30th Oklahoma Legislature

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30th Oklahoma Legislature
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Composition:
Senate
40   7  
House
77   22  

The Thirtieth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 5 to July 22, 1965, during the first term of Governor Henry Bellmon.[1] It was the last time the state legislature met only once every two years,[1] and the first time since A. C. Hamlin left office in 1910 that the legislature included black members.[2]

Lieutenant Governor Leo Winters served as President of the Senate, Clem McSpadden served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and J. D. McCarty served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of session[edit]

  • January 5-July 22, 1965[1]

Previous: 29th Legislature • Next: 31st Legislature

Major events[edit]

  • The state legislature impeached Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice N. B. Johnson, convicting him on May 12, 1965.[1]

Party composition[edit]

Senate[edit]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
40 7 48
Voting share 85.4% 14.6%

House[edit]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
77 22 99
Voting share 77.8% 22.2%

Leadership[edit]

Staff[edit]

  • Chief Clerk of the House: Louise Stockton[1]

Members[edit]

Senate[edit]

Name District Party Towns
Robert Gee 1 Dem Grove, Jay, Miami
Clem McSpadden 2 Dem Claremore, Pryor
Claude Berry 3 Dem Stilwell, Tahlequah
Clem Hamilton 4 Dem Poteau, Sallisaw
Leroy McClendon 5 Dem Atoka, Hugo, Idabel
John Massey 6 Dem Durant
Gene Stipe 7 Dem McAlester
Tom Payne 8 Dem Okmulgee, Henryetta
John Luton 9 Dem Muskogee
Raymond Horn 10 Dem Barnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuskee
Allen Nichols 10 Dem Wewoka
John Young 12 Dem Bristow, Sapulpa
George Miller 13 Dem Ada
Ernest Martin 14 Dem Ardmore
Glen Ham 15 Dem Norman
Hal Muldrow 16 Dem Lexington, Norman
Ralph Graves 17 Dem Shawnee
Boyd Cowden 18 Dem Chandler, Seminole
Richard Romang 19 Rep Enid
Roy Grantham 20 Dem Ponca City, Tonkawa
Robert Murphy 21 Dem Stillwater
Roy C. Boecher 22 Rep Stillwater
Don Baldwin 23 Dem Chickasha
Wayne Holden 24 Dem Duncan
Anthony M. Massad 25 Dem Altus
Byron Dacus 26 Dem Elk City
Ed Berrong 27 Dem Weatherford
G. O. Williams 28 Rep Woodward, Oklahoma
Denzil Garrison 29 Rep Bartlesville
Leon B. Field 30 Dem Guymon, Texhoma
Paul Taliaferro 31 Dem Lawton
Al Terrill 32 Dem Lawton
Ed Bradley 33 Dem Tulsa
Charles Pope 34 Dem Tulsa
Beauchamp Selman 35 Dem Tulsa
Gene C. Howard 36 Dem Tulsa
Finis Smith 37 Dem Tulsa
Ralph Rhoades 38 Rep Tulsa
Dewey Bartlett 39 Dem Tulsa
Richard Stansberry 40 Rep Oklahoma City
Bryce Baggett 41 Dem Edmond, Oklahoma City
H. B. Atkinson 42 Dem Midwest City
John Garrett 43 Dem Del City, Oklahoma City
J. Lee Keels 44 Dem Oklahoma City
Jimmy Birdson 45 Dem Oklahoma City
Cleeta John Rogers 46 Dem Oklahoma City
Ted Findeiss 47 Rep Oklahoma City
E. Melvin Porter 48 Dem Oklahoma City
  • Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.[4]

House of Representatives[edit]

Name District Party County
Joe Hendrix 1 Dem McCurtain
Ray Fine 2 Dem LeFlore, Sequoyah
Rucker Blankenship 3 Dem LeFlore
William Willis 4 Dem Adair, Cherokee
Wiley Sparkman 5 Dem Adair, Delaware
J. D. Witt 6 Dem Craig, Ottawa
Joseph Mountford 7 Dem Ottawa
J. W. Bynum 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers
Bill Briscoe 9 Dem Nowata, Rogers
James Connor 10 Rep Washington
Charles Doornbos 11 Rep Washington
Vol Howard Odom 12 Dem Muskogee, Wagoner
Mike Frix 13 Dem Muskogee
William Nigh 14 Dem Muskogee
Martin Odom 15 Dem McIntosh, Okmulgee
Ed Cole 16 Dem Okmulgee
Jim Cook 17 Dem Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg
William Skeith 18 Dem Pittsburg
Wayne Sanguin 19 Dem Choctaw, Pushmataha
John Rushing 20 Dem Atoka, Bryan, Love, Marshall
Pauline Tabor 21 Dem Bryan
Kenneth Converse 22 Dem Garvin, Johnston, Murray
W. W. Burnett 23 Dem Garvin
Hugh Sandlin 24 Dem Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc
Lonnie Abbott 25 Dem Pontotoc
John Levergood 26 Dem Pottawatomie
James Townsend 27 Dem Pottawatomi, Seminole
Raymond Reed 28 Dem Seminole
Lou Stockton Allard 29 Dem Okfuskee, Creek
Heber Finch Jr. 30 Dem Creek
Ruth Patterson 31 Rep Noble, Logan
Barbour Cox 32 Dem Lincoln, Logan
H. L. Sparks 33 Dem Payne
Jake Hesser 34 Dem Payne
Rex Privett 35 Dem Osage, Pawnee
Virgil Tinker 36 Dem Osage
Ray Peterson 37 Dem Kay
Brian Conaghan 38 Rep Kay
Lynn Thornhill 39 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, Major
Bert Page 40 Rep Garfield
Harold Hunter 41 Rep Garfield
Robert Barr 42 Dem Blaine, Kingfisher
Ralph Watkins 43 Dem Canadian
Phil Smalley 44 Dem Cleveland
Leland Wolf 45 Dem Cleveland
Norman A. Smith 46 Dem Grady, McClain
Spencer Bernard 47 Dem Grady
Burke Mordy 48 Dem Carter
Bill Bradley 49 Dem Carter, Jefferson
Jerome Sullivan Jr. 50 Dem Stephens
Vernon Dunn 51 Dem Cotton, Stephens
Larry Derryberry 52 Dem Jackson
Frank Patterson 53 Dem Jackson, Tillman
David Hutchens 54 Dem Greer, Kiowa
Don Greenhaw 55 Dem Caddo, Washita
Robert Goodfellow 56 Dem Caddo
J. Dickey Jr. 57 Dem Custer
A. L. Murrow 58 Rep Woods, Woodward
Jack Harrison 59 Dem Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills
James Fowler 60 Dem Beckham, Harmon
Mike Grey 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, Texas
Donald Beauchamp 62 Dem Comanche
D. D. Raibourn 63 Dem Comanche
Walter Hutchins 64 Dem Comanche
Fred Ferrell Jr. 65 Dem Comanche
Tot Brown 66 Dem Tulsa
Douglas Wixson 67 Rep Tulsa
Robert Hopkins 68 Dem Tulsa
Joe Musgrave 69 Rep Tulsa
Joseph McGraw 70 Rep Tulsa
Warren Green 71 Rep Tulsa
John McCune 72 Dem Tulsa
Curtis Lawson 73 Dem Tulsa
George Hargrave Jr. 74 Dem Tulsa
Roger Smithey 75 Dem Tulsa
Percy Butler 76 Rep Tulsa
William Poulos 77 Dem Tulsa
Howard Williams 78 Rep Tulsa
Leslie Guy Ferguson 79 Rep Tulsa
Peyton Breckinridge 80 Rep Tulsa
C. Spearman Jr. 81 Dem Oklahoma
Bill Holaday 82 Rep Oklahoma
G. T. Blankenship 83 Rep Oklahoma
Nathan Sherman 84 Rep Oklahoma
John Drake 85 Rep Oklahoma
Thomas Taggart 86 Rep Oklahoma
George Camp 87 Rep Oklahoma
Red Andrews 88 Dem Oklahoma
L. Bengtson Jr. 89 Dem Oklahoma
Thomas Bamberger 90 Dem Oklahoma
Joe Roselle 91 Dem Oklahoma
J. D. McCarty 92 Dem Oklahoma
E. W. Smith 93 Dem Oklahoma
Ray Trent 94 Dem Oklahoma
A. J. Clemons 95 Dem Oklahoma
John Miskelly 96 Dem Oklahoma
Jerry Sokolosky 97 Dem Oklahoma
John B. White 98 Dem Oklahoma
Archibald Hill Jr. 99 Dem Oklahoma
  • Table based on database of historic members.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 16, 2013)
  2. ^ Hinton, Mick. Young, minority lawmakers highlight changes, Tulsa World, February 4, 2007 (accessed June 19, 2013)
  3. ^ History of the Lieutenant Governor's Office (accessed June 16, 2013)
  4. ^ 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 28, 2013)
  5. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)

External links[edit]

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