The Thirty-sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in session from January 4 to June 8, 1977, from June 13 to June 17, 1977, and from January 3 to March 28, 1978, during the term of Governor David L. Boren.A Century to Remember , Oklahoma House. (accessed July 30, 2013)

Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate.History of Lieutenant Governor (accessed July 10, 2013) Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The 1978 session was marked by a student protest over rumors that state legislators were planning to close Langston University.

Dates of sessions Organizational day: January 4, 1977 First regular session: January 4-June 8, 1977 Special session: June 13–17, 1977 Second regular session: January 3-March 28, 1978 Previous: 35th Legislature • Next: 37th Legislature

Major events On March 1, 1978, student protesters upset with rumors that the state legislature would attempt to close Langston University broke past security in the Oklahoma State Capitol and trapped state legislators in the building. Although, the state legislators eventually escaped, the university was not close and received additional funding.

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 38 10 48Voting share79.2%20.8%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 81 20 101Voting share80.2%19.8%

Leadership

Democratic President Pro Tempore: Gene C. Howard Speaker: William Willis Speaker Pro Tempore: Spencer Bernard

Republican Minority leader of the Senate: Minority leader of the House: Kent Frates

Members

Senate DistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovGeorge NighDemPresident of Senate1William SchueleinDemGrove, Jay, Miami2Robert WadleyDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah4Joe JohnsonDemPoteau, Sallisaw5Jim LaneDemAtoka, Hugo6Roy BoatnerDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Kenneth ButlerDemHenryetta, Okmulgee9John LutonDemMuskogee10John DahlDemFairfax, Pawhuska12John YoungDemSapulpa13James W. McDanielDemAda, Atwood14Ernest MartinDemArdmore15Charles VannDemNorman16Lee CateDemNorman, Purcell, Lexington17John CliftonDemShawnee19Norman LambRepEnid20Roy GranthamDemPonca City, Tonkawa21Robert MurphyDemStillwater22Gideon TinsleyRepKingfisher23Ray GilesDemChickasha, Hinton24Wayne HoldenDemDuncan25Herschal CrowDemAltus26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum27Ed BerrongDemWeatherford29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton32Al TerrillDemLawton33Rodger RandleDemTulsa34Bob ShatwellDemTulsa35Warren GreenRepTulsa36Gene C. HowardDemTulsa37Finis SmithDemTulsa38Frank KeatingRepTulsa39Stephen WolfeRepTulsa40Phillip LambertDemOklahoma City41Phil Watson RepEdmond42James F. HowellDemMidwest City43Don KilpatrickDemDel City, Oklahoma City44Marvin YorkDemOklahoma City45Jimmy BirdsongDemMoore, Oklahoma City46Mary HelmRepOklahoma City47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City48E. Melvin PorterDemOklahoma City49Leon B. FieldDemGuymon50Bill DawsonDemSeminole52E. W. KellerRepBethany, Oklahoma City54Bob FunstonDemTulsa Table based on 2005 state almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , p. 760-762, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed June 28, 2013)

House of Representatives Name District Party CountiesMike Murphy 1 Dem McCurtainBob Parris 2 Dem Adair, SequoyahMick Thompson 3 Dem Leflore, McCurtainWilliam Willis 4 Dem CherokeeWiley Sparkman 5 Dem Adair, DelawareGeorge Vaughn 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, Ottawa, RogersJoe Fitzgibbon 7 Dem OttawaJ. D. Whorton 8 Rep Delaware, Mayes, RogersBill Crutcher 9 Dem Nowata, RogersA. C. Holden 10 Dem Osage, WashingtonRobert Kane 11 Rep Nowata, WashingtonBill Lancaster 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerJim Barker 13 Dem MuskogeeJohn Monks 14 Dem MuskogeeCharles Peterson 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, PittsburgJoseph Bennett 16 Dem Okmulgee"Red" Caldwell 17 Dem Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, PittsburgWilliam Ervin 18 Dem PittsburgHollis Roberts 19 Dem Choctaw, Pittsburg, PushmatahaBob Trent 20 Dem Atoka, Johnston, PittsburgGuy Gaylon Davis 21 Dem BryanKenneth Converse 22 Dem Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Murray, PontotocHarold Monlux 23 Dem Tulsa, WagonerBill Robinson 24 Dem Coal, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, PittsburgLonnie Abbott 25 Dem PontotocRobert Harlan Henry 26 Dem PottawatomieJames Townsend 27 Dem Cleveland, Oklahoma, PottawatomieJeff Johnston 28 Dem SeminoleOval Cunningham 29 Dem Creek, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeDon Thompson 30 Dem CreekJames Cummings 31 Rep Kingfisher, Logan, NobleCharlie Morgan 32 Dem Lincoln, Logan, OkfuskeeJoe Manning 33 Dem PayneDaniel Draper 34 Dem PayneDon Johnson 35 Dem Creek, Kay, Noble, Osage, PawneeBilly Kennedy 36 Dem Kay, OsageJames Holt 37 Rep KayDorothy Conaghan 38 Rep Grant, KayRobert Milacek 39 Rep Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, MajorThomas Rogers 40 Dem GarfieldRobert Anderson 41 Rep GarfieldTom Stephenson 42 Dem Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, KingfisherMark Hammons 43 Dem CanadianCleta Deatherage 44 Dem ClevelandGlenn Floyd 45 Dem ClevelandCharles Elder 46 Dem Garvin, Grady, McClainSpencer Bernard 47 Dem Grady, McClainDon Duke 48 Dem CarterBill Bradley 49 Dem Carter, Cotton, JeffersonBob Wilson 50 Dem StephensVernon Dunn 51 Dem Carter, Garvin, StephensHoward Cotner 52 Dem Jackson, KiowaBob Harper 53 Dem Comanche, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, TillmanKenneth Craig 54 Dem ClevelandHarvey Weichel 55 Dem Caddo, Kiowa, WashitaJames Kardokus 56 Dem Caddo, Comanche, GradyWayne Winn 57 Dem Beckham, CusterLewis Kamas 58 Dem Major, Woods, WoodwardMark Bradshaw 59 Dem Beaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, WoodwardVictor Wickersham 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, HarmonMarvin McKee 61 Rep Beaver, Cimarron, TexasDon Davis 62 Dem ComancheMarvin Baughman 63 Dem ComancheButch Hooper 64 Dem ComancheJim Glover 65 Dem ComancheDavid Riggs 66 Dem TulsaJoan Hastings 67 Rep TulsaRobert Hopkins 68 Dem TulsaWilliam Wiseman 69 Rep TulsaPaul Brunton 70 Rep TulsaHelen Arnold 71 Rep TulsaMandell Matheson 72 Dem TulsaBernard McIntyre 73 Dem TulsaRobert V. Cullison 74 Dem TulsaJim Hardesty 75 Dem TulsaJames Allen Williamson 76 Rep TulsaWilliam Poulos 77 Dem TulsaCharles Cleveland 78 Dem TulsaTed Cowan 79 Rep TulsaCharles Ford 80 Rep TulsaNeal McCaleb 81 Rep OklahomaBill Holaday 82 Rep OklahomaKent Frates 83 Rep OklahomaJudy Ann Swinton 84 Dem OklahomaGeorge Camp 85 Rep OklahomaRobert S. Kerr III 86 Dem OklahomaSandy Sanders 87 Dem OklahomaDon Denman 88 Dem OklahomaL. Bengtson 89 Dem OklahomaMike J. Lawter 90 Dem OklahomaKenneth Nance 91 Dem OklahomaJim Fried 92 Dem OklahomaJerry Steward 93 Dem OklahomaFred Joiner 94 Dem OklahomaDavid Craighead 95 Dem OklahomaJohn MisKellyHe died in 1977; James Briscoe was elected to the seat in August 1977. 96 Dem OklahomaHannah Atkins 97 Dem OklahomaThomas Duckett 98 Dem Canadian, OklahomaVisanio Johnson 99 Dem OklahomaTerry Campbell 100 Rep Canadian, OklahomaCarl Twidwell Jr. 101 Dem Oklahoma Table based on database.Historic Members , Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed July 10, 2013)

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