United States congressional delegations from Arizona
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 delegation[edit]
| Current U.S. senators from Arizona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona
|
Class I senator | Class III senator | ||
.jpg) Kyrsten Sinema (Senior senator) |
.jpg) 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[9] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[10] |
District map |
| 1st |  David Schweikert (Fountain Hills) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+2 | .svg) |
| 2nd |  Eli Crane (Oro Valley) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+6 | .svg) |
| 3rd |  Ruben Gallego (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 | D+24 | .svg) |
| 4th | .jpg) Greg Stanton (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 | D+2 | .svg) |
| 5th |  Andy Biggs (Gilbert) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 | R+11 | .svg) |
| 6th |  Juan Ciscomani (Tucson) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+3 | .svg) |
| 7th | .jpg) Raúl Grijalva (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 | D+15 | .svg) |
| 8th |  Debbie Lesko (Peoria) |
Republican | May 7, 2018 | R+10 | .svg) |
| 9th |  Paul Gosar (Bullhead City) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+16 | .svg) |
United States Senate[edit]
| Class I senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
| 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) | ||||
| Kyrsten Sinema (D) | 116th (2019–2021) | Martha McSally (R) | ||
| Mark Kelly (D) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| Kyrsten Sinema (I) | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
United States House of Representatives[edit]
1863–1912: 1 non-voting delegate[edit]
Starting on December 5, 1864, Arizona Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
| Congress | Delegate from Territory's at-large district |
|---|---|
| 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) |
1912–1943: 1 seat[edit]
Following statehood on February 14, 1912, Arizona had one seat in the House.
| Congress | At-large district |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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) |
1943–1963: 2 seats[edit]
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.
| Congress | 2 seats elected on a general ticket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||
| Mo Udall (D) | ||
1963–1973: 3 seats[edit]
Following 1960 census, Arizona was apportioned three seats.
| Congress | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
1973–1983: 4 seats[edit]
Following 1970 census, Arizona was apportioned four seats.
| Congress | District | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||
1983–1993: 5 seats[edit]
Following 1980 census, Arizona was apportioned five seats.
| Congress | District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| 98th (1983–1985) | John McCain (R) | Mo Udall (D) | 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) | |||||
1993–2003: 6 seats[edit]
Following 1990 census, Arizona was apportioned six seats.
| Congress | District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
2003–2013: 8 seats[edit]
Following 2000 census, Arizona was apportioned eight seats.
| Congress | District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | |||||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | Paul Gosar (R) | Ben Quayle (R) | David Schweikert (R) | |||||
| Ron Barber (D) | ||||||||
2013–present: 9 seats[edit]
Since 2010 census, Arizona has been apportioned nine seats.
| Congress | District | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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) | ||
Key[edit]
| Democratic (D) |
| Republican (R) |
| Unionist (U) |
| Independent (I) |
See also[edit]
- List of United States congressional districts
- Arizona's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Arizona
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive (PDF). Washington, D.C: United States Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 54. ISBN 0-16-073176-3. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Congressional elections and midterm elections | USAGov". USAgov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Duda, Jeremy (December 24, 2010). "Arizona gains 9th congressional seat, but massive growth isn't enough for a tenth | Arizona Capitol Times". Arizona Capitol Times. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Isabella Greenway". Women's Plaza of Honor. The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Packwood, Hayden (January 2, 2019). "Here's a look at all of Arizona's 13 US senators". 12news.com. KPNX-TV. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Duda, Jeremy (April 2, 2024). "Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva announces cancer diagnosis". Axios. Axios Media. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.