35th Arizona State Legislature

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35th Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction Arizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1981 – December 31, 1982
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (43–17)
Sessions
1stJanuary 12 – April 25, 1981
2ndJanuary 11 – April 24, 1982
Special sessions
1stJuly 7 – September 4, 1981
2ndJuly 8 – July 25, 1981
3rdSeptember 1 – September 3, 1981
4thNovember 9 – November 9, 1981
5thDecember 1, 1981 – May 19, 1982
6thDecember 1, 1981 – May 19, 1982
7thDecember 1 – December 7, 1981

The 35th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the second two years of Bruce Babbitt's first full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans maintained their 16–14 edge in the upper house, and gained a seat in the lower house, increasing their majority there to 43–17.

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Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned on April 25, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1982, and adjourned sine die on April 24. [1] :i [2] :i There were seven Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on July 7, 1981, and adjourned sine die on September 4; [1] :1311 the second convened on July 8, 1981, and adjourned seventeen days later on July 25; [1] :1351 the third convened that same year on September 1 and adjourned sine die on September 3; [1] :1351 the fourth convened on November 9, 1981, at 9:00 in the morning, and adjourned that same day at 4:24 in the afternoon; [1] :1409 the fifth and sixth special sessions were held concurrently from December 1, 1981, through January 11, 1982; [1] :1447 the seventh and final special session convened on December 1, 1981, and adjourned later that month on December 7. [1] :1451

State Senate

Members

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

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1 Boyd Tenney*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 William L. Swink*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 Jim Kolbe*Republican
15 S. H. Runyan*Republican
16 Marcia G. Weeks Democrat
17 Anne Lindeman*Republican
18 Leo Corbet*Republican
19 Ray Rottas*Republican
20 Lela Alston*Democrat
21 Richard Kimball*Democrat
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena*Democrat
23 Alfredo Guteirrez*Democrat
24 John C. Pritzlaff Jr.*Republican
25 Jacque Steiner Republican
26 Peter Kay Republican
27 James A. Mack*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] :viii–ix

DistrictRepresentativePartyNotes
1 Jerry Everall*Republican
John U. Hays*Republican
2 Sam A. McConnell Jr.*Republican
John Wettaw*Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley*Democrat
Daniel Peaches*Republican
4 Edward G. Guerrero*Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*Democrat
5 Morris Courtright Republican
Frank McElhaney Democrat
6 James Hartdegen*Republican
Renz D. Jennings*Democrat
7 George W. Kline Republican
Richard Pacheco*Democrat
8 Joe Lane*Republican
Steve Vukcevich*Democrat
9 Bart Baker*Republican
William J. English*Republican
10 Carmen Cajero*Democrat
Jesus R. Higuera Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff*Democrat
Mike Morales*Republican
12 Thomas N . Goodwin*Republican
E. D. Jewett Jr. Republican
13 Clare Dunn**Democrat
Larry Hawke*Republican
14 William J. De Long Republican
E. H. Lew Macy Republican
15 Bob Denny*Republican
James B. Ratliff*Republican
16 Bob Hungerford*Republican
Rhonda Thomas Republican
17 C. W. "Bill" Lewis*Republican
Patrica D. Wright*Republican
18 Burton S. Barr*Republican
Pete Dunn*Republican
19 Jane D. Hull*Republican
W. A. "Tony" West Jr.*Republican
20 Lillian Jordan*Republican
Debbie McCune*Democrat
21 Donald Kenney*Republican
Elizabeth Adams Rockwell*Republican
22 Art Hamilton*Democrat
Earl V. Wilcox*Democrat
23 Tony R. Abril*Democrat
Leon Thompson*Democrat
24 Pete Corpstein*Republican
Cal Holman*Republican
25 Glenn Davis Democrat
D. Lee Jones*Republican
26 Peter Kay*Republican
Jim Meredith Republican
27 Juanita Harelson*Republican
Doug Todd*Republican
28 Paul R. Messinger Republican
Jim Skelly*Republican
29 Donna J. Carlson*Republican
Jim L. Cooper*Republican
30 Carl J. Kunasek*Republican
James J. Sossaman*Republican

The ** denotes that she died in office on July 30, 1981, and was replaced by the appointment of David M. Rodriguez

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