40th Oklahoma Legislature

Leadership

President of the Senate:

Spencer Bernard (D)

President Pro Tem of the Senate:

Rodger Randle (D)

Speaker of the House:

Jim Barker (D)

Term:

January 8, 1985-January 6, 1987

Composition:

Senate
34  14
House
69  32

The Fortieth 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 8, 1985, to January 6, 1987, during the term of Governor George Nigh. It was marked by the enactment of the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 and the establishment of the franchise tax in Oklahoma.

Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as President of the Senate. Rodger Randle served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. The Republican Minority leader of the Senate was Timothy D. Leonard. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was Jim Barker. The Republican Minority leader of the House was Frank W. Davis.

## Dates of sessions

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* First regular session: January 8-July 19, 1985[1]
* Second regular session: January 7-June 13, 1986[1]

Previous: 39th Legislature • Next: 41st Legislature

## Party composition

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### Senate

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

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Democratic | Republican
| 34  | 14  | 48
Voting share  | 70.8%  | 29.2%  |

### House of Representatives

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

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Democratic | Republican
| 69  | 32  | 101
Voting share  | 68.3%  | 31.7%  |

## Major legislation

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### Enacted

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* The Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 reorganized the executive branch into agency function categories, stopped short of consolidation of the more than 250 executive branch agencies, boards and commissions.
* The Oklahoma Franchise Tax Code established the franchise tax in Oklahoma.

## Leadership

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Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as President of the Senate, presiding over ceremonial session activities.[2] Rodger Randle, of Tulsa, served as President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. The Republican Minority leader of the Senate was Timothy D. Leonard.

The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was Jim Barker.[1] Lonnie Abbot served as Speaker Pro Tempore. The Republican Minority leader of the House was Frank W. Davis.[1]

## Members

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### Senate

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President Pro Tempore Rodger Randle District  | Name  | Party  | Towns Represented

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Lt-Gov  | Spencer Bernard | Dem | President of Senate
1  | William Schuelein | Dem  | Grove, Jay, Miami
2  | Stratton Taylor | Dem  | Claremore, Pryor
3  | Herb Rozell  | Dem  | Stilwell, Tahlequah
4  | Joe Johnson  | Dem  | Poteau, Sallisaw
5  | Gerald Dennis  | Dem  | Atoka, Hugo
6  | Roy Boatner  | Dem  | Durant
7  | Gene Stipe | Dem  | McAlester, Wilburton
8  | Robert Miller  | Dem  | Beggs, Henryetta, Okmulgee
9  | John Luton | Dem  | Muskogee
10  | John Dahl  | Dem  | Barnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska
11  | Bernard McIntyre | Dem  | Tulsa
12  | John Young  | Dem  | Bristow, Sapulpa
13  | Billie Floyd | Dem  | Ada, Atwood
14  | Darryl Roberts  | Dem  | Ardmore
15  | Bill Branch  | Dem  | Norman
16  | Lee Cate  | Dem  | Lexington, Norman, Purcell
17  | Roy Sadler  | Dem  | Shawnee
19  | Norman Lamb | Rep | Enid
20  | William O'Connor  | Rep  | Ponca City, Tonkawa
21  | Bernice Shedrick  | Dem  | Stillwater
22  | Ralph J. Choate  | Rep  | Hennessey, Kingfisher
23  | Ray Giles  | Dem  | Chickasha, Hinton
24  | Kenneth Landis  | Dem  | Duncan, Kellyville
26  | Gilmer Capps  | Dem  | Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
29  | Jerry Pierce  | Rep  | Bartlesville
31  | Paul Taliaferro  | Dem  | Lawton
32  | Al Terrill | Dem  | Lawton
33  | Rodger Randle | Dem  | Tulsa
34  | Robert Cullison  | Dem  | Tulsa
35  | Warren Green | Rep  | Tulsa
36  | Frank Rhodes  | Rep  | Tulsa
37  | Robert Hopkins  | Dem  | Sand Springs, Tulsa
38  | Wayne Wynne  | Dem  | Altus, Weatherford
39  | Jerry Smith  | Rep  | Tulsa
40  | Mike Combs  | Dem  | Oklahoma City
41  | Phil Watson | Rep  | Edmond
42  | James Howell  | Dem  | Midwest City
43  | Ben Brown  | Dem  | Oklahoma City
44  | Marvin York  | Dem  | Oklahoma City
45  | Helen Cole | Rep  | Moore, 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  | William Dawson Jr.  | Dem  | Seminole
51  | Charles Ford | Rep  | Tulsa
52  | E. W. Keller  | Rep  | Bethany, Oklahoma City
54  | Gerald Wright | Rep  | Oklahoma City

* Table based on state almanac.[3]

### House of Representatives

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Speaker of the House Jim Barker Name | District | Party | Counties

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Mike Murphy | 1 | Dem | McCurtain
Don Mentzer | 2 | Dem | Sequoyah
James Hamilton | 3 | Dem | LeFlore
William Willis | 4 | Dem | Cherokee
Rick Littlefield | 5 | Dem | Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa
George Vaughn | 6 | Dem | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers
Larry Roberts | 7 | Dem | Ottawa
J. D. Whorton | 8 | Rep | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Bob L. Brown | 9 | Rep | Rogers
A. C. Holden | 10 | Dem | Osage, Washington
Don Koppel | 11 | Rep | Nowata, Washington
Bob T. Harris | 12 | Dem | Muskogee, Wagoner
Jim Barker | 13 | Dem | Muskogee
John L. Monks | 14 | Dem | Muskogee
Walter R. McDonald | 15 | Dem | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee
Frank Shurden | 16 | Dem | Okmulgee
Gene Newby | 17 | Dem | Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg
Frank Harbin | 18 | Dem | Pittsburg
Gary Sherrer | 19 | Dem | Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Kenneth Converse | 20 | Dem | Atoka, Johnston, Pittsburg
Guy Gaylon Davis | 21 | Dem | Bryan
Jack F. Kelly | 22 | Dem | Carter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc
Kevin Easley | 23 | Dem | Tulsa, Wagoner
Glen D. Johnson, Jr. | 24 | Dem | Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Lonnie L. Abbott | 25 | Dem | Pontotoc
Robert Henry | 26 | Dem | Pottawatomie
Steve C. Lewis | 27 | Dem | Cleveland, Pottawatomie
Enoch Kelly Haney | 28 | Dem | Okfuskee, Seminole
Jim Formby | 29 | Dem | Creek
Benny Vanatta | 30 | Dem | Creek
Frank W. Davis | 31 | Rep | Logan, Noble
Charlie Morgan | 32 | Dem | Lincoln, Logan
Michael Don Morris | 33 | Rep | Payne
Larry Gish | 34 | Dem | Payne
Larry Ferguson[4] | 35 | Rep | Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne
Don Anderson | 36 | Dem | Osage
James Holt | 37 | Rep | Kay
Dorothy Conaghan | 38 | Rep | Alfalfa, Grant, Kay
Steven Boeckman | 39 | Rep | Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major
Homer Rieger | 40 | Rep | Garfield
John McMillen | 41 | Rep | Garfield
Bill Mitchell | 42 | Dem | Garvin, Grady
Harold Hale | 43 | Dem | Canadian
Carolyn Thompson | 44 | Dem | Cleveland
Cal Hobson | 45 | Dem | Cleveland
Joe Cunningham | 46 | Rep | Cleveland, McClain
Denver Talley | 47 | Dem | Grady
A Don Duke | 48 | Dem | Carter
Bill Brewster | 49 | Dem | Carter, Love, Marshall
JD Blodgett | 50 | Rep | Stephens
Bill Smith | 51 | Dem | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
Howard Cotner | 52 | Dem | Jackson
Nancy Virtue | 53 | Dem | Cleveland
Ken McKenna | 54 | Rep | Cleveland
Emil Lee Grieser | 55 | Dem | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita
Tom Manar | 56 | Dem | Caddo
Bill Widener | 57 | Dem | Blaine, Custer
Lewis Kamas | 58 | Rep | Woods, Woodward
Dr. Rollin D. Reimer | 59 | Dem | Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Danny George | 60 | Dem | Beckham, Greer, Harmon
Walter Hill | 61 | Rep | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas
Ken Harris | 62 | Dem | Comanche
Lloyd Benson | 63 | Dem | Comanche, Tillman
Butch Hooper | 64 | Dem | Comanche
Jim Glover | 65 | Dem | Comanche
Pete Riggs | 66 | Dem | Tulsa
Wayne Cozort | 67 | Rep | Tulsa
Jay Logan | 68 | Dem | Tulsa
Nelson Little | 69 | Rep | Tulsa
Penny Williams | 70 | Dem | Tulsa
Bill Clark | 71 | Rep | Tulsa
Don McCorkle Jr. | 72 | Dem | Tulsa
Donald Ross | 73 | Dem | Tulsa
Gene Combs | 74 | Dem | Tulsa
Larry Schroeder[5] | 75 | Dem | Rogers, Tulsa
James Allen Williamson | 76 | Rep | Tulsa
Gary Stottlemyre | 77 | Dem | Tulsa
Frank Pitezel | 78 | Rep | Tulsa
James E. Henshaw | 79 | Rep | Tulsa
Joe Gordon | 80 | Rep | Tulsa
Gaylon Stacy | 81 | Rep | Oklahoma
George Osborne | 82 | Rep | Oklahoma
Joe Heaton | 83 | Rep | Oklahoma
Bill Graves | 84 | Rep | Oklahoma
Michael Hunter | 85 | Rep | Oklahoma
Larry Adair | 86 | Dem | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Sandy Sanders | 87 | Dem | Oklahoma
Linda Larason | 88 | Dem | Oklahoma
Rebecca Hamilton | 89 | Dem | Oklahoma
Mike J. Lawter | 90 | Dem | Oklahoma
Keith Leftwich | 91 | Dem | Oklahoma
Dale Patrick[6] | 92 | Dem | Oklahoma
Elna Jan Collins | 93 | Rep | Oklahoma
Gary Bastin | 94 | Dem | Oklahoma
David Craighead | 95 | Dem | Oklahoma
Maxine Kincheloe | 96 | Rep | Oklahoma
Kevin Cox | 97 | Dem | Oklahoma
Thomas Duckett | 98 | Dem | Canadian, Grady, Oklahoma
Freddye Williams | 99 | Dem | Oklahoma
Mike Fair | 100 | Rep | Canadian, Oklahoma
Susan Milton | 101 | Rep | Oklahoma

* Table based on government database of historic members.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)
2. ^ History of Lieutenant Governor, Ok.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)
3. ^ Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)
4. ^ He won a special election on April 30, 1985.
5. ^ He changed his party designation to Democratic in June 1985.
6. ^ changed party from Republican on July 18, 1985
7. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)

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