The Arizona State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house,the House of Representatives,and an upper house,the Senate. Composed of 90 legislators,the state legislature meets in the Capitol Complex in the state capital of Phoenix. Created by the Arizona Constitution upon statehood in 1912,the Arizona State Legislature met biennially until 1950. Since then they meet annually.
The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms,with a term limit of four consecutive terms. Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator,with each district having a population of at least 203,000.
Ann Leila Kirkpatrick is an American politician and retired attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007.
Michelle Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 32nd governor of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party,Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
Thomas Ray "T. J." Shope Jr. is an American Republican politician and businessman who has been a member of the Arizona Legislature from the 16th Legislative District,which covers central and eastern Pinal County and southern Gila County. First elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012,he was a member of the House from January 2013 to January 2021;in the latter part of his time in the state House,he was Speaker Pro Tempore. Shope was elected to the Arizona State Senate in November 2020,and took office in January 2021.
Kathleen Marie Hobbs is an American politician and social worker serving as the 24th governor of Arizona since 2023. Hobbs is the first social worker to be elected governor of a U.S. state and is Arizona's fifth female governor. A member of the Democratic Party,she was secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023 and a member of the Arizona Legislature from 2011 to 2019.
Catherine Miranda is an American politician and member of the Arizona Senate for the 11th legislative district,serving since 2023.
Javan Daniel "J. D." Mesnard is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 13 since 2023. He previously represented District 17 from 2019 to 2023.
Rick Gray is an American politician and former member of the Arizona Senate as well as a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 21. Gray previously served consecutively from January 10,2011,until January 14,2013,in the District 9 seat. In 2016,Gray ran for the ⠀⠀Arizona Corporation Commission⠀seat Arizona Corporation Commission but placed fourth in the Republican primary. In 2018,Gray was appointed to fill the Arizona State Senate seat vacated by Debbie Lesko after she resigned to run for Congress. Gray would leave office on January 9,2023.
Stella Yvette Herrell is an American politician and realtor who served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,she served four terms as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 51st district from 2011 to 2019.
Maria Mazzeo Syms is an attorney,American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 28 from 2017 to 2019. Since 2023,Syms has served as the Associate Superintendent/Director of Legal Services for the Arizona Department of Education. She has also served as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona,Town Council Member in Paradise Valley,Arizona and Assistant United States Attorney in California.
Athena Salman is an American politician and activist who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th and 8th districts from 2017 to 2024. She resigned from the legislature effective January 1,2024.
Arizona's 16th legislative district is one of 30 in the state,consisting of sections of Maricopa County,Pima County,and Pinal County. As of 2023,there are 72 precincts in the district,two in Maricopa,17 in Pima,and 53 in Pinal,with a total registered voter population of 138,464. The district has an overall population of 236,940.
Charles Dale Gray is an American author and politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and a member of the Arizona Senate from 2003-2006 and 2007-2011,respectively. During his tenure in the Arizona Senate,Chuck served as the majority leader of the Republican caucus. Before entering politics,he was a police officer for the city of Mesa,Arizona. Chuck is the author of Living the American Dream,a book published in 2013. He is the father of five children and currently resides in Queen Creek,Arizona.
Shawnna Bolick is an American politician who is a member of the Arizona Senate from the 2nd district since July 2023. A Republican,she was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 20 from 2019 to 2023.
Wendy Rogers is an American far-right politician of the Republican Party. First elected in 2020,she is the Arizona State Senator representing Legislative District 7.
Barbara Phifer is a former United Methodist pastor who started her term as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives,representing the state's 90th House district,in January 2021. She was the Democratic candidate in the 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election.
Juan Ciscomani is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district since 2023. A Republican,he was a senior adviser to former Governor Doug Ducey and vice chair of the Arizona-Mexico Commission. Ciscomani was chosen to deliver the Republican response to the 2023 State of the Union Address in Spanish.
Janae Shamp is an American politician and nurse representing Arizona's 29th legislative district in the Arizona State Senate since 2022. Shamp is a registered member of the Republican Party and was one of several legislative candidates endorsed by former president Donald Trump in Arizona.
The 2006 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday,November 7,2006,with the primary election held on Tuesday,September 12,2006. Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.
