40th Oklahoma Legislature

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.

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

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

Senate

President Pro Tempore Rodger Randle

District	Name	Party	Towns Represented
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	Stillwell, 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

Speaker of the House Jim Barker

Name	District	Party	Counties
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
Don 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
Jim 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

1. 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, 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 of 1985.
6. changed party from Republican on July 18, 1985
7. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)