28th Oklahoma Legislature

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.

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

Dates of session
Previous: 27th Legislature • Next: 29th Legislature
 * January 3 to July 28, 1961

Democratic leadership

 * President of the Senate: Lieutenant Governor Cowboy Pink Williams
 * President Pro Tem of the Senate: Everett Boecher
 * Speaker of the House: J. D. McCarty
 * Speaker Pro Tempore: Delbert Inman
 * Majority Floor Leader: Leland Wolf

Republican leadership

 * Minority Leader: Carl Etling

Senate

 * Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

 * Table based on database of historic members.

Staff

 * Louise Stockton