# 50th Oklahoma Legislature

The Fiftieth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 4, 2005 to January 2, 2007, during the second two years of the first term of Governor Brad Henry. The Democratic Party held the majority of the state senate seats and the Republican Party held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The 2005 session was marked by the enactment of the Tax Relief Act of 2005. The 2006 session was marked by the enactment of the Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act.

## Dates of sessions

* Organizational day: January 4, 2005
* First regular session: February 7, 2005 – May 27, 2005
* Special sessions: May 27, 2005 - June 6, 2005, August 30–31, 2005
* Second regular session: February 6, 2006 – May 26, 2006
* Special session: May 25, 2006 - May 26, 2006, June 21–23, 2006
Previous: 49th Legislature • Next: 51st Legislature

## Party Affiliation
### Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total |
| | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| Voting share | 54.2% | 45.8% | |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total |
| | 45 | 56 | 101 |
| Voting share | 44.5% | 55.5% | |

## Major legislation
### Enacted
#### 2005

* Education - HB 1992 created the Academic Achievement Award Program.
* Education - SB 531 allowed school districts to exceed their carryover funds for two years without penalty.
* Health care - SB 547 created a one-stop prescription program for the uninsured.
* Health care - HB 1088 secured Oklahoma State University Medical Schools' residency programs.
* Health care - HB 1411 created the Physician Assistant Scholarship Program.
* Juveniles - SB 458 required courts to sentence juveniles as an adult if they assault an employee of the Juvenile Affairs Office.
* Roads and bridges - HB 1078 increased funding for road and bridge repair.
* Tax Relief Act of 2005 - HB 1547 and SB 435 increased the standard deduction and reduced the top income tax rate.
* War memorial - created a War on Terror Memorial Design Committee.
* Veterans - HB 1476 increased the income tax exemption for retirement benefits for veterans.
* Victim's rights - HB 1698 prohibited the appearance of names and addresses for sex crime victims on court website.

#### 2006

* Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act - HB 2840 gave the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and judges the authority to request investigative resources from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and gave child advocates greater input into review procedures in order to address child abuse.
* Stand Your Ground - HB 2615 extended existing legal protections for law-abiding citizens to use deadly force to protect themselves and their families from intruders in their homes to other locations such as vehicles.

## Leadership
### Senate

* President of the Senate: Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin
* President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Mike Morgan
* Majority Floor Leader: Ted Fisher
* Majority Whip: Susan Paddack
* Republican Minority Leader: Glenn Coffee
* Republican Caucus Chair: Jonathan Nichols

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Todd Hiett
* Democratic Minority Leader: Jari Askins

## Members
### Senate

| District | Name | Party | Hometown | First Elected | Towns Represented |
| Lt-Gov | Mary Fallin | Rep | Duncan | 1994 | President of Senate |
| 1 | Charles Wyrick | Dem | Fairland | 2004 | Grove, Jay, Miami |
| 2 | Stratton Taylor | Dem | Claremore | 1982 | Claremore, Pryor |
| 3 | Jim Wilson | Dem | Tahlequah | 2004 | Stilwell, Tahlequah |
| 4 | Kenneth Corn | Dem | Howe | 2002 | Howe, Poteau, Sallisaw |
| 5 | Jeff Rabon | Dem | Atoka | 1996 | Atoka, Hugo |
| 6 | Jay Paul Gumm | Dem | Durant | 2002 | Durant |
| 7 | Richard Lerblance | Dem | Hartshorne | 2003 | Hartshorne, McAlester, Wilburton |
| 8 | Frank Shurden | Dem | Henryetta | 1986 | Henryetta, Okmulgee |
| 9 | Earl Garrison | Dem | Muskogee | 2004 | Muskogee, Ft. Gibson |
| 10 | J. Berry Harrison | Dem | Fairfax | 1990 | Fairfax, Pawhuska |
| 11 | Judy Eason McIntyre | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 | Tulsa |
| 12 | Ted Fisher | Dem | Sapulpa | 1986 | Bristow, Sapulpa |
| 13 | Susan Paddack | Dem | Ada | 2004 | Ada |
| 14 | Johnnie Crutchfield | Dem | Ardmore | 1998 | Ardmore |
| 15 | Jonathan Nichols | Rep | Norman | 2000 | Norman |
| 16 | Cal Hobson | Dem | Norman | 1990 | 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 | Enid |
| 20 | David Myers | Rep | Ponca City | 2002 | Ponca City |
| 21 | Mike Morgan | Dem | Stillwater | 1996 | Stillwater |
| 22 | Mike Johnson | Rep | Kingfisher | 1998 | Kingfisher |
| 23 | Ron Justice | Rep | Chickasha | 2004 | Chickasha |
| 24 | Daisy Lawler | Dem | Comanche | 2002 | Duncan, Comanche, Moore |
| 25 | Mike Mazzei | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 | Broken Arrow, Tulsa |
| 26 | Gilmer Capps | Dem | Snyder | 2002 | Elk City, Mangum, Sayre, Snyder |
| 27 | Owen Laughlin | Rep | Woodward | 1996 | 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 |
| 31 | Don Barrington | Rep | Lawton | 2004 | Lawton |
| 32 | Randy Bass | Dem | Lawton | 2004 | Lawton |
| 33 | Tom Adelson | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 | Tulsa |
| 34 | Randy Brogdon | Rep | Owasso | 2002 | Owasso, Tulsa |
| 35 | James Williamson | Rep | Tulsa | 1996 | Tulsa |
| 36 | Scott Pruitt | Rep | Broken Arrow | 2002 | Broken Arrow, Tulsa |
| 37 | Nancy Riley | Rep | Tulsa | 2000 | Bixby, Sand Springs, Tulsa |
| 38 | Robert M. Kerr | Dem | Altus | 2002 | 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 | Kathleen Wilcoxson | Rep | Oklahoma City | 1996 | Oklahoma City, Moore |
| 46 | Bernest Cain | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2002 | Oklahoma City |
| 47 | Todd Lamb | Rep | Edmond | 2004 | Edmond, Oklahoma City |
| 48 | Angela Monson | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2002 | Oklahoma City |

### House of Representatives

| Name | District | Party | City |
| Jerry Ellis | 1 | Dem | Valliant |
| Glen Bud Smithson | 2 | Dem | Sllisaw |
| Neil Brannon | 3 | Dem | Arkoma |
| Mike Brown | 4 | Dem | Tahlequah |
| Doug Cox | 5 | Rep | Grove |
| Chuck Hoskin | 6 | Dem | Vinita |
| Larry Glenn | 7 | Dem | Miami |
| Ben Sherrer | 8 | Dem | Pryor |
| Tad Jones | 9 | Rep | Claremore |
| Steve Martin | 10 | Rep | Bartlesville |
| Mike Wilt | 11 | Rep | Bartlesville |
| Wade Rousselot | 12 | Dem | Okay |
| Jerry McPeak | 13 | Dem | Warner |
| Barbara Staggs | 14 | Dem | Muskogee |
| Ed Cannaday | 15 | Dem | Porum |
| Jerry Shoemake | 16 | Dem | Morris |
| Mike Mass | 17 | Dem | McAlester |
| Terry Harrison | 18 | Dem | McAlester |
| R. C. Pruett | 19 | Dem | Antler |
| Paul Roan | 20 | Dem | Tishomingo |
| John Carey | 21 | Dem | Durant |
| Wes Hilliard | 22 | Dem | Sulphur |
| Sue Tibbs | 23 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Dale Turner | 24 | Dem | Holdenville |
| Bob Plunk | 25 | Dem | Ada |
| Kris Steele | 26 | Rep | Shawnee |
| Shane Jett | 27 | Rep | Tecumseh |
| Ryan Kiesel | 28 | Dem | Seminole |
| Todd Hiett | 29 | Rep | Bristow |
| Mark McCullough | 30 | Rep | Sapulpa |
| Dale DePue | 31 | Rep | Guthrie |
| Danny Morgan | 32 | Dem | Prague |
| Lee Denney | 33 | Rep | Cushing |
| Terry Ingmire | 34 | Rep | Stillwater |
| Rex Duncan | 35 | Rep | Sand Springs |
| Joe Sweeden | 36 | Dem | Pawhuska |
| Jim Newport | 37 | Rep | Ponca City |
| Dale DeWitt | 38 | Rep | Braman |
| Marian Cooksey | 39 | Rep | Edmond |
| Mike Jackson | 40 | Rep | Enid |
| Curt Roggow | 41 | Rep | Waukomis |
| Lisa Billy | 42 | Rep | Purcell |
| Ray Young | 43 | Rep | Yukon |
| Bill Nations | 44 | Dem | Norman |
| Thad Balkman | 45 | Rep | Norman |
| Doug Miller | 46 | Dem | Norman |
| Susan Winchester | 47 | Rep | Chickasha |
| Greg Piatt | 48 | Rep | Ardmore |
| Terry Hyman | 49 | Dem | Leon |
| Jari Askins | 50 | Dem | Duncan |
| Ray McCarter | 51 | Dem | Marlow |
| David Braddock | 52 | Dem | Altus |
| Randy Terrill | 53 | Rep | Moore |
| Paul Wesselhoft | 54 | Rep | Moore |
| Ryan McMullen | 55 | Dem | Burns Flat |
| Phil Richardson | 56 | Rep | Minco |
| James Covey | 57 | Dem | Custer City |
| Jeff Hickman | 58 | Rep | Dacoma |
| Rob Johnson | 59 | Rep | Kingfisher |
| Purcy Walker | 60 | Dem | Elk City |
| Gus Blackwell | 61 | Rep | Goodwell |
| Abe Deutschendorf | 62 | Dem | Lawton |
| Don Armes | 63 | Rep | Faxon |
| Ann Coody | 64 | Rep | Lawton |
| Joe Dorman | 65 | Dem | Rush Springs |
| Lucky Lamons | 66 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Pam Peterson | 67 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Chris Benge | 68 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Fred Jordan | 69 | Rep | Jenks |
| Ron Peters | 70 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Darrell Gilbert | 72 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Jabar Shumate | 73 | Dem | Tulsa |
| John Smaligo | 74 | Rep | Owasso |
| Dennis Adkins | 75 | Dem | Tulsa |
| John A. Wright | 76 | Rep | Broken Arrow |
| Mark Liotta | 77 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Jeannie McDaniel | 78 | Dem | Tulsa |
| Weldon Watson | 79 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Ron Peterson | 80 | Rep | Broken Arrow |
| Ken A. Miller | 81 | Rep | Edmond |
| Guy Liebmann | 82 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Fred Morgan | 83 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Sally Kern | 84 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Odilia Dank | 85 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| John Auffet | 86 | Dem | Stilwell |
| Trebor Worthen | 87 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Debbie Blackburn | 88 | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| Rebecca Hamilton | 89 | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| John Nance | 90 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Mike Reynolds | 91 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Richard Morrissette | 92 | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| Al Lindley | 93 | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| Kevin Calvey | 94 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Bill Case | 95 | Rep | Midwest City |
| Lance Cargill | 96 | Rep | Harrah |
| Mike Shelton | 97 | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| John Trebilcock | 98 | Rep | Tulsa |
| Opio Toure | 99 | Dem | Oklahoma City |
| Mike Thompson | 100 | Rep | Oklahoma City |
| Gary Banz | 101 | Rep | Midwest City |