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28th Oklahoma Legislature

28th Oklahoma Legislature

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The Twenty-eighth 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 in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 3 to July 28, 1961, during the term of Governor J. Howard Edmondson.[1]

Quick Facts Leadership, President of the Senate: ...

J. D. McCarty was elected as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, breaking the tradition of governor-backed speakers.[1] McCarty would go on to become Oklahoma's first three-term speaker.[1]

Dates of session

  • January 3 to July 28, 1961[1]

Previous: 27th Legislature • Next: 29th Legislature

Leadership

Democratic leadership

Republican leadership

Members

Senate

More information District, Name ...
  • Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.[3]

House of Representatives

More information Name, Party ...
  • Table based on database of historic members.[4]

Staff

  • Louise Stockton[1]

References

  1. [1]
    A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 16, 2013)
  2. [2]
    History of the Lieutenant Governor's Office (accessed June 16, 2013)
  3. [3]
    2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, p. 763-764. (accessed July 9, 2013)
  4. [4]
    Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)
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