37th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Gene C. Howard (D)
Term:
January 1979-January 6, 1981
Composition:
Senate
37   11  
House
79   24  

The Thirty-seventh 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 2 to July 2, 1979, from January 8 to June 16, 1980, and from July 7 to 11, 1980, during the term of Governor George Nigh.[1]

The 1980 session was marked by the elimination of the Legislative Council, the Nursing Reform Act and the implementation of teacher testing and professional development.[2]

Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as the President of the Senate. Gene C. Howard served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Frank Keating served as the leader of the state senate Republican caucus and Neal McCaleb served as the leader of the Republican caucus in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Dates of sessions

  • First regular session: January 2-July 2, 1979
  • Second regular session: January 8-June 16, 1980
  • Special session: July 7–11, 1980

Previous: 36th Legislature • Next: 38th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
37 11 48
Voting share 77.1% 22.9%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
79 24 101
Voting share 78.2% 21.8%

Major legislation

Enacted

  • Education reform - House Bill 1706 in 1980 addressed teacher education, certification and professional development.[3]
  • Nursing Reform Act[2]
  • Abolishment of Legislative Council[2]

Leadership

Democratic

In Oklahoma, the lieutenant governor serves as President of the Oklahoma Senate, and presides over the chamber and breaks tie votes. Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served in the role in the 37th Oklahoma Legislature.[4] Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, who is the Senate leader elected by state senators. Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Mike Murphy served as the Speaker Pro Tempore.

Republican

Frank Keating served as the Republican Minority leader of the Oklahoma Senate. Representative Neal McCaleb served as the Republican Minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

District Name Party Towns Represented
Lt-Gov Spencer Bernard Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Bill Crutcher Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Stilwell, Tahlequah
4 Joe Johnson Dem Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Jim Lane Dem Atoka, Hugo
6 Roy Boatner Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Robert Miller Dem Okmulgee, Henryetta
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10 John Dahl Dem Pawhuska, Fairfax
12 John Young Dem Sapulpa
13 James W. McDaniel Dem Ada, Atwood
14 Ernest Martin Dem Ardmore
15 Charles Vann Dem Norman
16 Lee Cate Dem Norman, Purcell, Lexington
17 John Clifton Dem Shawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20 Don Nickles Rep Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Robert Murphy Dem Stillwater
22 Gideon Tinsley Rep Kingfisher
23 Ray Giles Dem Chickasha, Hinton
24 Kenneth Landis Dem Duncan, Kellyville, Moore
25 Herschal Crow Dem Moore, Duncan, Kellyville
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
27 Ed Berrong Dem Weatherford
29 Jerry Pierce Rep Bartlesville
31 Paul Taliaferro Dem Lawton
32 Al Terrill Dem Lawton
33 Rodger Randle Dem Tulsa
34 Robert V. 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 Stephen C. Wolfe Rep Tulsa
40 Mike Combs Rep Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42 James Howell Dem Midwest City
43 Don Kilpatrick Dem Del City, Oklahoma City
44 Marvin York Dem Oklahoma City
45 Jimmy Birdsong Dem Moore, Oklahoma City
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City
47 John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City
48 E. Melvin Porter Dem Oklahoma City
49 Leon B. Field Dem Guymon
50 Jeff Johnston Dem Seminole
52 E. W. Keller Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Don Cummins Dem Tulsa

Table based on 2005 state almanac.[5]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House Daniel Draper
NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Don Mentzer2DemAdair, Sequoyah
Mick Thompson3DemLeflore, McCurtain
William Willis4DemCherokee
Wiley Sparkman5DemAdair, Delaware
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8RepMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Stratton Taylor9DemNowata, Rogers
A.C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Robert Kane11RepNowata, Washington
Bill Lancaster12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
Frank Shurden16DemOkmulgee
Red Caldwell17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Frank Harbin18DemPittsburg
Gary Sherrer19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Bob Trent20DemAtoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Jack F. Kelly22DemAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc
Harold Monlux23DemTulsa, Wagoner
Bill Robinson24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Robert Henry26DemPottawatomie
James Townsend27DemCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie
Ron Sheppard28DemSeminole
Oval Cunningham29DemCreek
Benny Vanatta30DemCreek
Frank Davis31RepLogan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan
Joe Manning33DemPayne
Daniel Draper34DemPayne
Don Johnson35DemCreek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee
Billy Kennedy36DemKay, Osage
James Holt37RepKay
Robert Milacek38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Homer Rieger40RepGarfield
Robert Anderson41RepGarfield
Tom Stephenson42DemBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher
Donald Feddersen43DemCanadian
Cleta Deatherage44DemCleveland
Cal Hobson45DemCleveland
Charles Elder46DemCleveland, McClain
Denver Talley47DemGrady
A Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Bradley49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
Bob Wilson50DemStephens
Vernon Dunn51DemCotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson
Bob Harper53DemComanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman
Helen Cole54RepCleveland
Harvey Weichel55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar56DemCaddo, Comanche, Grady
Wayne Winn57DemBeckham, Custer
Lewis Kamas58RepWoods, Woodward
Rollin D. Reimer59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Willie Rogers60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Don Davis62DemComanche
Marvin Baughman63DemComanche, Tillman
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Jim Glover65DemComanche
Pete Riggs66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings67RepTulsa
Robert Hopkins68DemTulsa
William Wiseman69RepTulsa
Paul Brunton70RepTulsa
Helen Arnold71RepTulsa
Don McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsa
Bernard McIntyre73DemTulsa
Rodney Hargrave74DemTulsa
Alene Baker75DemRogers, Tulsa
James Allen Williamson76RepTulsa
William Poulos77DemTulsa
Charles Cleveland78DemTulsa
Ted Cowan79RepTulsa
Charles Ford80RepTulsa
Neal McCaleb81RepOklahoma
Bill Holaday82RepOklahoma
Stanley Alexander83RepOklahoma
Bill Graves84RepOklahoma
George Camp85RepOklahoma
Robert S. Kerr III86DemOklahoma
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
L. Bengston89DemOklahoma
Mike J. Lawter90DemOklahoma
Charles Gray91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Jerry Steward93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
James Briscoe96DemOklahoma
Hannah Atkins97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Visanio Johnson99DemOklahoma
Mike Fair100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma
  • Table based on government database.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, p. II-6, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 10, 2013)
  2. 1 2 3 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, p.74-75, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 10, 2013)
  3. McKean, Kathleen. Education Reform in Oklahoma: A Review of Major Legislation and Educational Performance since 1980, Okpolicy.org (accessed June 23, 2013)
  4. History of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Ok.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)
  5. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 10, 2013).
  6. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)
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