35th Oklahoma Legislature

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,[1] during the governorship of David L. Boren.

35th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Gene C. Howard (D)
Speaker of the House:
William Willis (D)
Term:
January 1975-January 1977
Composition:
Senate
38   10  
House
78   23  

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[1]
  • Second regular session: January 6-June 9, 1976[1]
  • Special session: July 19–23, 1976[1]

Previous: 34th Legislature • Next: 36th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
38 10 48
Voting share 79.2% 20.8%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
78 23 101
Voting share 77.2% 22.8%

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Republican leadership

Members

Senate

District Name Party Towns Represented
Lt-Gov George Nigh Dem President of Senate
1 William Schuelein Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Robert Wadley Dem Claremore, Pryor
3 Herb Rozell Dem Stillwell, Tahlequah
4 James Hamilton Dem Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Jim Lane Dem Atoka, Hugo
6 Roy Boatner Dem Durant
7 Gene Stipe Dem McAlester, Wilburton
8 Kenneth Butler Dem Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 John Luton Dem Muskogee
10 John Dahl Dem Fairfax, Pawhuska
12 John Young Dem Bristow, Sapulpa
13 Wes Watkins Dem Ada
14 Ernest Martin Dem Ardmore
15 Glen Ham Dem Norman
16 Lee Cate Dem Lexington, Norman, Purcell
17 Ralph Graves Dem Shawnee
19 Norman Lamb Rep Enid
20 Roy Grantham Dem Ponca City, Tonkawa
21 Robert Murphy Dem Stillwater
22 Gideon Tinsley Rep Kingfisher
23 Ray Giles Dem Chickasha, Hinton
24 Wayne Holden Dem Duncan
25 Herschal Crow Dem Altus
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Elk City, Mangum, Sayre
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 Bob Shatwell Dem Tulsa
35 Jim Inhofe 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 Phillip Lambert Dem Oklahoma City
41 Phil Watson Rep Edmond
42 James Howell Dem Midwest City
43 John Garrett Dem Del City, Oklahoma City
44 Marvin York Dem Oklahoma City
45 Jimmy Birdsong Dem Moore, Oklahoma City
46 Mary Helm Rep Oklahoma City
47 John R. McCune Rep Oklahoma City
48 E. Melvin Porter Dem Oklahoma City
49 Leon B. Field Dem Guymon
50 Bill Dawson Dem Seminole
52 E.W. Keller Rep Bethany, Oklahoma City
54 Bob Funston Dem Tulsa

Table based on 2005 state almanac.[2]

House of Representatives

NameDistrictPartyCounties
Mike Murphy1DemMcCurtain
Bob Parris2DemAdair, Sequoyah
Joe Johnson3DemLeflore, McCurtain
William Willis4DemCherokee
Wiley Sparkman5DemAdair, Delaware
George Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers
Joe Fitzgibbon7DemOttawa
J. D. Whorton8RepMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Bill Briscoe9DemNowata, Rogers
A. C. Holden10DemOsage, Washington
Robert Kane11RepNowata, Washington
Howard Odom[3]12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
Drew Edmondson13DemMuskogee
John Monks14DemMuskogee
Charles Peterson15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg
Joseph Bennett16DemOkmulgee
"Red" Caldwell17DemHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
William Ervin18DemPittsburg
Hollis Roberts19DemChoctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha
Gary Payne20DemAtoka, Bryan, Johnston, Love, Marshall
Guy Gaylon Davis21DemBryan
Kenneth Converse22DemAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc
Charles Prentice23RepTulsa, Wagoner
Bill Robinson24DemCoal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg
Lonnie Abbott25DemPontotoc
Charles T. Henry26DemPottawatomie
James Townsend27DemCleveland, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie
Jeff Johnston28DemSeminole
Oval Cunningham29DemCreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Don Thompson30DemCreek
James Cummings31RepKingfisher, Logan, Noble
Charlie Morgan32DemLincoln, Logan, Okfuskee
Joe Manning33DemPayne
Daniel Draper34DemPayne
Don Johnson35DemCreek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee
Billy Kennedy36DemKay, Osage
James Holt37RepKay
Dorothy Conaghan38RepGrant, Kay
Lynn Thornhill39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Major
Thomas Rogers40DemGarfield
Robert Anderson41RepGarfield
Tom Stephenson42DemBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher
Mark Hammons43DemCanadian
Mina Hibdon44RepCleveland
Glenn Floyd45DemCleveland
Charles Elder46DemGarvin, Grady, McClain
Spencer Bernard47DemGrady, McClain
Don Duke48DemCarter
Bill Bradley49DemCarter, Cotton, Jefferson
Bob Wilson50DemStephens
Vernon Dunn51DemCarter, Garvin, Stephens
Howard Cotner52DemJackson, Kiowa
Bob Harper53DemComanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman
Ron Shotts54RepCleveland
Harvey Weichel55DemCaddo, Kiowa, Washita
James Kardokus56DemCaddo, Comanche, Grady
David Stratton57DemBeckham, Custer
Lewis Kamas58DemMajor, Woods, Woodward
Mark Bradshaw59DemBeaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward
Victor Wickersham60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon
Marvin McKee61RepBeaver, Cimarron, Texas
Don Davis62DemComanche
Gordon Beznoska63DemComanche
Butch Hooper64DemComanche
Fred Ferrell65DemComanche
Pete Riggs66DemTulsa
Joan Hastings67RepTulsa
Robert Hopkins68DemTulsa
William Wiseman69RepTulsa
Paul Brunton70RepTulsa
Warren Green71RepTulsa
Mandell Matheson72DemTulsa
Bernard McIntyre73DemTulsa
Robert V. Cullison74DemTulsa
Jim Hardesty75DemTulsa
James Allen Williamson76RepTulsa
William Poulos77DemTulsa
Charles Cleveland78DemTulsa
Ted Cowan79RepTulsa
Charles Ford80RepTulsa
Neal McCaleb81RepOklahoma
Bill Holaday82RepOklahoma
Kent Frates83RepOklahoma
Judy Ann Swinton84DemOklahoma
George Camp85RepOklahoma
David Hood86DemOklahoma
Sandy Sanders87DemOklahoma
Don Denman88DemOklahoma
L. Bengtson89DemOklahoma
Thomas Bamberger90DemOklahoma
Kenneth Nance91DemOklahoma
Jim Fried92DemOklahoma
Don Kilpatrick93DemOklahoma
Fred Joiner94DemOklahoma
David Craighead95DemOklahoma
John MisKelly96DemOklahoma
Hannah Atkins97DemOklahoma
Thomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Oklahoma
Visanio Johnson99DemOklahoma
Terry Campbell100RepCanadian, Oklahoma
Carl Twidwell Jr.101DemOklahoma
  • Membership data based on database of historic members.[4]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 16, 2013)
  2. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, p. 760-762, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed June 28, 2013)
  3. Bill Lancaster was elected in 1975 after Odom's death.
  4. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)
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