November 15, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
After releasing proposed district maps earlier this month, the Oklahoma House and Senate met for the first time today in special session to start the process of approving the new maps.
The proposed change sees District 57, which is represented by Anthony Moore, give up parts of Blaine and Canadian Counties, and obtain all of Roger Mills and Custer Counties. The district will also include the western half of Beckham County.
Cities encompassed by the district include Clinton, Weatherford, and Sayre.
The new boundaries for House District 55 will see an eastern portion of Beckham County, along with all of Washita County in the district. It will also encompass a portion of Caddo, Blaine, and Canadian Counties.
Cities in H.D. 55 will include Elk City, Cordell, Hydro, Geary and Calumet.
Currently H.D. 55 is represented by Todd Russ, however due to term limits, he will serve his final session in the seat next year.
Elk City Mayor Nick Archer has declared his candidacy for that position.
The House and Senate met briefly for procedural votes on bills containing the maps that will be in effect for the next 10 years. Lawmakers are expected to wrap up their work by the end of the week. The new maps typically are approved during the regular session, which ends in May, but a special session was required this year because of a delay in the release of the latest U.S. Census data.
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