The Forty-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 3, 1995, to January 7, 1997, during the first two years of the first term of Governor Frank Keating. During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.Welfare Reform in Oklahoma , Oksenate.gov Issue Papers (accessed April 6, 2013).History of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (accessed April 6, 2013).
Dates of sessions Organizational day: January 3, 1995 First session: February 4-May 26, 1995 Second session: February 5-May 31, 1996 Previous: 44th Legislature • Next: 46th Legislature
Party composition
Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 31 17 48Voting share64.6%35.4%
House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 60 41 101Voting share59.4%40.6%
Major legislation
Enacted
1995 During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.Welfare Reform in Oklahoma , Oksenate.gov Issue Papers (accessed April 6, 2013).History of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (accessed April 6, 2013).
Leadership
Senate President Pro Tempore: Stratton Taylor Republican Minority leader: Howard Hendrick
House of Representatives Speaker: Glen D. Johnson, Jr. Speaker Pro Tempore: Jim Glover Majority Floor Leader: Lloyd Benson Republican Minority leader: Larry Ferguson
Members Changes in membership March 16, 1996: Representative Bill Widener of the 57th district died in office, leaving the seat vacant the rest of the session.
Senate
DistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovMary FallinRepPresident of Senate1Rick LittlefieldDemGrove, Jay, Miami2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemTahlequah, Stilwell4Larry DickersonDemSallisaw, Poteau5Jack BellDemAtoka, Hugo6Billy MickleDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Frank ShurdenDemHenryetta, Okmulgee9Ben RobinsonDemMuskogee, Ft. Gibson10J. Berry HarrisonDemFairfax, Pawhuska11Maxine HornerDemTulsa12Ted FisherDemSapulpa, Bristow13Dick WilkersonDemAda, Atwood14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore15Trish WeednDemNorman, Purcell16Cal HobsonDemNorman, Purcell, Lexington17Brad HenryDemShawnee18Kevin EasleyDemWagoner, Tulsa19Ed LongDemEnid20Paul MueggeRepPonca City, Tonkawa21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater22Bill GustafsonRepEl Reno, Kingfisher23Bruce PriceDemChickasha, Hinton24Carol MartinRepLawton26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville30Glenn CoffeeRepOklahoma City31Sam HeltonDemLawton, Duncan32Jim MaddoxDemLawton33Penny WilliamsDemTulsa34Grover CampbellRepOwasso, Tulsa35James WilliamsonRepTulsa37Lewis Long Jr.DemBixby, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford39Jerry L. SmithRepTulsa40Brooks DouglassRepOklahoma City41Mark SnyderRepEdmond42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City44Keith LeftwichDemOklahoma City45Helen ColeRepOklahoma City, Moore46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City47Mike FairRepEdmond, Oklahoma City48Angela MonsonDemOklahoma City49Don WilliamsDemOklahoma City50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole51Charles FordRepTulsa52Howard HendrickRepBethany, Oklahoma City54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City Table based on list of all state senators and years served. Senate districts 25, 27, 28, 36, and 53 did not exist in 1995.All Senate List , Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)
House of Representatives Name District Party Counties in DistrictTerry Matlock 1 Dem LeFlore, McCurtainJ. T. Stites 2 Dem SequoyahKenneth Corn 3 Dem LeFloreBob Ed Culver 4 Dem Cherokee, SequoyahJoe Hutchison 5 Dem Craig, Delaware, Mayes Joe Eddins 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, RogersLarry Roberts 7 Dem OttawaLarry Rice 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers, WagonerTad Jones 9 Rep RogersGary Taylor 10 Dem Nowata, Osage, WashingtonJim Dunlap 11 Rep Osage, WashingtonJerry Hefner 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerBill Settle 13 Dem Muskogee, WagonerBarbara Staggs 14 Dem MuskogeeBobby Frame 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, SequoyahM. C. Leist 16 Dem Muskogee, OkmulgeeMike Mass 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, PittsburgLloyd Fields 18 Dem PittsburgRandall Erwin 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, PushmatahaTommy Thomas 20 Dem Atoka, Bryan, Coal, JohnstonJames Dunegan 21 Dem BryanDanny Hilliard 22 Dem Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, PontotocBetty Boyd 23 Dem Rogers, TulsaGlen D. Johnson Jr. 24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeBob Plunk 25 Dem PontotocBob Weaver 26 Dem PottawatomieDale Smith 27 Dem Cleveland, Lincoln, PottawatomieMike Ervin 28 Dem Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, SeminoleTodd Hiett 29 Rep Creek, TulsaMike Tyler 30 Rep Creek, TulsaFrank Davis 31 Rep Logan, OklahomaDon Kinnamon 32 Dem Creek, LincolnDale Wells 33 Dem Logan, PayneTerry Ingmire 34 Rep PayneLarry Ferguson 35 Rep Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, TulsaJoe Sweeden 36 Dem Osage, TulsaJim Newport 37 Dem Kay, OsageJim Reese 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, Kay Wayne Pettigrew 39 Rep Canadian, Kingfisher, OklahomaJohn Sellers 40 Dem GarfieldCurt Roggow 41 Rep Garfield, Kingfisher, LoganBill Mitchell 42 Dem Garvin, Grady, McClainTony Kouba 43 Rep Canadian, OklahomaBill Nations 44 Dem ClevelandWallace Collins 45 Dem ClevelandDoug Miller 46 Rep Cleveland, McClainSusan Winchester 47 Rep CanadianGreg Piatt 48 Rep Carter, Garvin, MurrayFred Stanley 49 Dem Carter, Love, MarshallJari Askins 50 Dem StephensRay McCarter 51 Dem Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, StephensDavid Braddock 52 Dem Harmon, JacksonCarolyn Coleman 53 Rep ClevelandJoan Greenwood 54 Rep ClevelandJack Bonny 55 Dem Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, WashitaRon Langmacher 56 Dem Caddo, Canadian, GradyBill Widener (until March 16, 1996) 57 Dem Blaine, Custer, DeweyElmer Maddux 58 Rep Major, Woods, WoodwardClay Pope 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, WoodwardRandy Beutler 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger MillsJack Begley 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, WoodwardAbe Deutschendorf 62 Dem ComancheLoyd Benson 63 Dem Comanche, TillmanRon Kirby 64 Dem ComancheJim Glover 65 Dem Comanche, GradyRuss Roach 66 Dem TulsaHopper Smith 67 Rep TulsaChris Benge 68 Rep TulsaFred Perry 69 Rep TulsaJohn Bryant 70 Rep TulsaJohn Sullivan 71 Rep TulsaDarrell Gilbert 72 Dem TulsaDonald Ross 73 Dem Osage, TulsaJohn Smaligo 74 Rep Osage, Rogers, TulsaMike Thornbrugh 75 Rep Tulsa, WagonerJohn Wright 76 Rep Tulsa, WagonerMark Liotta 77 Rep TulsaFlint Breckinridge 78 Rep TulsaChris Hastings 79 Rep TulsaScott Adkins 80 Rep TulsaRay Vaughn 81 Rep OklahomaLeonard Sullivan 82 Rep OklahomaFred Morgan 83 Rep OklahomaWilliam D. Graves 84 Rep OklahomaOdilia Dank 85 Rep OklahomaLarry Adair 86 Dem Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, MayesRobert Worthen 87 Rep OklahomaDebbie Blackburn 88 Dem OklahomaCharles Gray 89 Dem OklahomaCharles Key 90 Rep OklahomaDan Webb 91 Rep OklahomaBill Paulk 92 Dem OklahomaAl Lindley 93 Dem OklahomaGary Bastin 94 Dem OklahomaBill Case 95 Rep OklahomaMark Seikel 96 Rep OklahomaKevin Cox 97 Dem OklahomaTim Pope 98 Rep Canadian, ClevelandOpio Toure 99 Dem OklahomaRichard Phillips 100 Rep OklahomaForrest Claunch 101 Rep Oklahoma Original table based on database of historic members.Historic members , Okhouse.gov(accessed June 27, 2013) Corrected (partially) by static list of all historic membershttps://former.okhouse.gov/Documents/ALLHOUSE-LIST.pdf ALL MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
See also Oklahoma state elections, 1994
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