45th Oklahoma Legislature
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.
Dates of sessions
- Organizational day: January 3, 1995
- First session: February 4-May 26, 1995
- Second session: February 5-May 31, 1996
Party composition
Senate
House of Representatives
Major legislation
Enacted
1995
During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.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
Senate
| District | Name | Party | Towns Represented |
| Lt-Gov | Mary Fallin | Rep | President of Senate |
| 1 | Rick Littlefield | Dem | Grove, Jay, Miami |
| 2 | Stratton Taylor | Dem | Claremore, Pryor |
| 3 | Herb Rozell | Dem | Tahlequah, Stillwell |
| 4 | Larry Dickerson | Dem | Sallisaw, Poteau |
| 5 | Jack Bell | Dem | Atoka, Hugo |
| 6 | Billy Mickle | Dem | Durant |
| 7 | Gene Stipe | Dem | McAlester, Wilburton |
| 8 | Frank Shurden | Dem | Henryetta, Okmulgee |
| 9 | Ben Robinson | Dem | Muskogee, Ft. Gibson |
| 10 | J. Berry Harrison | Dem | Fairfax, Pawhuska |
| 11 | Maxine Cissel-Horner | Dem | Tulsa |
| 12 | Ted Fisher | Dem | Sapulpa, Bristow |
| 13 | Dick Wilkerson | Dem | Ada, Atwood |
| 14 | Darryl Roberts | Dem | Ardmore |
| 15 | Trish Weedn | Dem | Norman, Purcell |
| 16 | Cal Hobson | Dem | Norman, Purcell, Lexington |
| 17 | Brad Henry | Dem | Shawnee |
| 18 | Kevin Easley | Dem | Wagoner, Tulsa |
| 19 | Ed Long | Dem | Enid |
| 20 | Paul Muegge | Rep | Ponca City, Tonkawa |
| 21 | Bernice Shedrick | Dem | Stillwater |
| 22 | Bill Gustafson | Rep | El Reno, Kingfisher |
| 23 | Bruce Price | Rep | Chickasha, Hinton |
| 24 | Carol Martin | Rep | Lawton |
| 26 | Gilmer Capps | Dem | Elk City, Sayre, Mangum |
| 29 | Jerry Pierce | Rep | Bartlesville |
| 30 | Glenn Coffee | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| 31 | Sam Helton | Rep | Lawton, Duncan |
| 32 | Jim Maddox | Dem | Lawton |
| 33 | Penny Williams | Dem | Tulsa |
| 34 | Grover Campbell | Rep | Owasso, Tulsa |
| 35 | James Williamson | Rep | Tulsa |
| 37 | Lewis Long Jr. | Dem | Bixby, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Tulsa |
| 38 | Robert M. Kerr | Dem | Altus, Weatherford |
| 39 | Jerry Smith | Rep | Tulsa |
| 40 | Brooks Douglass | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| 41 | Mark Snyder | Rep | Edmond |
| 42 | Dave Herbert | Dem | Midwest City |
| 43 | Ben Brown | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| 44 | Keith Leftwich | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| 45 | Helen Cole | Rep | Oklahoma City, Moore |
| 46 | Bernest Cain | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| 47 | Mike Fair | Rep | Edmond, Oklahoma City |
| 48 | Angela Monson | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| 49 | Don Williams | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| 50 | Enoch Kelly Haney | Dem | Seminole |
| 51 | Charles Ford | Rep | Tulsa |
| 52 | Howard Hendrick | Rep | Bethany, Oklahoma City |
| 54 | Gerald Wright | Rep | Oklahoma 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.
House of Representatives
- Table based on database of historic members.