3rd Arizona State Legislature

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3rd Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction Arizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1917 – December 31, 1918
Senate
Members19
President D. H. Claridge [1]
Party controlDemocrat 14–5
House of Representatives
Members35
Speaker A. A. Johns [2]
Party controlDemocrat 31–4
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – March 8, 1917
Special sessions
1stMay 21 – June 19, 1918

The 3rd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1917, to December 31, 1918, during the first term of Thomas Edward Campbell, which was contested, and he left office after serving less than a year (January 1 – December 25, 1917) and the third term of George W. P. Hunt as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators and representatives remained constant at 19 and 35, respectively. The Republicans made modest gains in both houses, gaining 4 seats in both the Senate and the House, leaving Democrats with a 14–5 majority in the Senate and 31–4 majority in the House. [3]

Contents

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 8, 1917; and adjourned on March 8. [4] With the entrance of the United States into World War I, a special session was called to deal with the issues confronting Arizona in the U.S.'s prosecution of the war. It convened May 21, 1918 and lasted until June 19. [5]

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. [6]

CountySenatorPartyNotes
Apache Fred Colter*Democrat
Cochise C. M. Roberts Democrat
Fred Sutter Democrat
Coconino Hugh E. Campbell*Democrat
Gila Alfred Kinney*Democrat
W. D. Claypool Democrat
Graham D. H. Claridge*Democrat
Greenlee W. D. Whipple Democrat
Maricopa Ernest Hall Republican
H. B. Wilkinson Republican
Mohave W. P. Mahoney Democrat
Navajo F. O. Mattox Democrat
Pima J. W. Buchanan Democrat
F. O. Goodell Republican
Pinal John C. Devine Democrat
Santa Cruz Ray Ferguson Republican
Yavapai C. H. Rutherford Democrat
N. H. Getchell Republican
Yuma Mulford Winsor Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. [6]

CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
Apache W. E. Wiltbank Democrat
Cochise William L. Cook*Democrat
Tom C. Foster Democrat
Charles T. Francis*Democrat
T. A. Hughes Democrat
M. E. Jacks Democrat
D. C. O'Neil Democrat
Rosa McKay Democrat
Coconino T. H. Cureton Republican
Gila C. C. Faires Democrat
H. C. Houser Democrat
John McCormick Democrat
Graham J. H. Lines*Democrat
A. C. Peterson Democrat
Greenlee Glen L. Coffee Democrat
J. F. McGrath Democrat
Maricopa Harold Baxter Republican
J. C. Goodwin*Democrat
C. C. Green Republican
Pauline M. O'Neil Democrat
Loren F. Vaughn*Democrat
Thomas P. Walton Democrat
Mohave Jasper N. Brewer Democrat
Navajo Osmer D. Flake Democrat
Pima A. R. Buehman Republican
J. P. Mallory Democrat
J. Breck Richardson*Democrat
Pinal C. Howard Davis Democrat
Santa Cruz Theodora Marsh Democrat
Yavapai A. A. Johns*Democrat
J. M. Mahoney Democrat
M. A. Perkins Democrat
J. W. Sullivan Democrat
Yuma A. J. Eddy Democrat
James L. Edwards*Democrat

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  2. "Committees Appointed By Senate And House". The Coconino Sun . January 19, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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