15th Oklahoma Legislature

February 2025 January 2025 15th Oklahoma Legislature File:Flag of Oklahoma (1925–1941).svg President of the Senate: James E. Berry (D) President Pro Tem of the Senate: Claud Briggs (D) Speaker of the House: Leon C. Phillips (D) Composition: Senate 43 #0000FF darkgray 1 #FF0000 darkgrayHouse 112 #0000FF darkgray 7 #FF0000 darkgray 1 The Fifteenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met from January 8 to April 30, 1935, during the term of Governor E.W. Marland.A Century to Remember https://web.archive.org/web/20120910204833/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf 2012-09-10 , Oklahoma House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20130622043630/http://okhouse.gov/ 2013-06-22 (accessed June 28, 2013) Marland influenced the selection of Leon C. Phillips for Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Phillips had been an opponent of Governor William H. Murray's proposals. Phillips also opposed many of Marland's proposals. Dates of session Regular session: January 8-April 30, 1935 Previous: 14th Legislature • Next: 16th Legislature Major events Three state questions related to old age pensions were presented to voters in September 1935.Old Age Security Act https://web.archive.org/web/20121119123447/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OL001.html 2012-11-19 , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture https://web.archive.org/web/20100531193517/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/ 2010-05-31 . (accessed July 17, 2013) Only State Question 214, which authorized pensions, social security, and a welfare commission, were approved by voters. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled State Question 214 was illegal in February 1936. On July 7, 1936, State Question 225, which established a welfare program, and State Question 226, which created assistance for the aged, blind, crippled children, and dependent children, were approved by voters. In August 1936 the Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare was established, which administered the old age assistance program and other welfare programs. Party composition Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 43 1 44Voting share97.7%2.3% House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanIndependent 112 7 1 120Voting share93.3%5.8%0.9% Leadership Senate As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, serving as the presiding officer in ceremonial instances. President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Claud Briggs served as the member-elected leader of the state senate. House of Representatives The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 112 of the 120 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1935, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Leon C. Phillips served in the role in 1935 and Merton Munson served as Speaker Pro Tempore. Members Senate District Name Party1 R. L. Howsley Dem2 Nat Taylor Dem2 H. C. Ivester Dem3 Charles Albright Dem4 S. W. Carmack Dem5 C. R. Chamberlin Dem6 Grover Thomas Dem6 DeRoy Burns Dem7 H. W. Wright Dem8 George Hutchinson Rep9 Charles Duffy Dem10 Henry S. Johnston Dem11 Ray C. Jones Dem12 Louis Ritzhaupt Dem13 Thomas C. Waldrep Dem13 Willard Sowards Dem14 J. A. Rinehart Dem14 W. C. Fidler Dem15 Gerald Spencer Dem15 John Pugh Dem16 Bert Willis Dem17 Knox Garvin Dem17 Jim Nance Dem18 Oscar Lowrance Dem18 Louis Fischl Dem19 E. V. George Dem19 Homer Paul Dem20 John A. MacDonald Dem20 Ed King Dem21 Claud Briggs Dem22 Don Wilbanks Dem23 Allen G. Nichols Dem24 Paul Stewart Dem25 E. P. Hill Dem26 W. O. Ray Dem27 Bower Broaddus Dem27 Joe M. Whitaker Dem28 W. A. Carlile Dem29 Jack L. Rorschach Dem30 A. L. Commons Dem31 Henry C. Timmons Dem32 David Logan Dem33 Dennis Bushyhead Dem34 H. M. Curnutt Dem Table based on state almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf 2006-02-18 , Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013) House of Representatives thumb|right|Leon C. Phillips, 1938 Name Party CountyHoward Morton Rep AdairWebster Wilder Rep AlfalfaRowe Cook Dem AtokaThomas Z. Wright Rep BeaverR. W. Brewer Dem Beckham Cecil Myers Dem BeckhamJohn Hankla Dem BlaineOlen Campbell Dem BryanSam Sullivan Dem BryanW. L. Mauk Dem CaddoGeorge H. Wingo Dem CaddoEllis Gregory Dem CanadianAlvin Bruce Dem CarterArleigh Davis Dem CarterPercy Wyly Dem CherokeeLucien Spear Dem ChoctawJulius Cox Dem CimarronBen Huey Dem ClevelandDale Brown Dem CoalJ. A. Johnson Dem ComancheMerton Munson Dem ComancheBob Mooney Dem CottonFrank Bailey Dem CraigJoe Brewster Dem CreekHenry Clay King Dem CreekHomer O'Dell Dem CreekW. R. Dunn Dem CusterL. V. Beaman Dem DelawareTupper Jones Dem DeweyBert Larason Dem EllisT. W. Eason Dem GarfieldF. B. O'Neill Rep GarfieldHarold Freeman Dem GarvinSam J. Goodwin Dem GarvinJ. D. Carmichael Dem GradyDavid C. Roberts Dem GradyJ. W. McCollom Dem GrantMarvin Byrom Dem GreerOscar Abernethy Dem HarmonGeorge Pauls Dem HarperD. C. Cantrell Dem HaskellO. S. Huser Dem HughesBurr Speck Dem JacksonG. J. Williams Dem JeffersonClarence Rawls Dem JohnsonWalter M. Doggett Dem KayRalph C. Haynes Dem KayArthur Ulmark Dem KingfisherEd Corson Dem KiowaH. O. Boggs Dem LatimerRoy Coleman Dem LeFloreB. J. Traw Dem LeFloreDarwin Frayer Dem LincolnLester Hoyt Dem LincolnCharles W. Allen Dem LoganVirgil Stokes Dem LoveLuther Armstrong Independent MajorDon Welch Dem MarshallD. E. Martin Dem MayesLouie Beck Dem McClainIra Rone Dem McCurtainJ. A. Standridge Dem McCurtainCarl Twidwell Dem McIntoshEwing Sadler Dem MurrayHerbert Branan Dem MuskogeeF. N. Shoemake Dem MuskogeeMurrell Thornton Dem MuskogeeThomas Munger Dem NoblePenn Couch Dem NowataLeon C. Phillips Dem OkfuskeeBryan Billings Dem OklahomaLaVerne Carleton Dem OklahomaWilliam O. Coe Dem OklahomaBen F. Ellis Dem OklahomaMurray Gibbons Dem OklahomaChester A. Keyes Dem OklahomaC. W. Schwoerke Dem OklahomaW. A. Barnett Dem OkmulgeeWilbur Morse Dem OkmulgeeW. J. Peterson Dem OkmulgeeHarry G. Hunt Dem OsageWalter Johnson Dem OsageWilliam E. Poteet Dem OttawaR. W. Skinner Dem OttawaEmerson Phillips Rep PawneeGeorge H. Davis Rep PayneV. A. Doty Rep PayneGeorge H. Hunt Dem PittsburgW. B. McAlester Dem PittsburgO. H. Whitt Dem PittsburgAustin Deaton Dem PontotocAubrey Kerr Dem PontotocKenneth Abernathy Dem PottawatomieLeonard Carey Dem PottawatomieRalph Spencer Dem PottawatomieR. W. Frazier Dem PushmatahaT. J. Hogg Dem Roger MillsW. P. Johnston Dem RogersRobert N. Chase Dem SeminoleV. L. Kiker Dem SeminoleCon Long Dem SeminoleMarvin Wooten Dem SeminoleJ. A. Morrow Dem SequoyahSandy Singleton Dem StephensSamuel G. Whitaker Dem StephensVernon Howell Dem Texas Monty C. Worthington Dem TillmanJoe Chambers Dem TulsaSeth G. Eby Jr. Dem TulsaGlade Kirkpatrick Dem TulsaEd Moffett Dem TulsaA. E. Montgomery Dem TulsaEdward P. O'Brien Dem TulsaLewis Poe Dem TulsaJean R. Reed Dem WagonerJohn M. Holliman Dem WashingtonF. E. Raasch Dem WashitaJ. Carl Wright Dem WashitaM. T. Pugh Dem WoodsJesse E. Taylor Dem Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members https://web.archive.org/web/20130711202342/http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx 2013-07-11 , Okhouse.gov. (accessed July 9, 2013) References External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate Category:Oklahoma legislative sessions Category:1935 in Oklahoma Category:1936 in Oklahoma Category:1935 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1936 U.S. legislative sessions