The 46th Arizona State Legislature,consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives,was constituted in Phoenix from January 1,2003,to December 31,2004,during the first 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 two seats in the Senate,giving them a 17-13 majority. The Republicans gained four seats in the House,maintaining their majority in the lower chamber,39–20-1,with a single representative switching their party affiliation from Democrat to Independent after the election.
James Weiers was a Republican member of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives,representing various Arizona Legislative Districts. He was initially elected to the House in 1994,where he served as one of the two District 16 representatives from January 1995 through January 2003. In 2002,he ran and won the seat for the Arizona State Senate for District 10,which was similar to the prior District 16 after redistricting. He served in the Senate for one term,from January 2003 through January 2005. In 2004,he ran successfully for the House,again in District 10. He was re-elected three more times to represent the House,serving from January 2005 through January 2013. He served twice as Speaker of the House,the first time from 2001 to 2002,and the second time from 2005 to 2009.
Carolyn Allen was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate from 1994 through 2011. She was first elected to the Arizona House in November 1992,where she represented District 28. She was subsequently re-elected three times to the House,always representing District 29. After serving four terms in the House,the Arizona Constitution prevented Allen from running for a fifth term. She ran for the Arizona Senate in 2002 in District 8,which was new due to redistricting in the state. She won the election and won re-election 3 more times to serve as the State Senator from District 8.
Mark Anderson was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate,serving two stretches in the House and a single term in the Senate. He was first elected to the House representing District 29 in November 1994,and was re-elected three times,in 1996,1998,and 2000. Due to Arizona's term limit policy,Anderson could not run for the House again in 2002,so instead ran for the Senate. Due to redistricting,he ran in the new 18th District,and won the Senate seat,where he served from 2003 to 2005. In 2004 he again ran for the House,winning the seat from the 18th District. He won re-election in 2006.
Pete Rios was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate,serving two stretches in the Senate and a single term in the House. He first ran,unsuccessfully,for the House in 1980. In 1982 he ran for the State Senate,winning the seat from Arizona's 7th District. He won re-election in 1984,1986,1988,1990,and 1992. He served as the Senate President during the 40th Legislature from 1991 to 1992. In 1994,he did not run for re-election to the Senate,instead choosing to run for the Arizona Secretary of State,a bid for which he was unsuccessful. In 1996 Rios once again ran for the Senate,regaining his seat in District 7. He won election three times,the first two in 1998 and 2000 to District,and then to District 23 in 2002,after re-districting. In 2004,due to Arizona's term limit laws,Rios was unable to run again for the Senate,and chose to run for the House seat from District 23,which he won. He won re-election in 2006. He did not run for re-election in 2008.
Jennifer Burns was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for three terms. She represented the 25th District,winning for the first time in November 2002. She won re-election in 2004 and 2006. She lost to Russell Jones during her unsuccessful re-election bid in 2008. Even though she was eligible to run in the 2008 election,she chose not to.
Marian McClure is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives,initially representing the 9th District before redistricting in 2002 moved her to the 30th District. She was first elected to the House in November 2000. She won re-election in 2002,2004,and 2006. Due to Arizona term limits,she was ineligible to run for re-election in 2008. Instead,she ran for the Arizona State Senate,where she lost in the Republican primary to incumbent Frank Antenori,who went on to re-election in the general election.
Linda Aguirre is a former member of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives,initially representing the 23rd District before redistricting in 2002 moved her to the 16th District. She was first elected to the House in November 1992. She won re-election to the House in 1994 and 1996.
Robert Cannell is a pediatrician who was a member of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in November 2000,representing District 5. After redistricting in 2002,he won re-election to the House in District 24. However,when Herb Guenther,who had won the State Senate seat,did not take the oath of office,Cannell was appointed by Yuma County Board of Supervisors to replace him. Cannell won re-election to the Senate in 2004. He did not run for re-election in 2006.
Toni Hellon was a member of the Arizona State Senate from January 2001 until January 2007. Prior to running for the Senate,Hellon held several government positions in Pima Countyduring the 1990s,including Chief Deputy Clerk and Chief Deputy Recorder.
Theodore Wayne Carpenter was an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1999 until 2007. He was first elected to the House in November 1998,representing District 19,and was re-elected in 2000. After redistricting in 2002,Carpenter was again re-elected in both 2002 and 2004,now representing District 6. Not eligible to run for the House in 2006 due to Arizona's term limits,he ran for the Arizona State Senate,but lost to Pamela Gorman in the Republican primary. Gorman went on to win the general election.
Herb Guenther was an American politician who was a member of both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate. He served in the House from January 1987 until January 1993. He was first elected to the House in November 1986,representing District 5,and was re-elected in 1990 and 1992. In 1998 he ran for the Arizona Senate,and was elected,representing District 5. He won re-election to the Senate in 2000,but did not run for re-election in 2002. He died on December 17,2021,at the age of 80.
Ramon Valadez is a former member of both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate. He served in the House from January 1997 until January 2001,and in the Senate from January 2001 through January 2003. He was first elected to the House in November 1996,representing District 10,and was re-elected in 1998. In 2000,Valadez ran for the State Senate seat in the same district and won. He ran for re-election in 2002,in the newly redistricted District 29,and won. He did not take the oath of office in January 2003,and was replaced by Victor Soltero.
Susan Gerard is a former member of both the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. She served in the House from January 1989 until January 2001,and in the Senate from January 2001 through January 2003. She was first elected to the House in November 1988,representing District 18,and was re-elected five times,in 1990,1992,1994,1996,and 1998. In 2000 she ran for the State Senate seat in the same district and won. After redistricting in 2002,she ran for re-election in District 11,but lost in the Republican primary to Barbara Leff.
Joe Eddie Lopez is a former member of both the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. He served in the House from January 1989 until January 2001,and in the Senate from January 2001 through January 2003. She was first elected to the House in November 1990,representing District 22,and was re-elected in 1992 and 1994. In 1996 he ran for the State Senate from the district,and won. He was re-elected in 1998 and 2000. He did not run for re-election in 2002.
Chris Cummiskey is a former member of both the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. He served in the House from January 1991 until January 1995,and in the Senate from January 1995 through January 2003. He was first elected to the House in November 1990,representing District 25,and was re-elected in 1992.
Thomas C. Smith was a member of both the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. He served in the House from January 1993 until January 1999,and in the Senate from January 1999 through January 2003. He was first elected to the House in November 1992,representing District 26,and was re-elected in 1994 and 1996. In 1998 he ran for the State Senate from the same district,and won. He was re-elected in 2000. He did not run for re-election in 2002.
Kathi Foster is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives. She served in the House from January 1995 through January 2003,serving district 14. Not eligible to run for the House in 2002,due to Arizona term limit laws,she ran for the State Senate in the newly redistricted District 13,but lost in the Democrat primary to Richard Miranda. She ran again for the Senate in 2004,this time in District 12,but lost in the general election to incumbent Robert Blendu.
"Wesley Marsh" was also a pseudonym used by Murray Boltinoff.
Sue Grace is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate. She served in the house from January 1991 through January 1997,and then in the Senate from January 1997 through January 2001.
