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Bob Cullison (Robert Virl Cullison) was born on 22 December, 1936 in Turley, Oklahoma, U.S., is an American politician (1936–2021). Discover Bob Cullison's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

Popular As Robert Virl Cullison
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Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 22 December 1936
Birthday 22 December
Birthplace Turley, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of death 18 May, 2021
Died Place N/A
Nationality United States

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1743

House Bill 1743, which gave authorization for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to sell its surplus water from the Sardis Reservoir, saw parts of the bill that dealt with space allocation at the Oklahoma State Capitol building vetoed.

Walters stated that he had the right to use a line-item veto as both bills had multiple subjects which violated the Constitution of Oklahoma, but Cullison and Johnson stated that the constitution did not give Walters the right to choose which parts of a substantive bill to pass.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted two to one in favor of supporting Walters in the lawsuit and Assistant Attorney General Neal Leader filed a brief in support of Walters.

The Supreme Court ruled that Walters had no authority to veto non-appropriation sections of legislation while approving non-appropriation sections in the same piece of legislation, but the court also restricted logrolling by the legislature.

1936

Robert Virl Cullison (December 22, 1936May 18, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district from 1973 to 1979, in the Oklahoma Senate from the 34th district from 1979 to 1995, and as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate from 1988 to 1995, as a member of the Democratic Party.

Cullison was born in Turley, Oklahoma, on December 22, 1936, to O. G. Cullison and Georgia Lucille.

Cullison graduated from Baylor University with a degree in business administration and served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

1963

He married Cleo Francilla Cranford, with whom he had two children, on October 26, 1963.

1973

Cullison served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.

1976

During the 1976 election Cullison faced a primary challenge from Billy Mack Rountree.

Cullison was appointed to serve on the six-member Wildlife Task Force Committee in 1976.

1978

On May 30, 1978, Cullison announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Oklahoma Senate that was held by Democratic Senator Bob Shatwell, who was facing charges of perjury after he stated that he was kidnapped and robbed in 1977.

Shatwell ran for reelection and was found innocent of the perjury charges.

Cullison won the primary against three other candidates and a recount, ordered by Shatwell who paid the $500 fee, ruled that Cullison had won.

1980

He was appointed to serve on the Wildlife Task Force Committee in 1980.

Cullison served as vice-chair of the Business and Labor committee.

1986

In 1986, Cullison was selected by the Democratic caucus to succeed Rodger Randle as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, who was retiring, starting in 1989.

1988

However, he became the President pro tempore on January 5, 1988, instead as Randle had left the office to run for mayor of Tulsa.

1990

He was appointed to serve another two years as President pro tempore in 1990.

He was given an additional two years later in 1990, which made him the longest serving leader in Oklahoma's history at the time.

1991

Cullison and Speaker Glen D. Johnson Jr. filed a lawsuit to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to challenge two partial vetoes done by Governor David Walters against two pieces of legislation in 1991.

House Bill 1271, which was appropriated $4 million to multiple agencies, saw parts of the bill that dealing with space and the negotiation of the purchase of a warehouse vetoed.

1994

Cullison announced that he would not run in the 1994 gubernatorial election and would instead seek reelection to the state senate.

However, he later announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.

During the campaign he was endorsed by the Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police and by the Oklahoma Education Association.

Larry Weatherford served as Cullison's campaign manager.

He called for Nance Diamond, his opponent in the lieutenant gubernatorial primary runoff, to be prosecuted by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission for not disclosing some of her campaign contributions.

Cullison placed second to Nance Diamond in the initial primary, but lost in the runoff election.

Diamond lost in the general election to Republican nominee Mary Fallin.

Governor Walters appointed Cullison to replace Bob Wadley on the Oklahoma Tax Commission in 1994.

On December 20, Oklahoma County District Attorney Robert H. Macy asked for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to start an investigation into stock transaction that involved Cullison, Senator Cal Hobson, former city councilor Pete White, and lobbyist Mike Williams.

Cullison and Hobson both received $4,117 from Williams that involved the stock of a company which wanted legislation passed.

Governor Frank Keating asked for Cullison's nomination to the tax commission to be delayed until the inquiry was completed.

Despite the investigation, Cullison was approved by the state senate by a vote of 34 to 12.

1995

In 1995, Stratton Taylor succeeded Cullison as President pro tempore following Cullison's unsuccessful lieutenant gubernatorial campaign.

1996

A grand jury voted in 1996, to not indict Hobson, Cullison, White, and Williams for the transactions, but called for legislators and public officials to be barred from business dealings with lobbyists.

1997

Cullison served on the three-member tax commission until his resignation on August 1, 1997, and he was replaced by Jerry Johnson, a Democrat who was appointed by Keating.

He became the director of state government relations for the Oklahoma Bankers Association and became executive vice-president in the organization.

Cullison died on May 18, 2021.

Cullison refused to allow legislation which required the chemical castration of sex offenders to be considered in the Oklahoma Senate, stating that it would hurt the image of Oklahoma and that chemical castration was not a solution.