The Forty-first Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the

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of the

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, composed of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from January 6, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the term of Governor

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. The 41st Oklahoma Legislature merged the last remaining community junior college, Sayre Junior College, with

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served as

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Dates of sessions

*First regular session: January 6, 1987-May 1987 *Second regular session: January–May 1988 Previous: 40th Legislature • Next: 42nd Legislature

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Democratic leadership

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Rodger Randle Rodger Allen Randle (born October 26, 1943) is a retired American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served twice as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 1972 to 1988.Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

Republican leadership

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: Walter Hill

Members

Senate

*Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database of historic members.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013)

References and notes

{{Oklahoma Legislatures Oklahoma legislative sessions 1987 in Oklahoma 1988 in Oklahoma 1987 U.S. legislative sessions 1988 U.S. legislative sessions