52nd Arizona State Legislature
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
Term | January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 30 | ||||
President | Andy Biggs | ||||
Temporary President | Sylvia Allen | ||||
Party control | Republican (17-13) | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Speaker | David Gowan | ||||
Party control | Republican (36–24) | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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Special sessions | |||||
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The 52nd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, during the first two years of Doug Ducey's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. Senate balance was unchanged, leaving the Republicans with a 17-13 majority. Republicans also maintained an unchanged 36–24 majority in the House. One senator switched party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in November 2015, boosting the Senate Republican majority to 18-12 for the second legislative session.[1]
Sessions
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 2015, and adjourned on April 3, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 2016 and adjourned sine die on May 7.[2][3][4][5]
There was one Special Session, which was convened on October 28, 2015 and adjourned on October 30.
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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1 | Steve Pierce* | Republican | |
2 | Andrea Dalessandro* | Democrat | |
3 | Olivia Cajero Bedford* | Democrat | |
4 | Lynne Pancrazi* | Democrat | |
5 | Kelli Ward* | Republican | Resigned December 15, 2015 |
Sue Donahue | Republican | Appointed December 22, 2015 | |
6 | Sylvia Allen | Republican | |
7 | Carlyle Begay* | Democrat | Switched to Republican Party on November 23, 2015[1] |
8 | Barbara McGuire * | Democrat | |
9 | Steve Farley* | Democrat | |
10 | David Bradley* | Democrat | |
11 | Steve Smith | Republican | |
12 | Andy Biggs* | Republican | |
13 | Don Shooter* | Republican | |
14 | Gail Griffin* | Republican | |
15 | Nancy Barto* | Republican | |
16 | David C. Farnsworth* | Republican | |
17 | Steve Yarbrough* | Republican | |
18 | Jeff Dial | Republican | |
19 | Lupe Contreras | Democrat | |
20 | Kimberly Yee* | Republican | |
21 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | |
22 | Judy M. Burges* | Republican | |
23 | John Kavanagh | Republican | |
24 | Katie Hobbs* | Democrat | |
25 | Bob Worsley* | Republican | |
26 | Ed Ableser* | Democrat | Resigned September 30, 2015 |
Andrew Sherwood | Democrat | Appointed November 4, 2015 | |
27 | Catherine Miranda | Democrat | |
28 | Adam Driggs* | Republican | |
29 | Martin Quezada | Democrat | |
30 | Robert Meza* | Democrat |
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District | Representative | Party | Notes |
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1 | Karen Fann* | Republican | |
Noel W. Campbell | Republican | ||
2 | J. Christopher Ackerley | Republican | |
Rosanna Gabaldon* | Democrat | ||
3 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democrat | |
Macario Saldate* | Democrat | ||
4 | Charlene Fernandez | Democrat | |
Lisa Otondo* | Democrat | ||
5 | Sonny Borrelli* | Republican | |
Regina Cobb | Republican | ||
6 | Brenda Barton* | Republican | |
Bob Thorpe* | Republican | ||
7 | Albert Hale* | Democrat | |
Jennifer D. Benally | Democrat | ||
8 | Frank Pratt* | Republican | |
Thomas R. Shope Jr.* | Republican | ||
9 | Victoria Steele* | Democrat | Resigned January 12, 2016 |
Randall Friese | Democrat | ||
Matt Kopec | Democrat | Appointed January 19, 2016 to replace Steele | |
10 | Stefanie Mach* | Democrat | |
Bruce Wheeler* | Democrat | ||
11 | Mark Finchem | Republican | |
Vince Leach | Republican | ||
12 | Edwin W. Farnsworth* | Republican | |
Warren Petersen* | Republican | ||
13 | Darin Mitchell* | Republican | |
Steve B. Montenegro* | Republican | ||
14 | David Gowan* | Republican | |
David W. Stevens* | Republican | ||
15 | John Allen* | Republican | |
Heather Carter* | Republican | ||
16 | Doug Coleman* | Republican | |
Kelly Townsend* | Republican | ||
17 | Jeff Weninger | Republican | |
J. D. Mesnard* | Republican | ||
18 | Jill Norgaard | Republican | |
Bob Robson* | Republican | ||
19 | Mark A. Cardenas* | Democrat | |
Diego Espinoza | Democrat | ||
20 | Paul Boyer* | Republican | |
Anthony Kern | Republican | ||
21 | Rick Gray* | Republican | |
Tony Rivero | Republican | ||
22 | David Livingston* | Republican | |
Phil Lovas* | Republican | ||
23 | Jay Lawrence | Republican | |
Michelle Ugenti* | Republican | ||
24 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | |
Ken Clark | Democrat | ||
25 | Justin Olson* | Republican | |
Russell Bowers | Republican | ||
26 | Juan Mendez* | Democrat | |
Andrew C. Sherwood* | Democrat | Appointed on November 4, 2015 to Senate | |
Celeste Plumlee | Democrat | Appointed on December 9, 2015 to replace Sherwood | |
27 | Reginald Bolding | Democrat | |
Rebecca Rios | Democrat | ||
28 | Kate Brophy McGee* | Republican | |
Eric Meyer* | Democrat | ||
29 | Richard C. Andrade | Democrat | |
Ceci Velasquez | Democrat | ||
30 | Jonathan Larkin | Democrat | |
Debbie McCune Davis* | Democrat |
References
- ^ a b "Arizona lawmaker Carlyle Begay switches parties". AZCentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2015 Volume 1, Fifty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 1 to 200". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2015 Volume 2, Fifty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 201 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2016 Volume 1, Fifty-Second Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapter 1 to 202". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2016 Volume 2, Fifty-Second Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapter 203 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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