36th Arizona State Legislature

36th Arizona State Legislature
36th Arizona State Legislature
	Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1984
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (39–21)
Sessions
1st
1st	January 10 – April 27, 1983
2nd	January 9 – May 4, 1984
Special sessions
1st
1st	October 3, 1983 – January 19, 1984
2nd	June 24 – July 5, 1984
3rd	July 20 – July 20, 1984

The 36th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 1984, during the first two years of Bruce Babbitt's second full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans increased their lead in the Senate by two seats, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the Democrats gained four seats in the lower house, although the Republicans still held a 39–21 majority.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1983, and adjourned on April 27, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 1984, and adjourned sine die on May 4.^[1]^: i^[2]^: i

There were three Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on October 3, 1983, and adjourned sine die on January 19, 1984;^[2]^: 1697 the second convened on June 24, 1984, and adjourned on July 5;^[2]^: 1763 the third convened later that same month on July 20 and adjourned sine die later that same day.^[2]^: 1821

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^[1]^: vi

District	Senator	Party
1	John U. Hays	Republican
2	Tony Gabaldon*	Democrat
3	Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.*	Democrat
4	A. V. "Bill" Hardt*	Democrat
5	Jones Osborn*	Democrat
6	Polly Getzwiller*	Democrat
7	Peter D. Rios	Democrat
8	Ed Sawyer*	Democrat
9	Jeffrey J. Hill*	Republican
10	Luis A. Gonzales*	Democrat
11	Jaime P. Gutierrez*	Democrat
12	John T. Mawhinney*	Republican
13	Greg Lunn*	Republican
14	William J. De Long	Republican
15	S. H. Runyan*	Republican
16	Wayne Stump	Republican
17	Anne Lindeman*	Republican
18	Tony West	Republican
19	Bill Davis	Republican
20	Lela Alston*	Democrat
21	Carl J. Kunasek	Republican
22	Manuel "Lito" Pena*	Democrat
23	Alfredo Guteirrez*	Democrat
24	Pete Corpstein	Republican
25	Jacque Steiner*	Republican
26	Peter Kay*	Republican
27	Juanita Harelson	Republican
28	Robert B. Usdane*	Republican
29	Jack J. Taylor*	Republican
30	Stan Turley*	Republican

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^[1]^{: vii–viii}

District	Representative	Party
1	Donald R. Aldridge	Republican
1	Jerry Everall*	Republican
2	Sam A. McConnell Jr.*	Republican
2	John Wettaw*	Republican
3	Benjamin Hanley*	Democrat
3	Daniel Peaches*	Republican
4	Edward G. Guerrero*	Democrat
4	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*	Democrat
5	Frank McElhaney*	Democrat
5	Robert J. McLendon	Democrat
6	Henry Evans	Democrat
6	James Hartdegen*	Republican
7	Roy Hudson	Democrat
7	Richard Pacheco*	Democrat
8	Joe Lane*	Republican
8	Steve Vukcevich*	Democrat
9	Bart Baker*	Republican
9	William J. English*	Republican
10	Carmen Cajero*	Democrat
10	Jesus R. Higuera	Democrat
11	Peter Goudinoff*	Democrat
11	John Kromko	Democrat
12	Pete Hershberger	Republican
12	Jack B. Jewett	Republican
13	David C. Bartlett	Democrat
13	Larry Hawke*	Republican
14	Jim Green	Republican
14	Cindy L. Resnick	Democrat
15	Bob Denny*	Republican
15	James B. Ratliff*	Republican
16	Bob Hungerford*	Republican
16	Rhonda Thomas*	Republican
17	Sterling Ridge	Republican
17	Patrica D. Wright*	Republican
18	Burton S. Barr*	Republican
18	Jane Dee Hull**	Republican
19	Janice Brewer	Republican
19	Nancy Wessel	Republican
20	Glenn Davis***	Democrat
20	Debbie McCune*	Democrat
21	Henry Haws	Republican
21	Leslie Whiting Johnson	Republican
22	Art Hamilton*	Democrat
22	Earl V. Wilcox*	Democrat
23	Armando Ruiz	Democrat
23	Carolyn Walker	Democrat
24	Chris Herstam	Republican
24	Cal Holman*	Republican
25	Donald Kenney****	Republican
25	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell****	Republican
26	Frank Kelley	Republican
26	Jim Meredith*	Republican
27	Bev Hermon	Republican
27	Doug Todd*	Republican
28	Paul R. Messinger*	Republican
28	Jim Skelly*	Republican
29	Jim L. Cooper*	Republican
29	Lela Steffey	Republican
30	Mark Killian	Republican
30	James J. Sossaman*	Republican

The ** denotes that Hull was the incumbent representative from the 19th district, who moved to the 18th district

The *** denotes that Davis was the incumbent representative from the 25th district, who moved to the 20th district

The **** denotes that Kenney and Rockwell were the incumbent representatives from the 21st district, who moved to the 25th district

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1983, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1984, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session, First to Third Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[ASL1-1] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1983, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[ASL2-2] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1984, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session, First to Third Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

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