The Forty-sixth 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 7, 1997, to January 5, 1999, during the second two years of the first term of Governor Frank Keating.

Dates of sessions Organizational day: January 7, 1997 First session: February–May 1997 Second session: February–May 1998 Previous: 45th Legislature • Next: 47th Legislature

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 29 19 48Voting share60.4%39.6%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 59 42 101Voting share58.4%41.6%

Major legislation

Enacted

1998 Tax cut - The state legislature passed the first cut in the state's income tax in 50 years. It was combined with reductions in the sales tax, estate tax, and unemployment tax.

Leadership

Senate President Pro Tem of the Senate: Stratton Taylor

House of Representatives

Democratic Speaker: Loyd Benson Speaker Pro Tempore: Larry Adair

Republican Minority leader: Larry Ferguson

Members

Senate

DistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovMary FallinRepPresident of Senate1Rick LittlefieldDemMiami, Grove, Jay2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemTahlequah, Stilwell4Larry DickersonDemSallisaw, Poteau5Jeff RabonDemAtoka, Hugo6Billy MickleDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Frank ShurdenDemOkmulgee, Henryetta9Ben RobinsonDemMuskogee, Ft. Gibson10J. Berry HarrisonDemPawhuska, Fairfax11Maxine HornerDemTulsa12Ted FisherDemSapulpa, Bristow13Dick WilkersonDemAda, Atwood14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore15Trish WeednDemNorman, Purcell16Cal HobsonDemNorman, Purcell, Lexington17Brad HenryDemShawnee18Kevin EasleyDemWagoner, Tulsa19Robert MilacekRepEnid20Paul MueggeRepPonca City, Tonkawa21Mike MorganDemStillwater22Bill GustafsonRepEl Reno, Kingfisher23Bruce PriceDemChickasha, Hinton24Carol MartinRepLawton26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum29Jim DunlapRepBartlesville30Glenn CoffeeRepOklahoma City31Sam HeltonDemLawton, Duncan32Jim MaddoxDemLawton33Penny WilliamsDemTulsa34Grover CampbellRepOwasso, Tulsa35James WilliamsonRepTulsa37Lewis Long Jr.DemTulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool38Robert M. KerrDemAltus, Weatherford39Jerry L. SmithRepTulsa40Brooks DouglassRepOklahoma City41Mark SnyderRepEdmond42Dave HerbertDemMidwest City43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City44Keith LeftwichDemOklahoma City45Kathleen WilcoxsonRepOklahoma City, Moore46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City47Mike FairRepEdmond, Oklahoma City48Angela MonsonDemOklahoma City49Owen LaughlinRep50Enoch Kelly HaneyDemSeminole51Charles FordRepTulsa52Howard HendrickRepBethany, Oklahoma City54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma City Table based on list of state senators. Districts 25, 27, 28, 36, and 53 did not exist in 1997.All Senate List , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 24, 2013)

House of Representatives Name District Party Counties in DistrictTerry Matlock 1 Dem LeFlore, McCurtainJ. T. Stites 2 Dem SequoyahKenneth Corn 3 Dem LeFloreBob Ed Culver 4 Dem Cherokee, SequoyahJoe Hutchison 5 Dem Craig, Delaware, MayesJoe Eddins 6 Dem Craig, Mayes, RogersLarry Roberts 7 Dem OttawaLarry Rice 8 Dem Mayes, Rogers, WagonerTad Jones 9 Rep RogersGary Taylor 10 Dem Nowata, Osage, WashingtonMike Wilt 11 Rep Osage, WashingtonJerry Hefner 12 Dem Muskogee, WagonerBill Settle 13 Dem Muskogee, WagonerBarbara Staggs 14 Dem MuskogeeBobby Frame 15 Dem Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, SequoyahM. C. Leist 16 Dem Muskogee, OkmulgeeMike Mass 17 Dem Latimer, LeFlore, PittsburgLloyd Fields 18 Dem PittsburgRandall Erwin 19 Dem Choctaw, McCurtain, PushmatahaTommy Thomas 20 Dem Atoka, Bryan, Coal, JohnstonJames Dunegan 21 Dem BryanDanny Hilliard 22 Dem Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, PontotocBetty Boyd 23 Dem Rogers, TulsaDale Turner 24 Dem Hughes, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeBob Plunk 25 Dem PontotocBob Weaver 26 Dem PottawatomieDale Smith 27 Dem Cleveland, Lincoln, PottawatomieMike Ervin 28 Dem Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, SeminoleTodd Hiett 29 Rep Creek, TulsaMike Tyler 30 Rep Creek, TulsaFrank Davis 31 Rep Logan, OklahomaDon Kinnamon 32 Dem Creek, LincolnDale Wells 33 Dem Logan, PayneTerry Ingmire 34 Rep PayneLarry Ferguson 35 Rep Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, TulsaJoe Sweeden 36 Dem Osage, TulsaJim Newport 37 Dem Kay, OsageJim Reese 38 Rep Alfalfa, Grant, KayWayne Pettigrew 39 Rep Canadian, Kingfisher, OklahomaJohn Sellers 40 Dem GarfieldCurt Roggow 41 Rep Garfield, Kingfisher, LoganBill Mitchell 42 Dem Garvin, Grady, McClainTony Kouba 43 Rep Canadian, OklahomaBill Nations 44 Dem ClevelandWallace Collins 45 Dem ClevelandDoug Miller 46 Rep Cleveland, McClainSusan Winchester 47 Rep CanadianGreg Piatt 48 Rep Carter, Garvin, MurrayFred Stanley 49 Dem Carter, Love, MarshallJari Askins 50 Dem StephensRay McCarter 51 Dem Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, StephensDavid Braddock 52 Dem Harmon, JacksonCarolyn Coleman 53 Rep ClevelandJoan Greenwood 54 Rep ClevelandJack Bonny 55 Dem Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, WashitaRon Langmacher 56 Dem Caddo, Canadian, GradyJames Covey 57 Dem Blaine, Custer, DeweyElmer Maddux 58 Rep Major, Woods, WoodwardClay Pope 59 Dem Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, WoodwardRandy Beutler 60 Dem Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger MillsJack Begley 61 Dem Beaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, WoodwardAbe Deutschendorf 62 Dem ComancheLoyd Benson 63 Dem Comanche, TillmanRon Kirby 64 Dem ComancheJim Glover 65 Dem Comanche, GradyRuss Roach 66 Dem TulsaHopper Smith 67 Rep TulsaChris Benge 68 Rep TulsaFred Perry 69 Rep TulsaJohn Bryant 70 Rep TulsaJohn Sullivan 71 Rep TulsaDarrell Gilbert 72 Dem TulsaDonald Ross 73 Dem Osage, TulsaPhil Ostrander 74 Dem Osage, Rogers, TulsaMike Thornbrugh 75 Rep Tulsa, WagonerJohn Wright 76 Rep Tulsa, WagonerMark Liotta 77 Rep TulsaMary Easley 78 Dem TulsaChris Hastings 79 Rep TulsaScott Adkins 80 Rep TulsaRay Vaughn 81 Rep OklahomaLeonard Sullivan 82 Rep OklahomaFred Morgan 83 Rep OklahomaWilliam D. Graves 84 Rep OklahomaOdilia Dank 85 Rep OklahomaLarry Adair 86 Dem Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, MayesRobert Worthen 87 Rep OklahomaDebbie Blackburn 88 Dem OklahomaCharles Gray 89 Dem OklahomaCharles Key 90 Rep OklahomaDan Webb 91 Rep OklahomaBill Paulk 92 Dem OklahomaAl Lindley 93 Dem OklahomaKevin Calvey 94 Rep OklahomaBill Case 95 Rep OklahomaMark Seikel 96 Rep OklahomaKevin Cox 97 Dem OklahomaTim Pope 98 Rep Canadian, ClevelandOpio Toure 99 Dem OklahomaRichard Phillips 100 Rep OklahomaForrest Claunch 101 Rep Oklahoma Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 25, 2013)

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