Business and social conservatives often differed in the Oklahoma House

Disagreements prevented Republicans from reaping all the benefits of having record numbers in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Published: May 22, 2011   

Disagreements between business and social conservatives dogged House Republicans throughout this year’s session and often became an irritant to leaders trying to control the record number of GOP members in the chamber.

photo - Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, cheers Friday with, from left, his daughter, Mackenzie, 8, his wife, Kellie, and daughter, Madison, 6, as legislators and their families sing “Oklahoma” in the House chamber at the end of the legislative session. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, cheers Friday with, from left, his daughter, Mackenzie, 8, his wife, Kellie, and daughter, Madison, 6, as legislators and their families sing “Oklahoma” in the House chamber at the end of the legislative session. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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House Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, barely had time to bask after Republicans picked up eight seats in the November elections.

That gave House Republicans a 70-31 advantage, more than...
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