51st Oklahoma Legislature

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51st Oklahoma Legislature
Flag of Oklahoma
Term:	February 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
President of the Senate:	Jari Askins
President pro tempore of the Senate:	Mike Morgan
Co-President pro tempore of the Senate:	Glenn Coffee
Speaker of the House:	Lance Cargill
Members:	101 Representatives 48 Senators
House Majority:	Republican
Senate Majority:	Democratic

The Fifty first Oklahoma Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Oklahoma City from February 3, 2007 to February 2, 2009, during the first two years of the second administration of Governor Brad Henry.

Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Events 3 Major legislation 3.1 Enacted 3.2 Pending 3.3 Failed 4 Leadership 4.1 Senate 4.1.1 Democratic leadership 4.1.2 Republican leadership 4.2 House of Representatives 4.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership 4.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership 5 Members 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Dates of sessions

February 3, 2007–February 2, 2009 (scheduled)

• First regular session: February 3, 2007 – May 25, 2007
• Second regular session: February 4, 2008 – May 30, 2008

Previous: 50th Legislature • Next: 52nd Legislature

[edit] Events

Oklahoma

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Oklahoma

Constitution United States Constitution Oklahoma Constitution Executive Government Governor: Brad Henry Lieutentant Governor: Jari Askins Secretary of State: M. Susan Savage State Auditor: Jeff McMahan Attorney General: Drew Edmondson State Treasurer: Scott Meacham State School Superintendent: Sandy Garrett Labor Commissioner: Lloyd Fields Insurance Commissioner: Kim Holland Corporation Commission State Cabinet and State Agencies Legislature Legislature: 51st Senate President of the Senate: Jari Askins President pro tempore: Mike Morgan Co-President pro tempore: Glenn Coffee House of Representatives Speaker of the House: Chris Benge Judiciary Court System Supreme Court Court of Criminal Appeals Court of Civil Appeals Court on the Judiciary Court of Impeachment Nominating Commission Elections Elections State Election Board Last election Political parties Democratic Party Republican Party Divisions Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations Federal representation Senate Jim Inhofe (R) Tom Coburn (R) House of Representatives 1: John Sullivan (R) 2: Dan Boren (D) 3: Frank Lucas (R) 4: Tom Cole (R) 5: Mary Fallin (R) Politics of the United States

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• First time Republicans have ever held a majority in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for more than one term.
• First time Republicans have ever held an equal number of seats with Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate. However, since the Democrats have the tie breaking vote of Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma Jari Askins, they hold the position of President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.
• Republican Senator Nancy Riley switched to the Democratic Party in the summer of 2006.^[1]
• Resignation of Lance Cargill as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

[edit] Major legislation

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[edit] Enacted

[edit] Pending

[edit] Failed

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• President of the Senate:^[2] Jari Askins (D-Duncan^[3])
• President pro tempore: Mike Morgan (D-Stillwater)
• Co-President pro tempore: Glenn Coffee (R-Oklahoma City)

[edit] Democratic leadership

• Co-Floor Leader: Charlie Laster (Shawnee)
• Co-Assistant Floor Leader: Jay Paul Gunnam
• Co-Assistant Floor Leader: Jeff Rabon
• Democratic Whip: Susan Paddack
• Democratic Whip: Nancy Riley
• Democratic Whip: Charles Wyrick
• Democratic Caucus Chair: Kenneth Corn

[edit] Republican leadership

• Co-Floor Leader: Owen Laughin (Shawnee)
• Co-Assistant Floor Leader: Randy Brogdon
• Co-Assistant Floor Leader: Mike Mazzie
• Republican Whip: Kathleen Wilcoxson
• Republican Whip: Cliff Branan
• Republican Whip: Clark Folley
• Republican Caucus Chair: Todd Lamb

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker: Lance Cargill (R-Harrah)
• Speaker pro tempore: Gus Blackwell (R-Goodwell)

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

• Republican Majority Floor Leader: Greg Piatt
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Lee Denney
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Terry Ingmire
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Mike Jackson
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Daniel Sullivan
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Randy Terrill
• Republican Caucus Chairman: John Wright
• Republican Caucus Vice Chairman: Lisa J. Billy
• Majority Whip: Rob Johnson
• Deputy Majority Whip: Don Armes
• Deputy Majority Whip: Lisa J. Billy
• Deputy Majority Whip: Jeffrey W. Hickman
• Deputy Majority Whip: Mike Thompson
• Assistant Majority Whip: Marian Cooksey
• Assistant Majority Whip: Fred Jordan
• Assistant Majority Whip: Scott Martin
• Assistant Majority Whip: Steve Martin
• Assistant Majority Whip: Skye McNiel
• Assistant Majority Whip: Phil Richardson
• Assistant Majority Whip: Colby Schwartz
• Assistant Majority Whip: T. W. Shannon
• Republican Caucus Secretary: Ann Coody

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Democratic Minority Floor Leader: Danny Morgan
• Democratic Floor Leader: James Covey
• Deputy Democratic Floor Leader: Braddock, David
• Deputy Democratic Floor Leader: Ben Sherrer
• Deputy Democratic Floor Leader: Dale Turner
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Mike Brown
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Wallace Collins
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Joe Dorman
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Rebecca Hamilton
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Wes Hilliard
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Jerry McPeak
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Wade Rousselot
• Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Jabar Shumate
• Democratic Whip: Terry Harrison
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Chuck Hoskin
• Minority Caucus Vice Chairman: Ryan Kiesel
• Democratic Caucus Secretary: Eric Proctor

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

District	Name	Party	Hometown	First Elected	Towns Represented
Lt-Gov	Jari Askins	Democrat	Duncan	2006	President of Senate
1	Charles Wyrick	Democrat	Fairland	2004	Miami, Grove, Jay
2	Sean Burrage	Democrat	Claremore	2006	Claremore, Pryor
3	Jim Wilson	Democrat	Tahlequah	2004	Tahlequah, Stillwell
4	Kenneth Corn	Democrat	Howe	2002	Sallisaw, Poteau
5	Jeff Rebon	Democrat	Atoka	1996	Atoka, Hugo
6	Jay Paul Gumm	Democrat	Durant	2002	Durant
7	Richard Lerblance	Democrat	Hartshorne	2003	McAlester, Wilburton
8	Roger Ballenger	Democrat	Okmulgee	2006	Okmulgee, Henryetta
9	Earl Garrison	Democrat	Muskogee	2004	Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10	Joe Sweeden	Democrat	Pawhuska	2006	Pawhuska, Fairfax
11	Judy Eason McIntyre	Democrat	Tulsa	2004	Tulsa
12	Brian Bingman	Republican	Sapulpa	2006	Sapulpa, Bristow
13	Susan Paddack	Democrat	Ada	2004	Ada
14	Johnnie Crutchfield	Democrat	Ardmore	1998	Ardmore
15	Jonathan Nichols	Republican	Norman	2000	Norman
16	John Sparks	Democrat	Norman	2006	Norman, Purcell
17	Charlie Laster	Democrat	Shawnee	2003	Shawnee
18	Mary Easley	Democrat	Grand Lake Towne	2004	Wagoner, Tulsa
19	Patrick Anderson	Republican	Enid	2004	Enid
20	David Myers	Republican	Ponca City	2002	Ponca City
21	Mike Morgan	Democrat	Stillwater	1996	Stillwater
22	Mike Johnson	Republican	Kingfisher	1998	Kingfisher
23	Ron Justice	Republican	Chickasha	2004	Chickasha
24	Anthony Sykes	Republican	Moore	2006	Moore, Duncan
25	Mike Mazzei	Republican	Tulsa	2004	Tulsa, Broken Arrow
26	Tom Ivester	Democrat	Sayre	2006	Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
27	Owen Laughlin	Republican	Woodward	1996	Woodward, Guymon
28	Harry Coates	Republican	Seminole	2002	Seminole
29	John Ford	Republican	Bartlesville	2004	Bartlesville
30	Glenn Coffee	Republican	Oklahoma City	1998	Oklahoma City
31	Don Barrington	Republican	Lawton	2004	Lawton
32	Randy Bass	Democrat	Lawton	2004	Lawton
33	Tom Adelson	Democrat	Tulsa	2004	Tulsa
34	Randy Brogdon	Republican	Owasso	2002	Owasso, Tulsa
35	James Williamson	Republican	Tulsa	1996	Tulsa
36	Bill Brown	Republican	Broken Arrow	2006	Broken Arrow, Tulsa
37	Nancy Riley	Democrat	Tulsa	2000	Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby
38	Mike Schulz	Republican	Altus	2006	Altus, Weatherford
39	Brian Crain	Republican	Tulsa	2004	Tulsa
40	Cliff Branan	Republican	Oklahoma City	2002	Oklahoma City
41	Clark Jolley	Republican	Edmond	2004	Edmond
42	Cliff Aldridge	Republican	Midwest City	2002	Midwest City
43	Jim Reynolds	Republican	Oklahoma City	2000	Oklahoma City, Del City
44	Debbe Leftwich	Democrat	Oklahoma City	2003	Oklahoma City
45	Kathleen Wilcoxson	Republican	Oklahoma City	1996	Oklahoma City, Moore
46	Andrew Rice	Democrat	Oklahoma City	2006	Oklahoma City
47	Todd Lamb	Republican	Edmond	2004	Edmond, Oklahoma City
48	Constance N. Johnson	Democrat	Oklahoma City	2006	Oklahoma City

[edit] House of Representatives

Name	District	Party	City
Jerry Ellis	1	Democratic	Valliant
Glen Bud Smithson	2	Democratic	Sllisaw
Neil Brannon	3	Democratic	Arkoma
Mike Brown	4	Democratic	Tahlequah
Doug Cox	5	Republican	Grove
Chuck Hoskin	6	Democratic	Vinita
Larry Glenn	7	Democratic	Miami
Ben Sherrer	8	Democratic	Pryor
Tad Jones	9	Republican	Claremor
Steve Martin	10	Republican	Bartlesville
Earl Sears	11	Republican	Bartlesville
Wade Rousselot	12	Democratic	Okay
Jerry McPeak	13	Democratic	Warner
George Faught	14	Republican	Muskogee
Ed Cannaday	15	Democratic	Porum
Jerry Shoemake	16	Democratic	Morris
Brian Renegar	17	Democratic	McAlester
Terry Harrison	18	Democratic	McAlester
R. C. Pruett	19	Democratic	Antler
Paul D. Roan	20	Democratic	Tishimingo
John Carey	21	Democratic	Durant
Wes Hilliard	22	Democratic	Sulphur
Sue Tibbs	23	Republican	Tulsa
Dale Turner	24	Democratic	Holdenville
Todd Thomsen	25	Republican	Ada
Kris Steele	26	Republican	Shawnee
Shane Jett	27	Republican	Tecumseh
Ryan Kiesel	28	Democratic	Seminole
Skye McNiel	29	Republican	Bristow
Mark McCullough	30	Republican	Sapulpa
Jason Murphey	31	Republican	Guthrie
Danny Morgan	32	Democratic	Prague
Lee Denney	33	Republican	Cushing
Terry Ingmire	34	Republican	Stillwater
Rex Duncan	35	Republican	Sand Springs
Scott BigHorse	36	Democratic	Pawhuska
Ken Luttrell	37	Democratic	Ponca City
Dale DeWitt	38	Republican	Braman
Marian Cooksey	39	Republican	Edmond
Mike Jackson	40	Republican	Enid
John Enns	41	Republican	Waukomis
Lisa J. Billy	42	Republican	Purcell
Colby Schwartz	43	Republican	Yukon
Bill Nations	44	Democratic	Norman
Wallace Collins	45	Democratic	Norman
Scott Martin	46	Republican	Norman
Susan Winchester	47	Republican	Chickasha
Greg Piatt	48	Republican	Ardmore
Terry Hyman	49	Democratic	Leon
Dennis Johnson	50	Republican	Kingfisher
Ray McCarter	51	Democratic	Marlow
David Braddock	52	Democratic	Altus
Randy Terrill	53	Republican	Moore
Paul Wesselhoft	54	Republican	Moore
Ryan McMullen	55	Democratic	Burns Flat
Phil Richardson	56	Republican	Minco
James Covey	57	Democratic	Custer City
Jeffrey W. Hickman	58	Republican	Dacoma
Rob Johnson	59	Republican	Kingfisher
Purcy D. Walker	60	Democratic	Elk City
Gus Blackwell	61	Republican	Goodwell
T. W. Shannon	62	Republican	Lawton
Don Armes	63	Republican	Faxon
Ann Coody	64	Republican	Lawtwon
Joe Dorman	65	Democratic	Rush Springs
Lucky Lamons	66	Democratic	Tulsa
Pam Peterson	67	Republican	Tulsa
Chris Benge	68	Republican	Tulsa
Fred Jordan	69	Republican	Jenks
Ron Peters	70	Republican	Tulsa
Daniel Sullivan	71	Republican	Tulsa
Darrell Gilbert	72	Democratic	Tulsa
Jabar Shumate	73	Democratic	Tulsa
David Derby	74	Republican	Owasso
Dennis Adkins	75	Republican	Tulsa
John Wright	76	Republican	Broken Arrow
Eric Proctor	77	Democratic	Tulsa
Jeannie McDaniel	78	Democratic	Tulsa
Weldon Watson	79	Republican	Tulsa
Ron Peterson	80	Republican	Broken Arrow
Ken Miller	81	Republican	Edmond
Guy Liebmann	82	Republican	Oklahoma City
Randy McDaniel	83	Republican	Oklahoma City
Sally Kern	84	Republican	Oklahoma City
David Dank	85	Republican	Oklahoma City
John Auffet	86	Democratic	Stillwell
Trebor Worthen	87	Republican	Oklahoma City
Al McAffrey	88	Democratic	Oklahoma City
Rebecca Hamilton	89	Democratic	Oklahoma City
Charles Key	90	Republican	Oklahoma City
Mike Reynolds	91	Republican	Oklahoma City
Richard Morrissette	92	Democratic	Oklahoma City
Al Lindley	93	Democratic	Oklahoma City
Scott Inman	94	Democratic	Oklahoma City
Charlie Joyner	95	Republican	Midwest City
Lance Cargill	96	Republican	Harrah
Mike Shelton	97	Democratic	Oklahoma City
John Trebilcock	98	Republican	Tulsa
Anastasia Pittman	99	Democratic	Oklahoma City
Mike Thompson	100	Republican	Oklahoma City
Gary Banz	101	Republican	Midwest City

[edit] See also

• Oklahoma state elections, 2006

[edit] References