Since Arizona became a U.S. state in 1912,[1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 63rd United States Congress in 1913. Before becoming a state, the Arizona Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1912.[2]. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and varying members of the House, depending on state population, to two-year terms.[3] Arizona has sent nine members to the House in each delegation since the 2010 United States Census.[4]
A total of 57 people have served Arizona in the House and 14 have served Arizona in the Senate. The first woman to serve Arizona in the Senate was Isabella Greenway.[5] Seven women have served Arizona in the House, including Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally, who are the only women who have served Arizona in the Senate.[6]
The current dean, or longest serving member, of the Arizona delegation is Representative Raul Grijalva of the 7th district, who has served in the House since 2003.[7] Carl Hayden was Arizona's longest-serving senator, and his 56 years as a senator is the sixth-longest tenure in American history.[6]
Current U.S. senators from Arizona | ||||
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Arizona
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Class I senator | Class III senator | ||
![]() Kyrsten Sinema (Senior senator) |
![]() Mark Kelly (Junior senator) | |||
Party | Independent | Democratic | ||
Incumbent since | January 3, 2019 | December 2, 2020 |
Arizona's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, one Democrat and one independent, and its nine representatives: 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
The current dean of the Arizona delegation is Democratic Representative Raúl Grijalva of the 7th district, who has served in the House since 2003.[7]
2022 U.S. representatives from Arizona | |||||
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District | Member (Residence)[9] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[10] |
District map |
1st | ![]() David Schweikert (Fountain Hills) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+2 | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() Eli Crane (Oro Valley) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+6 | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() Ruben Gallego (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 | D+24 | ![]() |
4th | ![]() Greg Stanton (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 | D+2 | ![]() |
5th | ![]() Andy Biggs (Gilbert) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 | R+11 | ![]() |
6th | ![]() Juan Ciscomani (Tucson) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+3 | ![]() |
7th | ![]() Raúl Grijalva (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 | D+15 | ![]() |
8th | ![]() Debbie Lesko (Peoria) |
Republican | May 7, 2018 | R+10 | ![]() |
9th | ![]() Paul Gosar (Bullhead City) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+16 | ![]() |
Main article: List of United States senators from Arizona |
14 people have served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona. Of those, Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema have been the first and only women.[6] Sinema is also the first openly bisexual member of Congress.[11] Both senators Barry Goldwater and John McCain have been nominated as the Republican candidate for president, in 1964 and 2008 respectively.[12][13]
Sometimes considered a swing state,[14] elections in Arizona are considered critical for party control of the Senate.[15] Senators are elected every six years depending on their class, with each senator serving a six-year term, and elections for senators occurring every two years, rotating through each class such that each election, around one-third of the seats in the Senate are up for election.[16] Arizona's senators are elected in classes I and III.[17] Currently, Arizona is represented in the Senate by Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.[18]
Democratic (D) Independent (I) Republican (R)
Class I senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
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Henry F. Ashurst (D) | 62nd (1912–1913) | Marcus A. Smith (D) | ||
63rd (1913–1915) | ||||
64th (1915–1917) | ||||
65th (1917–1919) | ||||
66th (1919–1921) | ||||
67th (1921–1923) | Ralph H. Cameron (R) | |||
68th (1923–1925) | ||||
69th (1925–1927) | ||||
70th (1927–1929) | Carl Hayden (D) | |||
71st (1929–1931) | ||||
72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
74th (1935–1937) | ||||
75th (1937–1939) | ||||
76th (1939–1941) | ||||
Ernest McFarland (D) | 77th (1941–1943) | |||
78th (1943–1945) | ||||
79th (1945–1947) | ||||
80th (1947–1949) | ||||
81st (1949–1951) | ||||
82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
Barry Goldwater (R) | 83rd (1953–1955) | |||
84th (1955–1957) | ||||
85th (1957–1959) | ||||
86th (1959–1961) | ||||
87th (1961–1963) | ||||
88th (1963–1965) | ||||
Paul Fannin (R) | 89th (1965–1967) | |||
90th (1967–1969) | ||||
91st (1969–1971) | Barry Goldwater (R) | |||
92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
94th (1975–1977) | ||||
Dennis DeConcini (D) | 95th (1977–1979) | |||
96th (1979–1981) | ||||
97th (1981–1983) | ||||
98th (1983–1985) | ||||
99th (1985–1987) | ||||
100th (1987–1989) | John McCain (R)[a] | |||
101st (1989–1991) | ||||
102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
Jon Kyl (R) | 104th (1995–1997) | |||
105th (1997–1999) | ||||
106th (1999–2001) | ||||
107th (2001–2003) | ||||
108th (2003–2005) | ||||
109th (2005–2007) | ||||
110th (2007–2009) | ||||
111th (2009–2011) | ||||
112th (2011–2013) | ||||
Jeff Flake (R) | 113th (2013–2015) | |||
114th (2015–2017) | ||||
115th (2017–2019) | ||||
Jon Kyl (R)[b] | ||||
Kyrsten Sinema (D) | 116th (2019–2021) | Martha McSally (R) | ||
Mark Kelly (D) | ||||
117th (2021–2023) | ||||
Kyrsten Sinema (I)[c] | ||||
118th (2023–2025) |
Main article: List of United States representatives from Arizona |
One member of the House of Representatives is sent from each district via a popular vote.[24] Districts are redrawn every ten years, after data from the US Census is collected.[25] From 1863 to 1912, Arizona sent a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives; when it became a state in 1912, it had one seat in the House.[2] Since then, its representation in the House has grown along with its population. Arizona has had nine congressional districts since districts were redrawn in 2013 as a result of the 2010 United States Census.[26]
Starting on December 5, 1864, Arizona Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
Democratic (D) Independent (I) Republican (R) Unionist (U)
Congress | Delegate from Territory's at-large district |
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38th (1863–1865) | Charles Debrille Poston (R) |
39th (1865–1867) | John N. Goodwin (R) |
40th (1867–1869) | Coles Bashford (I) |
41st (1869–1871) | Richard C. McCormick (U) |
42nd (1871–1873) | |
43rd (1873–1875) | |
44th (1875–1877) | Hiram Sanford Stevens (D) |
45th (1877–1879) | |
46th (1879–1881) | John G. Campbell (D) |
47th (1881–1883) | G. H. Oury (D) |
48th (1883–1885) | |
49th (1885–1887) | Curtis Coe Bean (R) |
50th (1887–1889) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
51st (1889–1891) | |
52nd (1891–1893) | |
53rd (1893–1895) | |
54th (1895–1897) | Oakes Murphy (R) |
55th (1897–1899) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
56th (1899–1901) | John Frank Wilson (D) |
57th (1901–1903) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
58th (1903–1905) | John Frank Wilson (D) |
59th (1905–1907) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
60th (1907–1909) | |
61st (1909–1911) | Ralph H. Cameron (R) |
62nd (1911–1912) |
Following statehood on February 14, 1912, Arizona had one seat in the House.
Democratic (D)
Congress | At-large district |
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62nd (1912–1913) | Carl Hayden (D) |
63rd (1913–1915) | |
64th (1915–1917) | |
65th (1917–1919) | |
66th (1919–1921) | |
67th (1921–1923) | |
68th (1923–1925) | |
69th (1925–1927) | |
70th (1927–1929) | Lewis Douglas (D)[d] |
71st (1929–1931) | |
72nd (1931–1933) | |
73rd (1933–1935) | Isabella Greenway (D) |
74th (1935–1937) | |
75th (1937–1939) | John R. Murdock (D) |
76th (1939–1941) | |
77th (1941–1943) |
Following 1940 census, Arizona was apportioned two seats. For six years, the seats were elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. In 1949, districts were used.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | 2 seats elected on a general ticket | |
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1st seat | 2nd seat | |
78th (1943–1945) | John R. Murdock (D) | Richard F. Harless (D) |
79th (1945–1947) | ||
80th (1947–1949) | ||
Congress | 1st district | 2nd district |
81st (1949–1951) | John R. Murdock (D) | Harold Patten (D) |
82nd (1951–1953) | ||
83rd (1953–1955) | John Jacob Rhodes (R) | |
84th (1955–1957) | Stewart Udall (D)[e] | |
85th (1957–1959) | ||
86th (1959–1961) | ||
87th (1961–1963) | ||
Mo Udall (D) |
Following 1960 census, Arizona was apportioned three seats.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | District | ||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
88th (1963–1965) | John Jacob Rhodes (R) |
Mo Udall (D) | George F. Senner Jr. (D) |
89th (1965–1967) | |||
90th (1967–1969) | Sam Steiger (R) | ||
91st (1969–1971) | |||
92nd (1971–1973) |
Following 1970 census, Arizona was apportioned four seats.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | District | |||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
93rd (1973–1975) | John Jacob Rhodes (R) |
Mo Udall (D) | Sam Steiger (R) | John Conlan (R) |
94th (1975–1977) | ||||
95th (1977–1979) | Bob Stump (D) | Eldon Rudd (R) | ||
96th (1979–1981) | ||||
97th (1981–1983) | ||||
Bob Stump (R) |
Following 1980 census, Arizona was apportioned five seats.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | District | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
98th (1983–1985) | John McCain (R) | Mo Udall (D)[f] | Bob Stump (R) | Eldon Rudd (R) | Jim McNulty (D) |
99th (1985–1987) | Jim Kolbe (R) | ||||
100th (1987–1989) | Jay Rhodes (R) | Jon Kyl (R) | |||
101st (1989–1991) | |||||
102nd (1991–1993) | |||||
Ed Pastor (D) |
Following 1990 census, Arizona was apportioned six seats.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | District | |||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
103rd (1993–1995) | Sam Coppersmith (D) | Ed Pastor (D) |
Bob Stump (R) |
Jon Kyl (R) | Jim Kolbe (R) |
Karan English (D) |
104th (1995–1997) | Matt Salmon (R) | John Shadegg (R) |
J. D. Hayworth (R) | |||
105th (1997–1999) | ||||||
106th (1999–2001) | ||||||
107th (2001–2003) | Jeff Flake (R) |
Following 2000 census, Arizona was apportioned eight seats.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | District | |||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
108th (2003–2005) | Rick Renzi (R) | Trent Franks (R) |
John Shadegg (R) |
Ed Pastor (D) |
J. D. Hayworth (R) | Jeff Flake (R) |
Raúl Grijalva (D) |
Jim Kolbe (R) |
109th (2005–2007) | ||||||||
110th (2007–2009) | Harry Mitchell (D) | Gabby Giffords (D)[g] | ||||||
111th (2009–2011) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | |||||||
112th (2011–2013) | Paul Gosar (R) | Ben Quayle (R) | David Schweikert (R) | |||||
Ron Barber (D) |
Since 2010 census, Arizona has been apportioned nine seats.
Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Congress | District | ||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
113th (2013–2015) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) |
Ron Barber (D) | Raúl Grijalva (D) |
Paul Gosar (R) |
Matt Salmon (R) |
David Schweikert (R) |
Ed Pastor (D) | Trent Franks (R)[h] |
Kyrsten Sinema (D) |
114th (2015–2017) | Martha McSally (R) |
Ruben Gallego (D) | |||||||
115th (2017–2019) | Tom O'Halleran (D) |
Andy Biggs (R) | |||||||
Debbie Lesko (R) | |||||||||
116th (2019–2021) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) |
Greg Stanton (D) | |||||||
117th (2021–2023) | |||||||||
118th (2023–2025) | David Schweikert (R) |
Eli Crane (R) | Ruben Gallego (D) |
Greg Stanton (D) |
Juan Ciscomani (R) |
Raúl Grijalva (D) |
Paul Gosar (R) |
Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) |
Unionist (U) |
Independent (I) |