The Thirty-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 7, 1967, to January 7, 1969, during the term of Governor Dewey Bartlett.A Century to Remember , Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed June 16, 2013) This was the first Oklahoma state legislature that met under new requirements approved by voters in 1966 that the legislature hold annual, 90-day legislative sessions.

Clem McSpadden served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Rex Privett served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions First regular session: January 7-May 11, 1967 Second regular session: January 6-May 5, 1968 Previous: 30th Legislature • Next: 32nd Legislature

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 39 9 48Voting share81.3%18.7%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 76 23 99Voting share76.8%23.2%

Leadership President of the Senate: Lieutenant Governor George NighHistory of the Lieutenant Governor's Office (accessed June 16, 2013) President Pro Tem of the Senate: Clem McSpadden Speaker of the House: Rex Privett Speaker Pro Tempore: Joseph Mountford Majority Floor Leader: Leland Wolf Minority Leader of the House: James W. Connor

Staff Louise Stockton

Members

Senate Name District Party TownsRobert Gee 1 Dem Grove, Jay, MiamiClem McSpadden 2 Dem Claremore, PryorClaude Berry 3 Dem Stilwell, TahlequahClem Hamilton 4 Dem Poteau, SallisawLeroy McClendon 5 Dem Atoka, Hugo, IdabelJohn Massey 6 Dem DurantGene Stipe 7 Dem McAlesterTom Payne 8 Dem Okmulgee, HenryettaJohn Luton 9 Dem MuskogeeRaymond Horn 10 Dem Barnsdall, Fairfax, PawhuskeeAllen Nichols 10 Dem WewokaJohn Young 12 Dem Bristow, SapulpaGeorge Miller 13 Dem AdaErnest Martin 14 Dem ArdmoreGlen Ham 15 Dem NormanPhil Smalley 16 Dem Lexington, NormanRalph Graves 17 Dem ShawneeDonald Ferrell 18 Rep Chandler, SeminoleRichard Romang 19 Rep EnidRoy Grantham 20 Dem Ponca City, TonkawaRobert Murphy 21 Dem StillwaterRoy C. Boecher 22 Rep StillwaterDon Baldwin 23 Dem ChickashaWayne Holden 24 Dem DuncanAnthony M. Massad 25 Dem AltusByron Dacus 26 Dem Elk CityEd Berrong 27 Dem WeatherfordG. O. Williams 28 Rep Woodward, OklahomaDenzil Garrison 29 Rep BartlesvilleLeon B. Field 30 Dem Guymon, TexhomaPaul Taliaferro 31 Dem LawtonAl Terrill 32 Dem LawtonEd Bradley 33 Dem TulsaGeorge Hargrave Jr. 34 Dem TulsaBeauchamp Selman 35 Dem TulsaGene C. Howard 36 Dem TulsaFinis Smith 37 Dem TulsaPeyton Breckinridge 38 Rep TulsaJoseph McGraw 39 Rep TulsaRichard Stansberry 40 Rep Oklahoma CityBryce Baggett 41 Dem Edmond, Oklahoma CityH. B. Atkinson 42 Dem Midwest CityJohn Garrett 43 Dem Del City, Oklahoma CityJ. Lee Keels 44 Dem Oklahoma CityJimmy Birdsong 45 Dem Oklahoma CityJack Short 46 Rep Oklahoma CityTed Findeiss 40 Rep Oklahoma CityE. Melvin Porter 48 Dem Oklahoma City Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac (accessed June 28, 2013)

House of Representatives Name District Party CountyJimmie Lane 1 Dem McCurtainRay Fine 2 Dem LeFlore, SequoyahRucker Blankenship 3 Dem LeFloreWilliam Willis 4 Dem Adair, CherokeeWiley Sparkman 5 Dem Adair, DelawareJ. D. Witt 6 Dem Craig, OttawaJoseph Mountford 7 Dem OttawaJ. W. Bynum 8 Dem Mayes, RogersBill Briscoe 9 Dem Nowata, RogersJames Connor 10 Rep WashingtonCharles Doornbos 11 Rep WashingtonVol Howard Odom 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerMike Frix 13 Dem MuskogeeWilliam Nigh 14 Dem MuskogeeMartin Odom 15 Dem McIntosh, OkmulgeeEd Cole 16 Dem OkmulgeeWilliam G. Jones 17 Dem Haskell, Latimer, PittsburgWilliam Skeith 18 Dem PittsburgWayne Sanguin 19 Dem Choctaw, PushmatahaJohn Rushing 20 Dem Atoka, Bryan, Love, MarshallPauline Tabor 21 Dem BryanKenneth Converse 22 Dem Garvin, Johnston, MurrayCharles Vann 23 Dem GarvinHugh Sandlin 24 Dem Coal, Hughes, PontotocLonnie Abbott 25 Dem PontotocJohn Levergood 26 Dem PottawatomieJames Townsend 27 Dem Pottawatomi, SeminoleDavid L. Boren 28 Dem SeminoleLou Stockton Allard 29 Dem Okfuskee, CreekHeber Finch Jr. 30 Dem CreekDonald Coffin 31 Dem Noble, LoganBarbour Cox 32 Dem Lincoln, LoganAllen Williamson 33 Dem PayneJake Hesser 34 Dem PayneRex Privett 35 Dem Osage, PawneeLewis Bean 36 Dem OsageJerry Peterson 37 Dem KayBrian Conaghan 38 Rep KayLynn Thornhill 39 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, MajorBert Page 40 Rep GarfieldHarold Hunter 41 Rep GarfieldRobert Barr 42 Dem Blaine, KingfisherRalph Watkins 43 Dem CanadianLee Byron Cate 44 Dem ClevelandLeland Wolf 45 Dem ClevelandNorman A. Smith 46 Dem Grady, McClainSpencer Bernard 47 Dem GradyHarry Bickford 48 Dem CarterBill Bradley 49 Dem Carter, JeffersonWilliam Tarwater 50 Dem StephensVernon Dunn 51 Dem Cotton, StephensLarry Derryberry 52 Dem JacksonFrank Patterson 53 Dem Jackson, TillmanDavid Hutchens 54 Dem Greer, KiowaDon Greenhaw 55 Dem Caddo, WashitaRobert Goodfellow 56 Dem CaddoJ. Dickey Jr. 57 Dem CusterLewis Kamas 58 Rep Woods, WoodwardJack Harrison 59 Dem Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger MillsJames Fowler 60 Dem Beckham, HarmonMike Grey 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, TexasDonald Beauchamp 62 Dem ComancheD. D. Raibourn 63 Dem ComancheWalter Hutchins 64 Dem ComancheFred Ferrell Jr. 65 Dem ComancheTot Brown 66 Dem TulsaDouglas Wixson 67 Rep TulsaRobert Hopkins 68 Dem TulsaJoe Musgrave 69 Rep TulsaJim Inhofe 70 Rep TulsaWarren Green 71 Rep TulsaJohn W. McCune 72 Dem TulsaCurtis Lawson 73 Dem TulsaJerry Hargrave 74 Dem TulsaRoger Smithey 75 Dem TulsaStephen Wolfe 76 Rep TulsaWilliam Poulos 77 Dem TulsaHoward Williams 78 Rep TulsaLeslie Guy Ferguson 79 Rep TulsaCharles Ford 80 Rep TulsaC. Spearman Jr. 81 Dem OklahomaBill Holaday 82 Rep OklahomaRalph Thompson 83 Rep OklahomaTexanna Hatchett 84 Rep OklahomaGeorge Camp 85 Rep OklahomaThomas Taggart 86 Rep OklahomaDenton Howard 87 Rep OklahomaRed Andrews 88 Dem OklahomaL. Bengtson Jr. 89 Dem OklahomaThomas Bamberger 90 Dem OklahomaMike Fair 91 Rep OklahomaVondel Smith 92 Rep OklahomaE. W. Smith 93 Dem OklahomaRay Trent 94 Dem OklahomaA. J. Clemons 95 Dem OklahomaJohn Miskelly 96 Dem OklahomaJerry Sokolosky 97 Dem Oklahoma Visanio John 98 Dem OklahomaArchibald Hill Jr. 99 Dem Oklahoma Table based on database of historic members.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)

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