The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The speaker exercises administrative and procedural functions, but most importantly remains a representative of his legislative district. The current Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is T.W. Shannon, Republican from Lawton, Oklahoma.
The position was created in 1907 by the Oklahoma Constitution. The speaker is selected by the members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Although there is no constitutional requirement to elect a speaker from the majority party, in practice, the speaker has never been a member of the minority party.
The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is third in line of succession to the Governorship of Oklahoma, behind the Lieutenant Governor and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.
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