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Legislature</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg/170px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg/255px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg/340px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="966" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">12 year cumulative total, in either or both chambers</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">February 4, 2019</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">President</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Matt Pinnell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since January 14, 2019 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">President pro tempore</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Treat" title="Greg Treat">Greg Treat</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since January 8, 2019 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Majority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Greg_McCortney" title="Greg McCortney">Greg McCortney</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since October 27, 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Minority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Julia_Kirt" title="Julia Kirt">Julia Kirt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since November 12, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">48</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg/250px-Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg/375px-Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg/500px-Oklahoma_Senate_2022.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Majority</b> <ul><li><style 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style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authority</th><td class="infobox-data">Article V, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Constitution">Oklahoma Constitution</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$38,400/year + $153 per diem + $10,000 bonus=($58,804)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Oklahoma_Senate_election" title="2022 Oklahoma Senate election">November 8, 2022</a><br />(24 seats)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; 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Oklahoma</a></div></th></tr><tr><th><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg/140px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg/210px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg/280px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="966" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Constitution</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">United States Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Oklahoma" title="Constitution of Oklahoma">Oklahoma Constitution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_Oklahoma" title="Impeachment in Oklahoma">Impeachment in Oklahoma</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Executive</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Oklahoma" title="Government of Oklahoma">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">Governor</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Kevin Stitt</a> (R) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">Lieutenant Governor</a>: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Matt Pinnell</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Oklahoma">Secretary of State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cockroft" title="Josh Cockroft">Josh Cockroft</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Auditor_and_Inspector" title="Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector">State Auditor</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Byrd" title="Cindy Byrd">Cindy Byrd</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Oklahoma" title="Attorney General of Oklahoma">Attorney General</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gentner_Drummond" title="Gentner Drummond">Gentner Drummond</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Treasurer" title="Oklahoma State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a>: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Russ" title="Todd Russ">Todd Russ</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction">State School Superintendent</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Walters_(politician)" title="Ryan Walters (politician)">Ryan Walters</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Labor_Commissioner" title="Oklahoma Labor Commissioner">Labor Commissioner</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Osborn" title="Leslie Osborn">Leslie Osborn</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Insurance_Commissioner" title="Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner">Insurance Commissioner</a>: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Mulready" title="Glen Mulready">Glen Mulready</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Corporation_Commission" title="Oklahoma Corporation Commission">Corporation Commission</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_David" title="Kim David">Kim David</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Anthony" title="Bob Anthony">Bob Anthony</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Hiett" title="Todd Hiett">Todd Hiett</a> (R)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Governor%27s_Cabinet" title="Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet">Governor's Cabinet</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_state_agencies" title="List of Oklahoma state agencies">State Agencies</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legislature</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Legislature</a>: <a href="/wiki/59th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="59th Oklahoma Legislature">59th</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Senate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Matt Pinnell</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">President pro tempore</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Treat" title="Greg Treat">Greg Treat</a> (R)</li> <li>Majority leader: <a href="/wiki/Julie_Daniels" title="Julie Daniels">Julie Daniels</a> (R)</li> <li>Minority leader: <a href="/wiki/Julia_Kirt" title="Julia Kirt">Julia Kirt</a> (D)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_McCall" title="Charles McCall">Charles McCall</a> (R)</li> <li>Speaker pro tempore: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hilbert" title="Kyle Hilbert">Kyle Hilbert</a> (R)</li> <li>Majority leader: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Echols" title="Jon Echols">Jon Echols</a> (R)</li> <li>Minority leader: <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Munson" title="Cyndi Munson">Cyndi Munson</a> (D)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Judiciary</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Oklahoma" title="Judiciary of Oklahoma">Judiciary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals">Court of Criminal Appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Court_of_Civil_Appeals" title="Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals">Court of Civil Appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Court_on_the_Judiciary" title="Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary">Court on the Judiciary</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Court_of_Impeachment">Court of Impeachment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Judicial_Nominating_Commission" title="Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission">Nominating Commission</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div 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Oklahoma">Political party strength</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Divisions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Oklahoma" title="List of counties in Oklahoma">Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Oklahoma">Cities and towns</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Congressional delegation</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin" title="Markwayne Mullin">Markwayne Mullin</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lankford" title="James Lankford">James Lankford</a> (R)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Oklahoma's 1st congressional district">1</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hern" title="Kevin Hern">Kevin Hern</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district">2</a>: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Breechen" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh Breechen">Josh Breechen</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district">3</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lucas_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician)">Frank Lucas</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Oklahoma's 4th congressional district">4</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cole" title="Tom Cole">Tom Cole</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Oklahoma's 5th congressional district">5</a>: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Bice" title="Stephanie Bice">Stephanie Bice</a> (R)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States" title="Politics of the United States">Politics of the United States</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/16px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/24px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Oklahoma" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Oklahoma"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Oklahoma Senate</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> of the two houses of the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Legislature of Oklahoma</a>, the other being the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">Oklahoma House of Representatives</a>. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Constitution">Oklahoma Constitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-okcon_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-okcon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Senators approve or reject gubernatorial appointments, and contribute to the creation of both state law and an annual state budget. Every ten years, they aid in drawing new boundaries for <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma's</a> electoral districts. The Oklahoma Senate also serves as a court of impeachment. </p><p>The presiding officer of the Senate is the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">lieutenant governor of Oklahoma</a>, who is the president of the Senate. Since the 1960s, the <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">president pro tempore of the Senate</a> has presided over daily work. Prior to that time, the president of the Senate took a leading role in the Senate, including appointing committees and members to those committees. The president of the Senate may cast a vote only in the instance of a tie vote and may not vote to create a tie. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1907 <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Constitution">Oklahoma Constitution</a> established the Oklahoma Senate alongside the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">Oklahoma House of Representatives</a>. It met in <a href="/wiki/Guthrie,_Oklahoma" title="Guthrie, Oklahoma">Guthrie, Oklahoma</a> until 1910.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Henry_S._Johnston" title="Henry S. Johnston">Henry S. Johnston</a>, the author of the initiative and referendum section of the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Constitution">Oklahoma Constitution</a>, served as the first Senate President Pro Tempore.<sup id="cite_ref-bobburke_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bobburke-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After women in Oklahoma earned the right to vote in 1918, the Oklahoma Senate gained its first female state senator. <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Looney" title="Lamar Looney">Lamar Looney</a> was elected in 1920 over a male incumbent, G. L. Wilson. Looney was a progressive <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> and served from 1921 to 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s_through_1980s">1960s through 1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1960s through 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> "one man, one vote" decision in <i><a href="/wiki/Baker_v._Carr" title="Baker v. Carr">Baker v. Carr</a></i> (1962) led to a court order that forced Oklahoma to equalize representation.<sup id="cite_ref-agnew_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agnew-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before that decision, Oklahoma had 48 senatorial districts that represented either a populous county or several less-populated counties, but did not provide for districts of equal population. </p><p>Since 1964, under the holding of <i><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims" title="Reynolds v. Sims">Reynolds v. Sims</a></i>, 377 U.S. 533 (1964) districts must be apportioned within a 5% margin of the average target size district as determined by the U.S. Census state population figures divided by the forty-eight districts. This allows for some districts to be slightly smaller or larger than others. The Oklahoma Senate draws its own maps of its district lines, which are subject to the approval of both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the governor. Should the redistricting not occur in a timely manner, the lines are determined by a panel of five statewide elected officials. </p><p>In 1966, voters approved 90-day legislative sessions and, in 1968, they voted to create a Board of Legislative Compensation.<sup id="cite_ref-appendixiv_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appendixiv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An initiative petition championed by Governor <a href="/wiki/Henry_Bellmon" title="Henry Bellmon">Henry Bellmon</a> in 1989 created a requirement that the legislative sessions end by 5 p.m. on the last Friday in May.<sup id="cite_ref-appendixiv_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appendixiv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006_tie">2006 tie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2006 tie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The November 7, 2006 elections resulted in an unprecedented 24–24 tie in the number of seats held by Oklahoma's two major political parties, the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tiedsenate_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tiedsenate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> added two seats to their prior total,<sup id="cite_ref-tiedsenate_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tiedsenate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they had lost a seat in July due to <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Riley" title="Nancy Riley">Nancy Riley</a> changing in her party affiliation from <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> to <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-riley_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riley-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> did hold the seat of lieutenant governor, who also serves as President of the Senate, giving them a tie-breaking vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-tiedsenate_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tiedsenate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The result was a power-sharing agreement for the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions that split control of the presiding officer position of President Pro Tempore into two Co-President Pro Tempores, one of each party. Officially, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> member held the President Pro Tempore position for 23 months and a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> member held the position for only one month.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unofficially, decisions were made with the approval of both Co-President Pro Tempores. </p><p>By winning two more seats in the 2008 elections, the Republicans assumed control of the Oklahoma Senate for the first time in state history and held a 26–22 majority, thus ending the power sharing arrangement between the parties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_Supermajority_2011_to_Present">Republican Supermajority 2011 to Present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Republican Supermajority 2011 to Present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="53rd Oklahoma Legislature">53rd Oklahoma Legislature</a> convening in 2011 the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Republican_Party" title="Oklahoma Republican Party">Oklahoma Republican Party</a> has held a supermajority of the seats in the senate. The party's dominance peaked in the <a href="/wiki/56th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="56th Oklahoma Legislature">56th Oklahoma Legislature</a> following the 2016 Oklahoma Senate Election with the chamber split 42-6. The <a href="/wiki/57th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="57th Oklahoma Legislature">57th</a> and <a href="/wiki/58th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="58th Oklahoma Legislature">58th</a> Oklahoma legislatures saw slightly smaller super majorities with the chamber split 39-9. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_process">Powers and process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Powers and process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_sessions">Legislative sessions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Legislative sessions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Senate meets in regular session in east wing of the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Capitol" title="Oklahoma State Capitol">Oklahoma State Capitol</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a>, from early February to the last Friday in May.<sup id="cite_ref-appendixiv_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appendixiv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Special sessions may be called by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">governor of Oklahoma</a>, or by supermajority vote of the legislature. Unlike their counterparts in the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">Oklahoma House of Representatives</a>, state senators are not restricted on introduction of bills and resolutions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Advise_and_consent">Advise and consent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Advise and consent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Oklahoma Senate advises and consents to numerous appointments of the Governor, including the entire <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Governor%27s_Cabinet" title="Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet">Governor's Cabinet</a>. Nominations are heard by respective standing committees rather than through a committee on nominations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Redistricting">Redistricting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Redistricting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally, the Oklahoma Constitution based Senate districts on Oklahoma's counties. The 19 most populous counties, as determined by the most recent federal census, were each to elect one senator. The 58 less populous counties were to be joined into 29 two-county districts, each of which was to elect one senator. In apportioning the Senate, the Oklahoma Constitution required that consideration be given to population, compactness, area, political units, historical precedents, economic and political interests, contiguous territory and other major factors, to the extent feasible. </p><p>In 1964, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> ruled this method violated the federal Constitution. Since then, every ten years, the Oklahoma Senate is responsible for passing into law new district boundaries for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Oklahoma Senate and Oklahoma Congressional delegation. The Senate and House have traditionally drawn their own lines without any comment from the other body and work together with the Congressional delegation to draw lines appropriate for the next election. The Governor must sign these bills into law or a statewide panel is convened to draw the disputed lines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Court_of_Impeachment">Court of Impeachment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Court of Impeachment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Oklahoma Senate serves a dual role as both a legislative body and as a judicial court. As the court of <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States" title="Impeachment in the United States">impeachment</a>, it is an independent court in the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_court_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma court system">Oklahoma court system</a>. Impeachment charges are brought by the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">Oklahoma House of Representatives</a>, but <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_trial" title="Impeachment trial">heard by</a> the court of impeachment, with Oklahoma's chief justice presiding over the court. If the chief justice or a member of the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Oklahoma Supreme Court</a> is charged with impeachment, a state senator can preside over the court of impeachment. </p><p>Impeachment charges may only be brought against the governor, other statewide elected state officials and justices of the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Oklahoma Supreme Court</a> for willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, habitual drunkenness, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude committed while in office. Impeached officials are immediately suspended in discharging their duties. Should the impeachment fail, the official returns to their duties. If the impeachment is successful and the defendant found guilty, the official is removed from office. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Party_composition">Party composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Party composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png/750px-Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png" decoding="async" width="750" height="370" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png/1125px-Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png/1500px-Oklahoma_Senate_map_November_2020.png 2x" data-file-width="7679" data-file-height="3788" /></a><figcaption>Oklahoma Senate districts after the 2020 elections. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#263d7e; color:white;"> </span> Democratic Party</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b42d2d; color:white;"> </span> Republican Party</div></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3">Affiliation </th> <th colspan="2">Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr style="height:5px"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td style="background: black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Republican_Party" title="Oklahoma Republican Party">Republican</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Democratic_Party" title="Oklahoma Democratic Party">Democratic</a> </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%"><a href="/wiki/50th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="50th Oklahoma Legislature">50th legislature</a> (2004–2006) </th> <td>22 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">26 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%"><a href="/wiki/51st_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="51st Oklahoma Legislature">51st legislature</a> (2006–2008) </th> <td>24 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%"><a href="/wiki/52nd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="52nd Oklahoma Legislature">52nd legislature</a> (2008–2010) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26 </td> <td>22 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%"><a href="/wiki/53rd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="53rd Oklahoma Legislature">53rd legislature</a> (2010–2012) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32 </td> <td>16 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%"><a href="/wiki/54th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="54th Oklahoma Legislature">54th legislature</a> (2012–2014) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36 </td> <td>12 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin <a href="/wiki/55th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="55th Oklahoma Legislature">55th legislature</a> (2014–2016) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40 </td> <td>8 </td> <th rowspan="2">48 </th> <td rowspan="2">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End 55th legislature </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin <a href="/wiki/56th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="56th Oklahoma Legislature">56th legislature</a> (2016–2018) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42 </td> <td>6 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38 </td> <td>8 </td> <th>46 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin <a href="/wiki/57th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="57th Oklahoma Legislature">57th Legislature</a> (2018–2020) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39 </td> <td>9 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin <a href="/wiki/58th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="58th Oklahoma Legislature">58th Legislature</a> (2021–2022) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38 </td> <td>9 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">After <a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_state_legislative_elections#Oklahoma" title="2021 United States state legislative elections">2021 Oklahoma State Senate special election</a> </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39 </td> <td>9 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin 59th Legislature (2023–2024) </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40 </td> <td>8 </td> <th>48 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Latest voting share </th> <th style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="7001833333333333333♠" style="display:none"></span>83% </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001166666666666666♠" style="display:none"></span>17% </th> <th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_members">Current members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Current members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>District </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>First Elected </th> <th>Seat Up </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">Lt-Gov</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Matt Pinnell</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Micheal_Bergstrom" title="Micheal Bergstrom">Micheal Bergstrom</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adair,_Oklahoma" title="Adair, Oklahoma">Adair</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2028* </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ally_Seifried" title="Ally Seifried">Ally Seifried</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claremore,_Oklahoma" title="Claremore, Oklahoma">Claremore</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_McIntosh" title="Julie McIntosh">Julie McIntosh</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tahlequah,_Oklahoma" title="Tahlequah, Oklahoma">Tahlequah</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Woods_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Tom Woods (Oklahoma politician)">Tom Woods</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westville,_Oklahoma" title="Westville, Oklahoma">Westville</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Burns_(American_politician)" title="George Burns (American politician)">George Burns</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pollard,_Oklahoma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pollard, Oklahoma (page does not exist)">Pollard</a> </td> <td>2020 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Bullard_(Oklahoma_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Bullard (Oklahoma politician)">David Bullard</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durant,_Oklahoma" title="Durant, Oklahoma">Durant</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Hamilton" title="Warren Hamilton">Warren Hamilton</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McCurtain,_Oklahoma" title="McCurtain, Oklahoma">McCurtain</a> </td> <td>2020 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avery_Frix" title="Avery Frix">Avery Frix</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muskogee,_Oklahoma" title="Muskogee, Oklahoma">Muskogee</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Coleman_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Bill Coleman (Oklahoma politician)">Bill Coleman</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ponca_City,_Oklahoma" title="Ponca City, Oklahoma">Ponca City</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regina_Goodwin" title="Regina Goodwin">Regina Goodwin</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gollihare" title="Todd Gollihare">Todd Gollihare</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kellyville,_Oklahoma" title="Kellyville, Oklahoma">Kellyville</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Wingard" title="Jonathan Wingard">Jonathan Wingard</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ada,_Oklahoma" title="Ada, Oklahoma">Ada</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Alvord" title="Jerry Alvord">Jerry Alvord</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_Oklahoma" title="Wilson, Oklahoma">Wilson</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Standridge" title="Lisa Standridge">Lisa Standridge</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_B._Boren" title="Mary B. Boren">Mary B. Boren</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shane_Jett" title="Shane Jett">Shane Jett</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tecumseh,_Oklahoma" title="Tecumseh, Oklahoma">Tecumseh</a> </td> <td>2020 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Stewart_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Jack Stewart (Oklahoma politician)">Jack Stewart</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yukon,_Oklahoma" title="Yukon, Oklahoma">Yukon</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roland_Pederson" title="Roland Pederson">Roland Pederson</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Oklahoma" title="Burlington, Oklahoma">Burlington</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2028* </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hall_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Chuck Hall (Oklahoma politician)">Chuck Hall</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perry,_Oklahoma" title="Perry, Oklahoma">Perry</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Grellner" title="Randy Grellner">Randy Grellner</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Oklahoma" title="Stillwater, Oklahoma">Stillwater</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Thompson" title="Kristen Thompson">Kristen Thompson</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmond,_Oklahoma" title="Edmond, Oklahoma">Edmond</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Paxton_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lonnie Paxton (politician)">Lonnie Paxton</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuttle,_Oklahoma" title="Tuttle, Oklahoma">Tuttle</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2028* </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Weaver" title="Darrell Weaver">Darrell Weaver</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moore,_Oklahoma" title="Moore, Oklahoma">Moore</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Guthrie" title="Brian Guthrie">Brian Guthrie</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow,_Oklahoma" title="Broken Arrow, Oklahoma">Broken Arrow</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darcy_Jech" title="Darcy Jech">Darcy Jech</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingfisher,_Oklahoma" title="Kingfisher, Oklahoma">Kingfisher</a> </td> <td>2014 </td> <td>2026* </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Murdock" title="Casey Murdock">Casey Murdock</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felt,_Oklahoma" title="Felt, Oklahoma">Felt</a> </td> <td>2018† </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grant_Green_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Grant Green (Oklahoma politician)">Grant Green</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellston,_Oklahoma" title="Wellston, Oklahoma">Wellston</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Daniels" title="Julie Daniels">Julie Daniels</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bartlesville,_Oklahoma" title="Bartlesville, Oklahoma">Bartlesville</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2028* </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julia_Kirt" title="Julia Kirt">Julia Kirt</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Kern" title="Spencer Kern">Spencer Kern</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waurika,_Oklahoma" title="Waurika, Oklahoma">Waurika</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Deevers" title="Dusty Deevers">Dusty Deevers</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Oklahoma" title="Elgin, Oklahoma">Elgin</a> </td> <td>2023† </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christie_Gillespie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christie Gillespie (page does not exist)">Christie Gillespie</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Prieto" title="Dana Prieto">Dana Prieto</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Anna_Dossett" title="Jo Anna Dossett">Jo Anna Dossett</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a> </td> <td>2020 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Haste" title="John Haste">John Haste</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow,_Oklahoma" title="Broken Arrow, Oklahoma">Broken Arrow</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Reinhardt" title="Aaron Reinhardt">Aaron Reinhardt</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brent_Howard" title="Brent Howard">Brent Howard</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Altus,_Oklahoma" title="Altus, Oklahoma">Altus</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Rader" title="David Rader">David Rader</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2028* </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carri_Hicks" title="Carri Hicks">Carri Hicks</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Pugh" title="Adam Pugh">Adam Pugh</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmond,_Oklahoma" title="Edmond, Oklahoma">Edmond</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2028* </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Stanley" title="Brenda Stanley">Brenda Stanley</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwest_City,_Oklahoma" title="Midwest City, Oklahoma">Midwest City</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kendal_Sacchieri" title="Kendal Sacchieri">Kendal Sacchieri</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duncan,_Oklahoma" title="Duncan, Oklahoma">Duncan</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Brooks-Jimenez" title="Michael Brooks-Jimenez">Michael Brooks-Jimenez</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>2017† </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Rosino" title="Paul Rosino">Paul Rosino</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>2017† </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mann_(politician)" title="Mark Mann (politician)">Mark Mann</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td>Oklahoma City </td> <td>2024† </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelly_E._Hines" title="Kelly E. Hines">Kelly E. Hines</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td>Oklahoma City </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr> <tr> <td>48 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Nice" title="Nikki Nice">Nikki Nice</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td>Oklahoma City </td> <td>2024† </td> <td>2026 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd>† Elected in a special election</dd> <dd>* Term Limited</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/President_Pro_Tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" title="List of current members of the Oklahoma Senate">List of current members of the Oklahoma Senate</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Terms_and_qualifications">Terms and qualifications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Terms and qualifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In order to file for election to the Senate, candidates must be twenty-five years of age at the time of their election.<sup id="cite_ref-okcon2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-okcon2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The candidate must also be a qualified elector in their respective counties or districts and shall reside in their respective counties or districts during their term of office.<sup id="cite_ref-okcon2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-okcon2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No person is eligible to serve as a member of the legislature if they are serving as an officer of the United States or State government. Furthermore, any person who has been adjudged guilty of a felony is not eligible to election to the legislature. If a member of the Senate is expelled for corruption, they are not eligible to return to the legislature. </p><p>The senators are elected to four-year terms on alternating cycles.<sup id="cite_ref-okcon_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-okcon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The odd senatorial districts are elected in the same cycle of every presidential election year (years divisible by four, e.g., 2012, 2016); the even numbered senatorial districts are elected during the gubernatorial election year (even-numbered years not divisible by four, e.g., 2010, 2014). </p><p>Senators serve a four-year term and are limited to three terms or 12 years. A term-limited member cannot run for election to the House of Representatives as both representative terms and senate terms are added together in determining the total number of legislative years in office.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When term limits were implemented in 1992, they were not applied retroactively, which meant that senators elected prior to their implementation could serve up to three full terms following the implementation of term limits. For example, the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma Senate, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stipe" title="Gene Stipe">Gene Stipe</a> was first elected in 1956, but would not have been term limited out until after the 2004 election, had he not resigned the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Salaries_and_benefits">Salaries and benefits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Salaries and benefits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The majority of Oklahoma legislators receive $35,000 (reduced in 2018) in annual pay while presiding officers earn a larger salary. (Also, they do not receive any Bonuses.) Additionally, legislators can seek reimbursement for expenses related to meals and lodging during the legislative session, and for certain travel expenses related to their duties at any point during the year. They also have access to benefits received by state employees, including health and life insurance as well as retirement savings plans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leadership">Leadership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">Lieutenant Governor</a> serves as President of the Oklahoma Senate, but by custom only casts a vote in the case of a tie and presides less frequently since the 1960s. The <a href="/wiki/President_Pro_Tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">President Pro Tempore</a> is the one who serves as leader of the Senate, managing legislative votes and is the head of the majority party. The President Pro Tempore appoints the <a href="/wiki/Majority_leader" title="Majority leader">majority floor leader</a> and the chair of the appropriations committee. Along with the elected officers of the majority caucus (caucus chair, caucus vice chair, three assistant majority leaders and four majority whips), they comprise the leadership of the Senate majority caucus. The leader of the minority caucus is called either the Republican Leader or Democratic Leader, depending on which party is in the minority. Along with the elected officers of the minority party (assistant leaders, assistant whips and the caucus chair and vice chair), they comprise the Senate minority leadership team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_past_members">Notable past members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notable past members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Stipe" title="Gene Stipe">Gene Stipe</a> was the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma Senate from 1957 until his resignation in 2003 following conviction of felony charges.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Lamb_(politician)" title="Todd Lamb (politician)">Todd Lamb</a>, the former <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma</a> and President of the Oklahoma Senate, previously served as a state senator.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Henry" title="Brad Henry">Brad Henry</a>, former Governor of Oklahoma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_D._Gary" title="Raymond D. Gary">Raymond D. Gary</a>, former Governor of Oklahoma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Holloway" title="William J. Holloway">William J. Holloway</a>, former Governor of Oklahoma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_S._Johnston" title="Henry S. Johnston">Henry S. Johnston</a>, former Governor of Oklahoma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_C._Nance" title="James C. Nance">James C. Nance</a>, Oklahoma community newspaper chain publisher and former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives">Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_Oklahoma_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate">President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate</a> and member <a href="/wiki/Uniform_Law_Commission" title="Uniform Law Commission">Uniform Law Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Jarman" title="John Jarman">John Jarman</a>, former congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clem_McSpadden" title="Clem McSpadden">Clem McSpadden</a>, former congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_J._W._Belvin" title="Harry J. W. Belvin">Harry J. W. Belvin</a> longest serving Principal Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Choctaw Nation">Choctaw Nation</a> (In 1948 the Secretary of the Interior <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/5782/ins.v03.n1.3-18.pdf">appointed Harry Belvin</a> as the chief of the Choctaw tribe, along with chiefs of the other four tribes in eastern Oklahoma) served as both an Oklahoma Senator and Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Pruitt" title="Scott Pruitt">Scott Pruitt</a>, the former <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency">Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</a> had served previously as <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Oklahoma" title="Attorney General of Oklahoma">Oklahoma Attorney General</a> and a member of the Oklahoma Senate.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Bice" title="Stephanie Bice">Stephanie Bice</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Representative">U.S. Representative</a> for <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Oklahoma's 5th congressional district">Oklahoma's 5th congressional district</a> since January 3, 2021.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Past_composition_of_the_Senate">Past composition of the Senate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Past composition of the Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Oklahoma" title="Political party strength in Oklahoma">Political party strength in Oklahoma</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Oklahoma" title="Government of Oklahoma">Government of Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Senate&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-okcon-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-okcon_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-okcon_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/V-9A.html">Section V-9A: Senatorial districts - Tenure</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/">Constitution of the State of Oklahoma</a> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oklegal.onenet.net/">Oklahoma Public Legal Research System</a> (accessed August 1, 2018)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Farmer, Rick. "Legislature," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LE010.html">http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LE010.html</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150117071324/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LE010.html">Archived</a> 2015-01-17 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (accessed April 16, 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bobburke-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bobburke_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Burke, Bob. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/J/JO015.html">Johnston, Henry Simpson</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001510/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/J/JO015.html">Archived</a> 2013-10-05 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 9, 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pappas, Christine. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LO013.html">Looney, Lamar (1871–1935)</a>, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 9, 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-agnew-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-agnew_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Agnew, Brad. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/T/TW001.html">Twentieth-Century Oklahoma</a>, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 10, 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-appendixiv-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-appendixiv_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-appendixiv_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-appendixiv_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf">A <i>Century</i> to Remember</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120910204833/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf">Archived</a> 2012-09-10 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Ok.gov (accessed April 30, 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tiedsenate-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tiedsenate_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tiedsenate_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a 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Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Julie_Daniels" title="Julie Daniels">Julie Daniels</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Julia_Kirt" title="Julia Kirt">Julia Kirt</a> (D)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Micheal_Bergstrom" title="Micheal Bergstrom">Micheal Bergstrom</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ally_Seifried" title="Ally Seifried">Ally Seifried</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_McIntosh" title="Julie McIntosh">Julie McIntosh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Woods_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Tom Woods (Oklahoma politician)">Tom Woods</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a 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href="/wiki/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_General_Assembly" title="Connecticut General Assembly">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Legislature" title="Florida Legislature">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2003 United States state legislative elections">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2004 United States state legislative elections">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2005 United States state legislative elections">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2006 United States state legislative elections">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2007 United States state legislative elections">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2008 United States state legislative elections">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2009 United States state legislative elections">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2010 United States state legislative elections">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2011 United States state legislative elections">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2012 United States state legislative elections">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2013 United States state legislative elections">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2015 United States state legislative elections">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2016 United States state legislative elections">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2017 United States state legislative elections">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2018 United States state legislative elections">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2019 United States state legislative elections">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2020 United States state legislative elections">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2021 United States state legislative elections">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2022 United States state legislative elections">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2023 United States state legislative elections">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2024 United States state legislative elections">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_legislators" title="List of U.S. state legislators">List of U.S. state legislators</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_United_States_state_legislative_sessions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of United States state legislative sessions">Lists of past U.S. state legislatures</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="2nd Oklahoma Legislature">2 (1909)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="3rd Oklahoma Legislature">3 (1911)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="4th Oklahoma Legislature">4 (1913)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="5th Oklahoma Legislature">5 (1915)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="6th Oklahoma Legislature">6 (1917)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="7th Oklahoma Legislature">7 (1919)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="8th Oklahoma Legislature">8 (1921)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="9th Oklahoma Legislature">9 (1923)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="10th Oklahoma Legislature">10 (1925)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;font-size:105%;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/11th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="11th Oklahoma Legislature">11 (1927)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="12th Oklahoma Legislature">12 (1929)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="13th Oklahoma Legislature">13 (1931)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="14th Oklahoma Legislature">14 (1933)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="15th Oklahoma Legislature">15 (1935)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="16th Oklahoma Legislature">16 (1937)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="17th Oklahoma Legislature">17 (1939)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="18th Oklahoma Legislature">18 (1941)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="19th Oklahoma Legislature">19 (1943)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="20th Oklahoma Legislature">20 (1945)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;font-size:105%;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/21st_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="21st Oklahoma Legislature">21 (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="22nd Oklahoma Legislature">22 (1949)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="23rd Oklahoma Legislature">23 (1951)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="24th Oklahoma Legislature">24 (1953)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="25th Oklahoma Legislature">25 (1955)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="26th Oklahoma Legislature">26 (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="27th Oklahoma Legislature">27 (1959)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="28th Oklahoma Legislature">28 (1961)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="29th Oklahoma Legislature">29 (1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="30th Oklahoma Legislature">30 (1965)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;font-size:105%;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/31st_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="31st Oklahoma Legislature">31 (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="32nd Oklahoma Legislature">32 (1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="33rd Oklahoma Legislature">33 (1971)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="34th Oklahoma Legislature">34 (1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="35th Oklahoma Legislature">35 (1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="36th Oklahoma Legislature">36 (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="37th Oklahoma Legislature">37 (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="38th Oklahoma Legislature">38 (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="39th Oklahoma Legislature">39 (1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="40th Oklahoma Legislature">40 (1985)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;font-size:105%;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/41st_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="41st Oklahoma Legislature">41 (1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="42nd Oklahoma Legislature">42 (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="43rd Oklahoma Legislature">43 (1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="44th Oklahoma Legislature">44 (1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="45th Oklahoma Legislature">45 (1995)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="46th Oklahoma Legislature">46 (1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Oklahoma_Legislature" title="47th 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