40th Arizona State Legislature

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40th Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction Arizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1991 – December 31, 1992
Senate
Members30
President Peter Rios
Temporary President A. V. "Bill" Hardt
Party controlDemocrat (17–13)
House of Representatives
Members60
Speaker {{{speaker}}}
Party controlRepublican (33–27)
Sessions
1stJanuary 14 – June 22, 1991
2ndJanuary 13 – July 1, 1992
Special sessions
1stJanuary 31 – February 2, 1991
2ndSeptember 17 – September 17, 1991
3rdNovember 1 – November 7, 1991
4thDecember 2 – December 16, 1991
5thFebruary 17 – February 22, 1992
6thFebruary 17 – May 17, 1992
7thMarch 17 – March 31, 1992
8thApril 8 – June 27, 1992
9thMay 4 – July 1, 1992

The 40th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1991, to December 31, 1992, during the first two years of Fife Symington's first term as governor. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats flipped control in the Senate, gaining four seats and creating a Democratic majority of 17–13. The Democrats also gained two seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 33–27.

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Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 1991, and adjourned on June 22, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 13, 1992, and adjourned sine die on July 1. [1] :i [2] :i

There were nine Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 31, 1991, and adjourned on February 2; [3] :i the second convened on September 17, 1991, and adjourned sine die later that same day; [3] :SS2-i the third convened on November 1, 1991, and adjourned sine die on November 7; [3] :SS3-i the fourth convened on December 2, 1991, and adjourned sine die on December 16; [3] :SS4-i and the fifth convened on February 17, 1992, and adjourned sine die February 22; [4] :2293 the sixth convened on February 17, 1992, and adjourned sine die on May 7; [4] :2443 the seventh convened on March 17, 1992, and adjourned sine die on March 31; [4] :2447 the eighth convened on April 8, 1992, and adjourned sine die on June 27; [4] :2507 and the ninth and final special session convened on May 4, 1992, and adjourned sine die on July 1. [4] :2525

State Senate

Members

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

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1 Carol Springer Republican
2 Karan English Democrat
3 James Henderson Jr.*Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt*Democrat
5 Jim Buster Republican
6 Allen J. Stephens*Democrat
7 Peter D. Rios*Democrat
8 Gus Arzberger*Democrat
9 John E. Dougherty Democrat
10 Jesus Higuera*Democrat
11 Jaime P. Gutierrez*Democrat
12 Ann Day Republican
13 David C. Bartlett*Democrat
14 Cindy Resnick Democrat
15 Bob Denny*Republican
16 Stan Furman Democrat
17 Pat Wright*Republican
18 Nancy L. Hill Democrat
19 Janice Brewer*Republican
20 Lela Alston*Democrat
21 Matt Salmon Republican
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena*Democrat
23 Carolyn Walker*Democrat
24 John Greene Republican
25 Chuck Blanchard Democrat
26 Tom Patterson*Republican
27 Doug Todd*Republican
28 Ed Phillips Republican
29 Lester Pearce*Republican
30 James Sossaman*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 Donald R. Aldridge*Republican
R. D. Carson*Republican
2 Ben Benton Republican
John Wettaw*Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley*Democrat
Jack C. Jackson*Democrat
4 Jack A. Brown*Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*Democrat
5 Herbert Guenther*Democrat
Robert J. McLendon*Democrat
6 Henry Evans*Democrat
James Hartdegen*Republican
7 Frank Arthur Celaya*Democrat
Richard Pacheco*Democrat
8 Ruben F. Ortega*Democrat
Michael D. Palmer*Democrat
9 Keith Bee Republican
Marion L. Pickens Democrat
10 Carmen Cajero*Democrat
Phillip Hubbard*Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff*Democrat
John Kromko*Democrat
12 Ruth E. Eskesen*Republican
Jack Jewett*Republican
13 Patricia Noland*Republican
Eleanor D. Schorr*Democrat
14 Herschella Horton Democrat
Ruth Solomon Democrat
15 Kyle W. Hindman*Republican
Robert W. Williams*Republican
16 Dave McCarroll*Republican
Karen Mills*Republican
17 Brenda Burns*Republican
Robert Burns*Republican
18 Susan Muir Gerard*Republican
Jane Dee Hull*Republican
19 Don Kenney*Republican
Nancy Wessel*Republican
20 Debbie McCune-Davis*Democrat
Bobby Raymond*Democrat
21 Stan Barnes*Republican
Leslie Whiting Johnson*Republican
22 Art Hamilton*Democrat
Joe Eddie Lopez Democrat
23 Sandra D. Kennedy*Democrat
Armando Ruiz*Democrat
24 Sue Grace Republican
Candice Nagel*Republican
25 Chris Cummiskey Democrat
Suzanne Laybe*Democrat
26 Jim Meredith*Republican
Greg Patterson Republican
27 Bev Hermon*Republican
Gary Richardson Republican
28 Lisa Graham Republican
David Schweikert Republican
29 Pat Blake Republican
Lela Steffey*Republican
30 Mark Killian*Republican
William A. Mundell*Republican

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