42nd Oklahoma Legislature

The Forty-second 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 3, 1989, to January 8, 1991, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon. In 1989, a ballot question designated the sine die adjournment day, or last day of session, as the last Friday in May.[1] Combined with the 90-day requirement, this moved the session start day to February, leaving the original start day in January as an organizational day.[1]

42nd Oklahoma Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Leadership
Robert V. Cullison (D)
Term:
January 3, 1989–January 8, 1991
Composition:
Senate
34   14  
House
69   32  

Dates of sessions

  • First regular session: January 3-May 26, 1989
  • Special sessions: 46 days spanning August 14, 1989 – May 2, 1990
  • Second regular session: February 5-May 25, 1990

Previous: 41st Legislature • Next: 43rd Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
34 14 48
Voting share 70.8% 29.2%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
69 32 101
Voting share 68.3% 31.7%

Major legislation

Enacted

  • Education - HB 1017 was an education reform package enacted by the state legislature after Governor Henry Bellmon called for the longest special session in state history.[2]

Leadership

Senate

Democratic State Senator Robert V. Cullison served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

Democratic State Senator Darryl F. Roberts served as Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate

Democratic leadership

Jim Barker served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session in 1989, but was ousted on May 17, 1989,[3] due to political infighting.[4] He was replaced by Steve Lewis, who served during the special and second regular sessions.

Republican leadership

Joe Heaton served as Republican Minority leader.

Members

Senate

District Name Party Towns Represented
Lt-Gov Robert S. Kerr III Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Miami, Grove, Jay
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Tahlequah, Stilwell
4 Larry Dickerson Dem Sallisaw, Poteau
5 Rex Chandler Dem Atoka, Hugo, Idabel
6 Billy Mickle Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Frank Shurden Dem Okmulgee, Henryetta
9 Ben Robinson Dem Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10 John Dahl Dem Pawhuska, Fairfax
11 Maxine Cissel-Horner Dem Tulsa
12 Ted Fisher Dem Sapulpa, Bristow
13 Dick Wilkerson Dem Ada, Atwood
14 Darryl Roberts Dem Ardmore
15 Trish Weedn Dem Norman, Purcell
16 Gary Gardenhire Rep Norman
17 Carl Franklin Dem Shawnee
19 Ed Long Dem Enid
20 Olin Branstetter Rep Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Bernice Shedrick Dem Stillwater
22 Ralph J. Choate Rep Hennessey, Kingfisher
23 Ray Giles Dem Chickasha, Hinton
24 Cliff Marshall Dem Duncan, Moore, Kellyville
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
29 Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
31 Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton
32 Roy Hooper Dem Lawton
33 Penny Williams Dem Tulsa
34 Robert Cullison Dem Tulsa
35 Don Rubottom Rep Tulsa
37 Lewis Long Jr. Dem Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool
38 Robert M. Kerr Dem Altus, Weatherford
39 Jerry Smith Rep Tulsa
40 Leo Kingston Rep Oklahoma City
41 Mark Snyder Rep Edmond
42 Dave Herbert Dem Midwest City
43 Ben Brown Dem Oklahoma City
44 Kay Dudley Rep Oklahoma City
45 Tom Cole Rep Oklahoma City, Moore
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City
47 Mike Fair Rep Edmond, Oklahoma City
48 Vicki Miles-LaGrange Dem Oklahoma City
49 Don Williams Dem
50 Enoch Kelly Haney Dem Seminole
51 Charles Ford Rep Tulsa
52 Howard Hendrick Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Gerald Wright Rep Oklahoma City
  • Table based on state almanac.[5]

House of Representatives

Speaker Jim Barker, 1989
NameDistrictPartyCounties in District
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemSequoyah
James Hamilton3DemLeFlore
Robert Medearis4DemCherokee
Rick Littlefield5DemDelaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn Jr.6DemCraig, Mayes, Rogers
Larry Roberts7DemOttawa
Larry Rice8DemMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Dwayne Steidley9DemRogers
Gary Taylor10DemOsage, Washington
Jim Dunlap11RepNowata, Washington
Jerry Hefner12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker13DemMuskogee
Jeff Potts14DemMuskogee
Walter R. McDonald15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
M. C. Leist16DemOkmulgee
Ronald Glenn17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Walt Roberts18DemPittsburg
Bart Bates19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Tommy Thomas20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Gary Coffee22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Kevin Easley23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr.24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Karroll Rhoades25RepPontotoc
Bob Weaver26RepPottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, Pottawatomie
Danny Williams28DemOkfuskee, Seminole
Bill Gurley29RepCreek
Mike Tyler30DemCreek
Frank Davis31RepLogan, Noble
Don Kinnamon32DemLincoln, Logan
Jessie Pilgrim33DemPayne
Larry Gish34DemPayne
Larry Ferguson35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
James Hager36DemOsage
James Holt37RepKay
Jim Reese38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Gary Maxey40DemGarfield
John McMillen41RepGarfield
Bill Mitchell42DemGarvin, Grady
Harold Hale43DemCanadian
Carolyn Thompson44DemCleveland
Cal Hobson45DemCleveland
Vickie White46DemCleveland, McClain
Denver Talley47DemGrady
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Brewster49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
Ed Apple50RepStephens
Bill James Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemHarmon, Jackson
John Lassiter53DemCleveland
Joan Greenwood54RepCleveland
Emil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo
Bill Widener57DemBlaine, Custer
Elmer Maddux58RepWoods, Woodward
Frank Lucas59RepBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Wendell Powell60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Jack Begley61DemBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Jim Maddox62DemComanche
Lloyd Benson63DemComanche, Tillman
Sid Hudson64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche, Grady
Russ Roach66DemTulsa
Wayne Cozort67RepTulsa
Jay Logan68DemTulsa
William Veitch69RepTulsa
John Bryant Jr.70RepTulsa
Rob Johnson71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Don Ross73DemTulsa
Gene Combs74DemTulsa
Grover Campbell75RepRogers, Tulsa
Richard Williamson76RepTulsa
Gary Stottlemyre77DemTulsa
Frank Pitezel78RepTulsa
Jim Henshaw79RepTulsa
Joseph Gordon80RepTulsa
Ray Vaughn81RepOklahoma
Leonard Sullivan82RepOklahoma
Joe Heaton83RepOklahoma
Bill Graves84RepOklahoma
Michael Hunter85RepOklahoma
Larry Adair86DemAdair, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen87RepOklahoma
Linda Larason88DemOklahoma
Kevin Hutchcroft89DemOklahoma
Charles Key90RepOklahoma
Alice Musser91DemOklahoma
Bill Paulk92DemOklahoma
Wanda Jo Peltier93DemOklahoma
Gary Bastin94DemOklahoma
Jim Isaac95DemOklahoma
Mark Seikel96DemOklahoma
Kevin Cox97DemOklahoma
Tim Pope98RepCanadian, Cleveland
Freddye Williams99DemOklahoma
Ernest Istook100RepOklahoma
Jeff Hamilton101DemOklahoma
  • Table based on government database.[6]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 16, 2013)
  2. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)
  3. Morgan, David R. Oklahoma Politics and Policies, University of Nebraska Press, 1991. (accessed via Google Books on June 20, 2013)
  4. Past Oklahoma officials trouble with law, The Oklahoman, June 17, 2008 (accessed June 15, 2013).
  5. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, p.770-771, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
  6. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)
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