42nd Oklahoma Legislature
The Forty-second 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, 1989, to January 8, 1991, during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon. In 1989, a ballot question designated the sine die adjournment day, or last day of session, as the last Friday in May. Combined with the 90-day requirement, this moved the session start day to February, leaving the original start day in January as an organizational day.
Dates of sessions
- First regular session: January 3-May 26, 1989
- Special sessions: 46 days spanning August 14, 1989-May 2, 1990
- Second regular session: February 5-May 25, 1990
Party composition
Senate
House of Representatives
Major legislation
Enacted
- Education - HB 1017 was an education reform package enacted by the state legislature after Governor Henry Bellmon called for the longest special session in state history.
Leadership
Senate
Democratic State Senator Robert V. Cullison served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.Democratic State Senator Darryl F. Roberts served as Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
House of Representatives
Democratic leadership
served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the first regular session in 1989, but was ousted on May 17, 1989, due to political infighting. He was replaced by Steve Lewis, who served during the special and second regular sessions.Republican leadership
Joe Heaton served as Republican Minority leader.Members
Senate
- Table based on state almanac.
House of Representatives
| Name | District | Party | Counties in District |
| Mike Murphy | 1 | Dem | McCurtain |
| Don Mentzer | 2 | Dem | Sequoyah |
| James Hamilton | 3 | Dem | LeFlore |
| Robert Medearis | 4 | Dem | Cherokee |
| Rick Littlefield | 5 | Dem | Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa |
| George Vaughn Jr. | 6 | Dem | Craig, Mayes, Rogers |
| Larry Roberts | 7 | Dem | Ottawa |
| Larry Rice | 8 | Dem | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner |
| Dwayne Steidley | 9 | Dem | Rogers |
| Gary Taylor | 10 | Dem | Osage, Washington |
| Jim Dunlap | 11 | Rep | Nowata, Washington |
| Jerry Hefner | 12 | Dem | Muskogee, Wagoner |
| Jim Barker | 13 | Dem | Muskogee |
| Jeff Potts | 14 | Dem | Muskogee |
| Walter R. McDonald | 15 | Dem | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee |
| M. C. Leist | 16 | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Ronald Glenn | 17 | Dem | Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg |
| Walt Roberts | 18 | Dem | Pittsburg |
| Bart Bates | 19 | Dem | Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha |
| Tommy Thomas | 20 | Dem | Atoka, Johnston, Pittsburg |
| Guy Gaylon Davis | 21 | Dem | Bryan |
| Gary Coffee | 22 | Dem | Carter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc |
| Kevin Easley | 23 | Dem | Tulsa, Wagoner |
| Glen D. Johnson, Jr. | 24 | Dem | Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee |
| Karroll Rhoades | 25 | Rep | Pontotoc |
| Bob Weaver | 26 | Rep | Pottawatomie |
| Steve C. Lewis | 27 | Dem | Cleveland, Pottawatomie |
| Danny Williams | 28 | Dem | Okfuskee, Seminole |
| Bill Gurley | 29 | Rep | Creek |
| Mike Tyler | 30 | Dem | Creek |
| Frank Davis | 31 | Rep | Logan, Noble |
| Don Kinnamon | 32 | Dem | Lincoln, Logan |
| Jessie Pilgrim | 33 | Dem | Payne |
| Larry Gish | 34 | Dem | Payne |
| Larry Ferguson | 35 | Rep | Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne |
| James Hager | 36 | Dem | Osage |
| James Holt | 37 | Rep | Kay |
| Jim Reese | 38 | Rep | Alfalfa, Grant, Kay |
| Steven Boeckman | 39 | Rep | Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major |
| Gary Maxey | 40 | Dem | 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 |
| Vickie White | 46 | Dem | Cleveland, McClain |
| Denver Talley | 47 | Dem | Grady |
| Don Duke | 48 | Dem | Carter |
| Bill Brewster | 49 | Dem | Carter, Love, Marshall |
| Ed Apple | 50 | Rep | Stephens |
| Bill James Smith | 51 | Dem | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens |
| Howard Cotner | 52 | Dem | Harmon, Jackson |
| John Lassiter | 53 | Dem | Cleveland |
| Joan Greenwood | 54 | Rep | Cleveland |
| Emil Lee Grieser | 55 | Dem | Caddo, Kiowa, Washita |
| Tom Manar | 56 | Dem | Caddo |
| Bill Widener | 57 | Dem | Blaine, Custer |
| Elmer Maddux | 58 | Rep | Woods, Woodward |
| Frank Lucas | 59 | Rep | Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward |
| Wendell Powell | 60 | Dem | Beckham, Greer, Harmon |
| Jack Begley | 61 | Dem | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas |
| Jim Maddox | 62 | Dem | Comanche |
| Lloyd Benson | 63 | Dem | Comanche, Tillman |
| Sid Hudson | 64 | Dem | Comanche |
| Jim Glover | 65 | Dem | Comanche, Grady |
| Russ Roach | 66 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Wayne Cozort | 67 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Jay Logan | 68 | Dem | Tulsa |
| William Veitch | 69 | Rep | Tulsa |
| John Bryant Jr. | 70 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Rob Johnson | 71 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Don McCorkle Jr. | 72 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Don Ross | 73 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Gene Combs | 74 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Grover Campbell | 75 | Rep | Rogers, Tulsa |
| Richard Williamson | 76 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Gary Stottlemyre | 77 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Frank Pitezel | 78 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Jim Henshaw | 79 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Joseph Gordon | 80 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Ray Vaughn | 81 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Leonard Sullivan | 82 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Joe Heaton | 83 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Bill Graves | 84 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Michael Hunter | 85 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Larry Adair | 86 | Dem | Adair, Delaware, Mayes |
| Robert Worthen | 87 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Linda Larason | 88 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Kevin Hutchcroft | 89 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Charles Key | 90 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Alice Musser | 91 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Bill Paulk | 92 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Wanda Jo Peltier | 93 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Gary Bastin | 94 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Jim Isaac | 95 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Mark Seikel | 96 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Kevin Cox | 97 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Tim Pope | 98 | Rep | Canadian, Cleveland |
| Freddye Williams | 99 | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Ernest Istook | 100 | Rep | Oklahoma |
| Jeff Hamilton | 101 | Dem | Oklahoma |
- Table based on government database.