44th Arizona State Legislature

44th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2000
Senate
Members	30
President	Brenda Burns*
Temporary President	John Wettaw*
Party control	Republican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Speaker	Jeff Groscost*
Party control	Republican (40–20)
Sessions
1st January 11 – May 7, 1999 2nd January 10 – April 18, 2000
Special sessions
1st March 31 – April 7, 1999 2nd June 22 – June 22, 1999 3rd December 13 – December 14, 1999 4th February 14 – February 17, 2000 5th June 6 – June 28, 2000 6th October 20 – October 20, 2000 7th November 13 – December 4, 2000

The 44th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2000, during the first two years of Jane Dee Hull's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans lost two seats in the Senate, but still held a 16-14 majority. The Republicans gained two seats in the House, maintaining their majority in the lower chamber, 40–20.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1999, and adjourned on May 7, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 10, 2000, and adjourned sine die on April 18.

There were seven Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on March 31, 1999, and adjourned on April 7; the second convened on June 22, 1999, and adjourned sine die on the same day; the third convened on December 13, 1999, and adjourned sine die December 14; the fourth convened on February 14, 2000, and adjourned sine die on February 17; the fifth convened on June 6, 2000, and adjourned sine die June 28; the sixth special session convened and adjourned on October 20, 2000; and the final special session, the seventh, convened on November 13, 2000, and adjourned sine die on December 4.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

District	Senator	Party	Notes
1	Ken Bennett	Republican
2	John Wettaw*	Republican
3	Jack C. Jackson	Democrat
4	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
5	Herb Guenther	Democrat
6	John Huppenthal*	Republican
7	Pete Rios*	Democrat
8	Gus Arzberger*	Democrat
9	Keith A. Bee*	Republican
10	Victor E. Soltero*	Democrat
11	Elaine Richardson	Democrat
12	Ann Day*	Republican
13	George Cunningham*	Democrat
14	Ruth Solomon*	Democrat
15	Edward Cirillo*	Republican
16	Darden C. Hamilton	Republican
17	Brenda Burns*	Republican
18	Marc Spitzer*	Republican
19	Scott Bundgaard*	Republican
20	Mary Hartley*	Democrat
21	Russell Bowers*	Republican
22	Joe Eddie Lopez*	Democrat
23	Linda Aguirre	Democrat
24	Sue Grace*	Republican
25	Chris Cummiskey*	Democrat
26	Tom Smith	Republican
27	Harry E. Mitchell	Democrat
28	Randall Gnant*	Republican
29	David Peterson*	Republican
30	Tom Freestone*	Republican

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
1	Linda Binder	Republican
	Barbara Blewster	Republican
2	Joe Hart*	Republican
	John Verkamp*	Republican
3	Tom Gordon	Republican
	Sylvia Laughter	Democrat
4	Debra Brimhall*	Republican
	Jake Flake*	Republican
5	Jim Carruthers*	Republican
	Robert McLendon*	Democrat
6	Lori Daniels*	Republican
	Richard Kyle*	Republican
7	Harry R. Clark*	Democrat
	Rebecca Rios*	Democrat
8	Gail Griffin*	Republican
	Mark Maiorana	Democrat
9	W. A. McGibbon*	Republican
	Lou-Ann Preble*	Republican
10	Sally Ann Gonzales*	Democrat
	Ramon Valedez*	Democrat
11	Carmine Cardamone*	Democrat
	Debora Norris*	Democrat
12	Steve Huffman	Republican
	Dan Schottel*	Republican
13	Kathleen Dunbar	Republican
	Andy Nichols*	Democrat
14	Herschella Horton*	Democrat
	Mary Pickens*	Democrat
15	Mike Gleason*	Republican
	Jerry Overton*	Republican
16	Linda Gray*	Republican
	James Weiers*	Republican
17	Robert Burns*	Republican
	Jean McGrath*	Republican
18	Susan Muir Gerard*	Republican
	Barry Wong*	Republican
19	Ted Carpenter	Republican
	Roberta Voss*	Republican
20	Bill Brotherton	Democrat
	Kathi Foster*	Democrat
21	Dean Cooley*	Republican
	Marilyn Jarrett*	Republican
22	John Loredo*	Democrat
	Richard Miranda	Democrat
23	Carlos Avelar	Democrat
	Leah Landrum Taylor	Democrat
24	Tom Horne*	Republican
	Barbara Leff*	Republican
25	Ken Cheuvront*	Democrat
	Christine Weason*	Democrat
26	Jeff Hatch-Miller	Republican
	Steve May	Republican
27	Michael Gardner*	Republican
	Laura Knaperek*	Republican
28	Carolyn Allen*	Republican
	Wesley Marsh*	Republican
29	Mark Anderson*	Republican
	Wayne L. Gardner	Republican
30	Jeff Groscost*	Republican
	Karen S. Johnson*	Republican