36th Arizona State Legislature

The 36th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 1984, during the first two years of Bruce Babbitt's second full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans increased their lead in the Senate by two seats, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the Democrats gained four seats in the lower house, although the Republicans still held a 39–21 majority.

36th Arizona State Legislature
35th 37th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1983 – December 31, 1984
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (39–21)
Sessions
1stJanuary 10 – April 27, 1983
2ndJanuary 9 – May 4, 1984
Special sessions
1stOctober 3, 1983 – January 19, 1984
2ndJune 24 – July 5, 1984
3rdJuly 20 – July 20, 1984

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1983, and adjourned on April 27, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 1984, and adjourned sine die on May 4.[1]: i [2]: i 

There were three Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on October 3, 1983, and adjourned sine die on January 19, 1984;[2]: 1697  the second convened on June 24, 1984, and adjourned on July 5;[2]: 1763  the third convened later that same month on July 20 and adjourned sine die later that same day.[2]: 1821 

State Senate

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Members

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

District Senator Party Notes
1 John U. Hays Republican
2 Tony Gabaldon* Democrat
3 Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.* Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat
5 Jones Osborn* Democrat
6 Polly Getzwiller* Democrat
7 Peter D. Rios Democrat
8 Ed Sawyer* Democrat
9 Jeffrey J. Hill* Republican
10 Luis A. Gonzales* Democrat
11 Jaime P. Gutierrez* Democrat
12 John T. Mawhinney* Republican
13 Greg Lunn* Republican
14 William J. De Long Republican
15 S. H. Runyan* Republican
16 Wayne Stump Republican
17 Anne Lindeman* Republican
18 Tony West Republican
19 Bill Davis Republican
20 Lela Alston* Democrat
21 Carl J. Kunasek Republican
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
23 Alfredo Guteirrez* Democrat
24 Pete Corpstein Republican
25 Jacque Steiner* Republican
26 Peter Kay* Republican
27 Juanita Harelson Republican
28 Robert B. Usdane* Republican
29 Jack J. Taylor* Republican
30 Stan Turley* Republican

House of Representatives

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Members

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

District Representative Party Notes
1 Donald R. Aldridge Republican
Jerry Everall* Republican
2 Sam A. McConnell Jr.* Republican
John Wettaw* Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley* Democrat
Daniel Peaches* Republican
4 Edward G. Guerrero* Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
5 Frank McElhaney* Democrat
Robert J. McLendon Democrat
6 Henry Evans Democrat
James Hartdegen* Republican
7 Roy Hudson Democrat
Richard Pacheco* Democrat
8 Joe Lane* Republican
Steve Vukcevich* Democrat
9 Bart Baker* Republican
William J. English* Republican
10 Carmen Cajero* Democrat
Jesus R. Higuera Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff* Democrat
John Kromko Democrat
12 Pete Hershberger Republican
Jack B. Jewett Republican
13 David C. Bartlett Democrat
Larry Hawke* Republican
14 Jim Green Republican
Cindy L. Resnick Democrat
15 Bob Denny* Republican
James B. Ratliff* Republican
16 Bob Hungerford* Republican
Rhonda Thomas* Republican
17 Sterling Ridge Republican
Patrica D. Wright* Republican
18 Burton S. Barr* Republican
Jane Dee Hull** Republican
19 Janice Brewer Republican
Nancy Wessel Republican
20 Glenn Davis*** Democrat
Debbie McCune* Democrat
21 Henry Haws Republican
Leslie Whiting Johnson Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
Earl V. Wilcox* Democrat
23 Armando Ruiz Democrat
Carolyn Walker Democrat
24 Chris Herstam Republican
Cal Holman* Republican
25 Donald Kenney**** Republican
Elizabeth Adams Rockwell**** Republican
26 Frank Kelley Republican
Jim Meredith* Republican
27 Bev Hermon Republican
Doug Todd* Republican
28 Paul R. Messinger* Republican
Jim Skelly* Republican
29 Jim L. Cooper* Republican
Lela Steffey Republican
30 Mark Killian Republican
James J. Sossaman* Republican

The ** denotes that Hull was the incumbent representative from the 19th district, who moved to the 18th district

The *** denotes that Davis was the incumbent representative from the 25th district, who moved to the 20th district

The **** denotes that Kenney and Rockwell were the incumbent representatives from the 21st district, who moved to the 25th district

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1983, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1984, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session, First to Third Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 28, 2018.