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25th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate:	Cowboy Pink Williams (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:	Ray Fine (D)
Speaker of the House:	Bill Harkey (D)
Composition:	Senate 39   5   House 102   19

The Twenty-fifth 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 4 to May 27, 1955, during the term of Governor Raymond D. Gary. Gary had just served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate during the previous session. He was replaced by Ray Fine, who took over as presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate. Bill Harkey was elected Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and was the first speaker to serve two consecutive terms.

During the 1955 session, the state legislature approved a legislative referendum to end school segregation, in response to the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. It was approved by voters in 1956 by a 3-1 margin.

Dates of session

• January 4 to May 27, 1955

Previous: 24th Legislature • Next: 26th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Major legislation

• Desegregation - House Joint Resolution 504 created a legislative referendum to end school segregation, in response to the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. It was approved by voters in 1956 by a 3-1 margin.

Leadership

Democratic

• Senate President Pro Tem: Ray Fine
• Speaker of the House: B.E. Bill Harkey
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Floyd Sumrall
• Majority Floor Leader: James Bullard

Republican

• Minority Leader: W.A. Burton Jr.

Staff

• Carl Staas was the chief clerk of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

• Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

• Table based on government database.

References

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. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, p. 763-764. (accessed July 9, 2013)
3. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 3, 2013).

• Oklahoma legislative sessions
• 1955 in Oklahoma
• 1956 in Oklahoma
• 1955 U.S. legislative sessions
• 1956 U.S. legislative sessions