The Thirtieth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the

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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

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from January 5 to July 22, 1965, during the first term of Governor

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.A Century to Remember

Oklahoma House of Representatives
(accessed June 16, 2013) It was the last time the state legislature met only once every two years, and the first time since A. C. Hamlin left office in 1910 that the legislature included black members. Lieutenant Governor Leo Winters served as President of the Senate,

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served as

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, and J. D. McCarty served as

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Dates of session

*January 5-July 22, 1965 Previous: 29th Legislature • Next: 31st Legislature

Major events

*The state legislature impeached Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice N. B. Johnson, convicting him on May 12, 1965.

Party composition

Senate

House

Leadership

*President of the Senate: Lieutenant Governor Leo Winters * Senate President Pro Tem:

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: J. D. McCarty *Speaker Pro Tempore: Rex Privett *Majority Floor Leader:

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* Minority Leader: G. T. Blankenship

Staff

*Chief Clerk of the House: Louise Stockton

Members

Senate

*Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on database of historic members.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)

References

External links

Oklahoma SenateOklahoma House of Representatives
{{Oklahoma Legislatures Oklahoma legislative sessions 1965 in Oklahoma 1966 in Oklahoma 1965 U.S. legislative sessions 1966 U.S. legislative sessions