OklahomaJohn MisKelly 96 Dem OklahomaHannah Atkins 97 Dem OklahomaThomas Duckett 98 Dem Canadian, OklahomaVisanio Johnson 99 Dem OklahomaTerry Campbell 100 Rep Canadian, OklahomaCarl Twidwell Jr. 101 Dem Oklahoma Membership data based on database of historic members.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)
References
External links Oklahoma Senate Oklahoma House of Representatives