# 52nd Oklahoma Legislature

The Fifty-second Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City from January 3, 2009, to January 4, 2011, during the second two years of the second administration of Governor Brad Henry. It was the first session in state history where the Republican Party has controlled both houses of the legislature.

## Dates of sessions

* Organizational day: January 3, 2009
* First regular session: February 2, 2009 – May 29, 2009
* Second regular session: February 4, 2010 – May 30, 2010
Previous: 51st Legislature • Next: 53rd Legislature

## Major legislation
### Enacted

* Abortion - HB 1595 prohibited a mother from having an abortion based solely on the sex of the child.
* Health care - HB 1127 provided $7 million to allow the Oklahoma State University Medical Center to continue to operate.
* Sales tax exemption - SB 318 created a gradual elimination of the state sales tax on groceries.
* Silver Alert - HB 2030 creates an alert system for senior citizens who have gone missing, similar to the Amber Alert used to find missing children.
* Tort reform - HB 1603 required Oklahomans wishing to file a medical malpractice lawsuit to prove before a third party that the case is not frivolous.

### Failed

* Charter schools - SB 834 would have allowed school districts to easily convert schools into charter schools, a move that would exempt them from most state mandates. The legislation was vetoed by the governor.
* Embryonic stem cells - HB 1326 would have made it a crime for a scientist to perform any form of embryonic stem cell research, but was vetoed by Governor Brad Henry.
* Insurance - HB 1312 would have mandated insurance coverage for children with autism. It failed to get enough votes for passage in the Oklahoma Senate.
* Term limits - HJR 1022 would ask voters to vote on term-limits for all statewide elected offices. The legislation failed in committee.

### Added to 2010 ballot as a referendum

* English-only - HJR 1042 asked voters whether or not to make English the official language of Oklahoma.
* Voting - SB 4 asked voters to decide whether or not to require voters to produce a state-issued ID at the polls.
* Workers compensation - SB 609 allowed voters to decide whether or not to require workers compensation judges' appointments to be confirmed by the Oklahoma Senate.

## Leadership
### Senate

* President of the Senate: Jari Askins (D-Duncan)
* President pro tempore: Glenn Coffee (R-Oklahoma City)

#### Republican caucus

* Majority Leader: Todd Lamb
* Assistant Floor Leader: Brian Bingman
* Assistant Floor Leader: Mike Mazzei
* Assistant Floor Leader: Clark Jolley
* Whip: Mike Schulz
* Whip: Cliff Branan
* Whip: Anthony Sykes
* Caucus Chair: John Ford

#### Democratic caucus

* Democratic Leader: Charlie Laster
* Assistant Floor Leader: Jay Paul Gumm
* Assistant Floor Leader: Sean Burrage
* Assistant Floor Leader: Tom Adelson
* Assistant Floor Leader: Tom Ivester
* Assistant Floor Leader: Richard Lerblance
* Whip: Susan Paddack
* Whip: Debbe Leftwich
* Whip: Roger Ballenger
* Whip: Charles Wyrick
* Caucus Chair: Kenneth Corn

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Chris Benge
* Speaker Pro Tempore: Kris Steele

#### Republican caucus

* Majority Floor Leader: Tad Jones
* First Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Ron Peters
* Caucus Chairman: John A. Wright
* Majority Whip: Mike Jackson

#### Democratic caucus

* Democratic Leader: Danny Morgan
* Democratic Floor Leader: Mike Brown
* Whip: Ben Sherrer
* Caucus Chairman: Chuck Hoskin

## Party composition
### Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 24 | 24 | 48 | 0 |
| Begin | 26 | 22 | 48 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 54.2% | 45.8% | | |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 57 | 44 | 101 | 0 |
| Begin | 61 | 40 | 101 | 0 |
| July 15, 2009 | 61 | 39 | 100 | 1 |
| October 21, 2009 | 62 | 39 | 101 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 61.4% | 38.6% | | |

## Membership
### Changes in membership during session

* July 15, 2009— Ryan McMullen (D) resigns from representing HD-55 to take a federal position as Oklahoma’s director of rural development.
* October 21, 2009— Todd Russ (R) is sworn in to represent HD-55, filling the seat vacant from Ryan McMullen's resignation.

### Senate

| District | Name | Party | Hometown | First Elected | Towns Represented |
| Lt-Gov | Jari Askins | Dem | Duncan | 2006 | President of the Senate |
| 1 | Charles Wyrick | Dem | Fairland | 2004 | Fairland, Grove, Jay, Miami |
| 2 | Sean Burrage | Dem | Claremore | 2006 | Claremore, Pryor |
| 3 | Jim Wilson | Dem | Tahlequah | 2004 | Tahlequah, Stilwell |
| 4 | Kenneth Corn | Dem | Howe | 2002 | Sallisaw, Poteau |
| 5 | Jerry Ellis | Dem | Hugo | 2008 | Atoka, Hugo |
| 6 | Jay Paul Gumm | Dem | Durant | 2002 | Durant |
| 7 | Richard Lerblance | Dem | Hartshorne | 2003 | Hartshorne, McAlester, Wilburton |
| 8 | Roger Ballenger | Dem | Okmulgee | 2006 | Henryetta, Okmulgee |
| 9 | Earl Garrison | Dem | Muskogee | 2004 | Muskogee, Ft. Gibson |
| 10 | Joe Sweeden | Dem | Pawhuska | 2006 | Pawhuska, Fairfax |
| 11 | Judy Eason McIntyre | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 | Tulsa |
| 12 | Brian Bingman | Rep | Sapulpa | 2006 | Sapulpa, Bristow |
| 13 | Susan Paddack | Dem | Ada | 2004 | Ada |
| 14 | Johnnie Crutchfield | Dem | Ardmore | 1998 | Ardmore |
| 15 | Jonathan Nichols | Rep | Norman | 2000 | Norman |
| 16 | John Sparks | Dem | Norman | 2006 | Norman, Purcell |
| 17 | Charlie Laster | Dem | Shawnee | 2003 | Shawnee |
| 18 | Mary Easley | Dem | Grand Lake Towne | 2004 | Tulsa, Wagoner |
| 19 | Patrick Anderson | Rep | Enid | 2004 | Guthrie, Enid |
| 20 | David Myers | Rep | Ponca City | 2002 | Ponca City |
| 21 | Jim Halligan | Rep | Stillwater | 2008 | Stillwater, Guthrie |
| 22 | Mike Johnson | Rep | Kingfisher | 1998 | Kingfisher, Oklahoma City, Edmond |
| 23 | Ron Justice | Rep | Chickasha | 2004 | Chickasha |
| 24 | Anthony Sykes | Rep | Moore | 2006 | Moore, Duncan |
| 25 | Mike Mazzei | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 | Tulsa, Broken Arrow |
| 26 | Tom Ivester | Dem | Sayre | 2006 | Elk City, Sayre, Mangum |
| 27 | Bryce Marlatt | Rep | Woodward | 2008 | Woodward, Guymon |
| 28 | Harry Coates | Rep | Seminole | 2002 | Seminole |
| 29 | John Ford | Rep | Bartlesville | 2004 | Bartlesville |
| 30 | Glenn Coffee | Rep | Oklahoma City | 1998 | Oklahoma City, Bethany |
| 31 | Don Barrington | Rep | Lawton | 2004 | Lawton, Rush Springs |
| 32 | Randy Bass | Dem | Lawton | 2004 | Lawton |
| 33 | Tom Adelson | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 | Tulsa |
| 34 | Randy Brogdon | Rep | Owasso | 2002 | Owasso, Tulsa |
| 35 | Gary Stanislawski | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 | Tulsa |
| 36 | Bill Brown | Rep | Broken Arrow | 2006 | Broken Arrow, Tulsa |
| 37 | Dan Newberry | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 | Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby |
| 38 | Mike Schulz | Rep | Altus | 2006 | Altus, Weatherford |
| 39 | Brian Crain | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 | Tulsa |
| 40 | Cliff Branan | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2002 | Oklahoma City |
| 41 | Clark Jolley | Rep | Edmond | 2004 | Edmond |
| 42 | Cliff Aldridge | Rep | Midwest City | 2002 | Midwest City |
| 43 | Jim Reynolds | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2000 | Del City, Oklahoma City |
| 44 | Debbe Leftwich | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2003 | Oklahoma City |
| 45 | Steve Russell | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2008 | Moore, Mustang, Oklahoma City |
| 46 | Andrew Rice | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 | Oklahoma City |
| 47 | Todd Lamb | Rep | Edmond | 2004 | Edmond, Oklahoma City |
| 48 | Constance N. Johnson | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 | Oklahoma City |

### House of Representatives

| Name | District | Party | City | First elected |
| Dennis R. Bailey | 1 | Dem | Broken Bow | 2008 |
| Glen Bud Smithson | 2 | Dem | Sallisaw | 2002 |
| Neil Brannon | 3 | Dem | Arkoma | 2002 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | Dem | Tahlequah | 2004 |
| Doug Cox | 5 | Rep | Grove | 2004 |
| Chuck Hoskin | 6 | Dem | Vinita | 2006 |
| Larry Glenn | 7 | Dem | Miami | 2004 |
| Ben Sherrer | 8 | Dem | Pryor | 2004 |
| Tad Jones | 9 | Rep | Claremore | 1998 |
| Steve Martin | 10 | Rep | Bartlesville | 2004 |
| Earl Sears | 11 | Rep | Bartlesville | 2006 |
| Wade Rousselot | 12 | Dem | Okay | 2004 |
| Jerry McPeak | 13 | Dem | Warner | 2004 |
| George Faught | 14 | Rep | Muskogee | 2006 |
| Ed Cannaday | 15 | Dem | Porum | 2006 |
| Jerry Shoemake | 16 | Dem | Morris | 2004 |
| Brian Renegar | 17 | Dem | McAlester | 2006 |
| Terry Harrison | 18 | Dem | McAlester | 2002 |
| R. C. Pruett | 19 | Dem | Antlers | 2004 |
| Paul Roan | 20 | Dem | Tishomingo | 2000 |
| John Carey | 21 | Dem | Durant | 2002 |
| Wes Hilliard | 22 | Dem | Sulphur | 2004 |
| Sue Tibbs | 23 | Rep | Tulsa | 2000 |
| Dale Turner | 24 | Dem | Holdenville | 1996 |
| Todd Thomsen | 25 | Rep | Ada | 2006 |
| Kris Steele | 26 | Rep | Shawnee | 2000 |
| Shane Jett | 27 | Rep | Tecumseh | 2004 |
| Ryan Kiesel | 28 | Dem | Seminole | 2004 |
| Skye McNiel | 29 | Rep | Bristow | 2006 |
| Mark McCullough | 30 | Rep | Sapulpa | 2006 |
| Jason Murphey | 31 | Rep | Guthrie | 2006 |
| Danny Morgan | 32 | Dem | Prague | 2002 |
| Lee Denney | 33 | Rep | Cushing | 2004 |
| Cory T. Williams | 34 | Dem | Stillwater | 2008 |
| Rex Duncan | 35 | Rep | Sand Springs | 2004 |
| Eddie Fields | 36 | Rep | Wynona | 2008 |
| Ken Luttrell | 37 | Dem | Ponca City | 2006 |
| Dale DeWitt | 38 | Rep | Braman | 2002 |
| Marian Cooksey | 39 | Rep | Edmond | 2004 |
| Mike Jackson | 40 | Rep | Enid | 2004 |
| John Enns | 41 | Rep | Waukomis | 2006 |
| Lisa Johnson Billy | 42 | Rep | Purcell | 2004 |
| Colby Schwartz | 43 | Rep | Yukon | 2006 |
| Bill Nations | 44 | Dem | Norman | 1998 |
| Wallace Collins | 45 | Dem | Norman | 2002 |
| Scott Martin | 46 | Rep | Norman | 2006 |
| Leslie Osborn | 47 | Rep | Mustang | 2008 |
| Pat Ownbey | 48 | Rep | Ardmore | 2008 |
| Samson Buck | 49 | Dem | Leon | 2008 |
| Dennis Johnson | 50 | Rep | Kingfisher | 2006 |
| Corey Holland | 51 | Rep | Marlow | 2008 |
| Charles Ortega | 52 | Rep | Altus | 2008 |
| Randy Terrill | 53 | Rep | Moore | 2004 |
| Paul Wesselhoft | 54 | Rep | Moore | 2006 |
| Todd Russ | 55 | Rep | Cordell | 2009 |
| Phil Richardson | 56 | Rep | Minco | 2004 |
| Harold Wright | 57 | Rep | Weatherford | 2008 |
| Jeffrey W. Hickman | 58 | Rep | Dacoma | 2004 |
| Mike Sanders | 59 | Rep | Kingfisher | 2008 |
| Purcy Walker | 60 | Dem | Elk City | 2000 |
| Gus Blackwell | 61 | Rep | Goodwell | 2002 |
| T. W. Shannon | 62 | Rep | Lawton | 2006 |
| Don Armes | 63 | Rep | Faxon | 2002 |
| Ann Coody | 64 | Rep | Lawtwon | 2004 |
| Joe Dorman | 65 | Dem | Rush Springs | 2002 |
| Lucky Lamons | 66 | Dem | Tulsa | 2002 |
| Pam Peterson | 67 | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 |
| Chris Benge | 68 | Rep | Tulsa | 1998 |
| Fred Jordan | 69 | Rep | Jenks | 2006 |
| Ron Peters | 70 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 |
| Seneca Scott | 72 | Dem | Tulsa | 2008 |
| Jabar Shumate | 73 | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 |
| David Derby | 74 | Rep | Owasso | 2006 |
| Dan Kirby | 75 | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 |
| John A. Wright | 76 | Rep | Broken Arrow | 1998 |
| Eric Proctor | 77 | Dem | Tulsa | 2006 |
| Jeannie McDaniel | 78 | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 |
| Weldon Watson | 79 | Rep | Tulsa | 2006 |
| Mike Ritze | 80 | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 |
| Ken Miller | 81 | Rep | Edmond | 2004 |
| Guy Liebmann | 82 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| Randy McDaniel | 83 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Sally Kern | 84 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| David Dank | 85 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| John Auffet | 86 | Dem | Stilwell | 2004 |
| Jason Nelson | 87 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2008 |
| Al McAffrey | 88 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Rebecca Hamilton | 89 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| Charles Key | 90 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2000 |
| Mike Reynolds | 91 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| Richard Morrissette | 92 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| Mike Christian | 93 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2008 |
| Scott Inman | 94 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Charlie Joyner | 95 | Rep | Midwest City | 2006 |
| Lewis H. Moore | 96 | Rep | Edmond | 2008 |
| Mike Shelton | 97 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| John Trebilcock | 98 | Rep | Tulsa | 2002 |
| Anastasia Pittman | 99 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Mike Thompson | 100 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| Gary Banz | 101 | Rep | Midwest City | 2004 |

## References and notes

* ↑ Publications - Senate Journals, Oklahoma Senate Archived July 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 28, 2013)
* ↑ What does the new Oklahoma Legislature hold in store, The Okie Pundit (accessed April 30, 2013)
* ↑ "OSCN Found Document:[HB 1595] - an Act relating to public health and safety; amending 63 O.S. 2001, Section 1-730, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2007 (63 O.S. Supp. 2008, Section 1-730), which relates to abortion; modifying definitions; prohibiting the performance of an abortion solely on account of the sex of the unborn child; etc".
* ↑ "Tax.com article on legislation". Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
* ↑ "[HB 2030] - an Act relating to public safety; creating the Silver Alert Act; defining terms; requiring the Department of Public Safety to develop and implement a statewide silver alert system; providing for administration of the system; providing duties of the Commissioner of Public Safety; etc".
* ↑ Henry's OK on tort reform hailed, Oklahoman (accessed May 27, 2013)
* ↑ "SB 834 Passes Oklahoma Senate | OSTA".
* ↑ "Governor Brad Henry". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
* ↑ A look at bills in the Oklahoma Legislature, The Oklahoman (accessed June 15, 2013)
* ↑ "Oklahoma State Senate 2009 Legislative Summary and FY'10 Budget Review" (PDF). p. 53. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
* ↑ The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma serves as the President of the Senate.
* ↑ Although Askins is formally listed as being from Duncan, she does not represent any city either as Lieutenant Governor or as Senate President.
* ↑ Democrat Ryan McMullen (District 55) resigned to become the State Director of USDA Rural Development
* ↑ Republican Todd Russ sworn in to succeed McMullen
* ↑ McNutt, Michael (July 17, 2009). "Ex-lawmaker Ryan McMullen begins federal ag job". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
* ↑ McNutt, Michael (October 22, 2009). "Representative takes Oklahoma House post". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 7, 2022.