The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members are responsible for introducing and voting on bills and resolutions, providing legislative oversight for state agencies, and helping to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
Today, there are 101 state House districts. District boundaries are redrawn every decade to ensure districts of equal population. The presiding officer of the House is known as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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