47th Arizona State Legislature

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47th Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction Arizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2005 – December 31, 2006
Senate
Members30
President Ken Bennett
Temporary President Marilyn Jarrett
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
Speaker James P. Weiers
Party controlRepublican (39–21)
Sessions
1stJanuary 10 – May 13, 2005
2ndJanuary 9 – June 22, 2006
Special sessions
1stJanuary 24 – March 6, 2006

The 47th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2006, during the second two years of Janet Napolitano's first term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them an 18-12 majority. The Republicans maintained their majority in the lower chamber, 39–21, while the Democrats picked up the sole seat held by an Independent.

Contents

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 2005, and adjourned on May 13, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 2006, and adjourned sine die on June 22. [1] :i [2] :i

There was a single Special Session, which convened on January 24, 2006, and adjourned sine die on March 6. [3] :1759

State Senate

Members

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

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1 Ken Bennett*Republican
2 Albert Hale Democrat
3 Ron Gould Republican
4 Jack W. Harper*Republican
5 Jake Flake Republican
6 Dean Martin*Republican
7 Jim Waring*Republican
8 Carolyn S. Allen*Republican
9 Robert Burns*Republican
10 Linda Gray Republican
11 Barbara Leff*Republican
12 Robert Blendu*Republican
13 Richard Miranda*Democrat
14 Bill Brotherton*Democrat
15 Ken Cheuvront*Democrat
16 Linda Aguirre*Democrat
17 Harry E. Mitchell*Democrat
18 Karen Johnson Republican
19 Marilyn Jarrett*Republican
20 John Huppenthal Republican
21 Jay Tibshraeny*Republican
22 Thayer Verschoor*Republican
23 Rebecca Rios Democrat
24 Robert Cannell*Democrat
25 Marsha Arzberger Democrat
26 Toni Hellon*Republican
27 Jorge Luis Garcia*Democrat
28 Gabrielle Giffords*Democrat
29 Victor Soltero*Democrat
30 Timothy S. Bee*Republican

House of Representatives

Members

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

DistrictRepresentativePartyNotes
1 Lucy Mason*Republican
Tom O'Halleran*Republican
2 Ann Kirkpatrick Democrat
Albert Tom Democrat
3 Trish Groe Republican
Nancy McLain Republican
4 Tom Boone*Republican
Judy Burges Republican
5 Jack A. Brown Democrat
Bill Konopnicki Republican
6 Ted Carpenter*Republican
Pamela Gorman Republican
7 Ray Barnes*Republican
Nancy Barto RepublicanReplaced Smith on February 2, 2006 [2]
David Burnell Smith RepublicanSmith was removed from office on January 26, 2006 [2]
8 Michelle Reagan*Republican
Colette Rosati*Republican
9 Rick Murphy Republican
Bob Stump*Republican
10 Doug Quelland*Republican
James Weiers Republican
11 John Allen*RepublicanRepresented District 7 in prior legislature
Stephen Tully*Republican
12 John B. Nelson*Republican
Jerry Weiers Republican
13 Steve Gallardo*Democrat
Martha Garcia Democrat
14 Debbie McCune Davis*Democrat
Robert Meza*Democrat
15 David Lujan Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema Democrat
16 Leah Landrum Taylor*Democrat
Ben R. Miranda*Democrat
17 Meg Burton Cahill*Democrat
Laura Knaperek Republican
18 Mark Anderson Republican
Russell Pearce*Republican
19 Chuck Gray*Republican
Gary L. Pierce*Republican
20 John McComish Republican
Bob Robson*Republican
21 Warde Nichols*Republican
Steven B. Yarbrough*Republican
22 Andy Biggs*Republican
Eddie Farnsworth*Republican
23 Cheryl Chase*Republican
Pete Rios Democrat
24 Amanda Aguirre*Democrat
Russell L. Jones Republican
25 Manuel Alvarez*Democrat
Jennifer Burns*Republican
26 J. Peter Hershberger*Republican
Steve Huffman*Republican
27 Olivia Cajero Bedford*Democrat
Phil Lopes*Democrat
28 David T. Bradley*Democrat
Ted Downing*Democrat
29 Linda J. Lopez*Democrat
Tom Prezelski*Democrat
30 Marian McClure*Republican
Jonathan Paton Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2006 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 264". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2006 Volume 2, Forty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 265 to End, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 27, 2018.