55th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022
Senate
Members30
PresidentKaren Fann
Temporary PresidentVince Leach
Party controlRepublican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerRussell Bowers
Party controlRepublican (31–29)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 2021 – June 30, 2021
2ndJanuary 10, 2022 – June 25, 2022
Special sessions
1stJune 15 – June 17, 2021

The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.[1]

Sessions

The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 2021.[2][3]

The second regular session began on January 10, 2022, adjourning on June 25, 2022.[4]

There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding.[5]

Senate

Members

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

District Senator Party Notes
1 Karen Fann* Republican
2 Rosanna Gabaldon Democrat
3 Sally Ann Gonzales* Democrat
4 Lisa Otondo* Democrat
5 Sonny Borrelli* Republican
6 Wendy Rogers Republican
7 Jamescita Peshlakai* Democrat Resigned December 22, 2021[6]
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Appointed January 6, 2022[7]
8 T. J. Shope Republican
9 Victoria Steele* Democrat
10 Kirsten Engel Democrat Resigned September 8, 2021[8]
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Appointed October 20, 2021[9]
11 Vince Leach* Republican
12 Warren Petersen Republican
13 Sine Kerr* Republican
14 David Gowan* Republican
15 Nancy Barto Republican
16 Kelly Townsend Republican
17 J.D. Mesnard* Republican
18 Sean Bowie* Democrat
19 Lupe Contreras* Democrat
20 Paul Boyer* Republican
21 Rick Gray* Republican
22 David Livingston* Republican
23 Michelle Ugenti* Republican
24 Lela Alston* Democrat
25 Tyler Pace* Republican
26 Juan Mendez* Democrat
27 Rebecca Rios* Democrat
28 Christine Marsh Democrat
29 Martin Quezada* Democrat
30 Tony Navarrete* Democrat Resigned August 10, 2021[10]
Raquel Terán Democrat Appointed September 15, 2021[11]

House of Representatives

Members

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

District Representative Party Notes
1 Quang Nguyen Republican
Judy Burges Republican
2 Daniel Hernandez Jr.* Democrat
Andrea Dalessandro Democrat
3 Alma Hernandez* Democrat
Andrés Cano* Democrat
4 Charlene Fernandez* Democrat Resigned November 15, 2021[12]
Brian Fernandez Democrat Appointed November 22, 2021[13]
Joel John Republican
5 Leo Biasiucci* Republican
Regina Cobb* Republican
6 Walter Blackman* Republican
Brenda Barton Republican
7 Arlando Teller* Democrat
Myron Tsosie* Democrat
8 David Cook* Republican
Frank Pratt Republican Died September 21, 2021[14]
Neal Carter Republican Appointed October 27, 2021[15]
9 Pamela Hannley* Democrat
Randall Friese* Democrat Resigned November 15, 2021[12]
Christopher Mathis Democrat Appointed December 7, 2021[16]
10 Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Appointed to Arizona Senate October 20, 2021[9]
Morgan Abraham Democrat Appointed December 7, 2021[16]
Domingo DeGrazia Democrat
11 Mark Finchem* Republican
Bret Roberts* Republican Resigned September 30, 2021[17]
Teresa Martinez Republican Appointed October 27, 2021[15]
12 Jake Hoffman Republican
Travis Grantham* Republican
13 Joanne Osborne* Republican
Tim Dunn* Republican
14 Becky Nutt* Republican Resigned November 1, 2021[18]
Lupe Diaz Republican Appointed November 19, 2021[19]
Gail Griffin* Republican
15 Justin Wilmeth Republican
Steve Kaiser Republican
16 John Fillmore* Republican
Jacqueline Parker Republican
17 Jeff Weninger* Republican
Jennifer Pawlik* Democrat
18 Jennifer Jermaine* Democrat
Denise Epstein* Democrat
19 Lorenzo Sierra* Democrat
Diego Espinoza* Democrat
20 Shawnna Bolick* Republican
Judy Schwiebert Democrat
21 Kevin Payne* Republican
Beverly Pingerelli Republican
22 Frank Carroll* Republican
Ben Toma* Republican
23 Joseph Chaplik Republican
John Kavanagh Republican
24 Jennifer Longdon* Democrat
Amish Shah* Democrat
25 Michelle Udall* Republican
Russell Bowers* Republican
26 Melody Hernandez Democrat
Athena Salman* Democrat
27 Reginald Bolding* Democrat
Diego Rodriguez* Democrat Resigned November 17, 2021[20]
Marcelino Quiñonez Democrat Appointed December 15, 2021[21]
28 Kelli Butler* Democrat
Aaron Lieberman* Democrat Resigned September 20, 2021[22]
Sarah Liguori Democrat Appointed October 18, 2021[23]
29 Richard C. Andrade* Democrat
Cesar Chavez* Democrat
30 Robert Meza* Democrat
Raquel Terán* Democrat Appointed to Arizona Senate September 15, 2021[11]
Christian Solorio Democrat Appointed October 27, 2021[24]

References

  1. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2020 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Session Timeline" (PDF). Arizona State Legislature. State of Arizona. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Arizona Legislature: Lawmakers approve school voucher changes, adjourn session for the year". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Arizona legislative session comes to an end overnight". Fox 10 Phoenix. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ Christie, Bob (17 June 2021). "Arizona Legislature passes $100M fire funding plan". AP. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ Gómez, Laura; December 23, Arizona Mirror. "Sen. Peshlakai resigns, headed for Dept. of Interior role • Arizona Mirror". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 7 January 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Burkitt, Bree. "Theresa Hatathlie appointed to District 7 Senate vacancy". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ Associated Press (8 September 2021). "Engel quits Arizona Senate to focus on District 2 congressional race". Fox 10 Phoenix. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b Giles, Ben (20 October 2021). "Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton appointed to the Arizona Senate". KJZZ. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Tony Navarrete resigns from Arizona Senate amid child sex crime charges". KTAR.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b Associated Press (15 September 2021). "Terán selected to replace Navarrete in Arizona Senate". KTAR.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Democrat lawmaker stepping down from Arizona House to focus on medical career". KTAR.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Fernandez's son will replace her in Arizona House". AP NEWS. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ^ Shapiro, Danny (21 September 2021). "Arizona state Rep. Frank Pratt dies following long illness". KTAR.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  15. ^ a b Oxford, Andrew. "Pinal County board chooses new legislators for vacant seats". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  16. ^ a b Oxford, Andrew. "Pima County supervisors appoint Mathis, Abraham for legislative seats". news.azpm.org. Arizona Public Media. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  17. ^ Associated Press (9 September 2021). "Republican Arizona state Rep. Bret Roberts abruptly announces resignation". KTAR.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  18. ^ Stern, Ray. "Another lawmaker leaves the Legislature: Clifton Republican Becky Nutt announces resignation from House". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Benson man picked as replacement for Becky Nutt in House". Fronteras. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Phoenix representative Diego Rodriguez resigns during attorney general run". KTAR.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  21. ^ Stone, Kevin (16 December 2021). "Marcelino Quiñonez picked to fill final Arizona Legislature vacancy". KTAR.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  22. ^ Stone, Kevin (20 September 2021). "Democrat Aaron Lieberman leaves Arizona House to focus on governor run". KTAR.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  23. ^ Stone, Kevin (18 October 2021). "Sarah Liguori appointed to fill Arizona House seat for District 28". KTAR.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  24. ^ "County board appoints architect to fill legislative vacancy". AP News. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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