Arizona Republican Party

Arizona Republican Party
Arizona Republican Party
Chairman	Tom Morrissey
Senate leader	Steve Pierce
House leader	Andy Tobin
Headquarters	3501 North 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Ideology	American Conservatism; Center-right
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red
Seats in the Upper House	21 / 30
Seats in the Lower House	40 / 60
Website
	http://www.azgop.org/
	Politics of the United States; Political parties; Elections

The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Arizona. Its headquarters is in Phoenix.^[1]

Current structure [edit]

Here is the structure of the state party, as of Jun 2011.^[2]

Elected officers of the State Committee [edit]

State Chairman
Treasurer
Second Vice Chairman
Third Vice Chairman
Secretary
Assistant Secretary

First Vice Chairman
Assistant Treasurer
Sergeant at Arms
Assistant Sergeant at Arms
National Committeeman
National Committeewoman

State Executive Committee [edit]

The 12 elected officers of the State Committee (listed above)
The 15 county Republican chairman
The 24 Members-At-Large (3 from each congressional district)

The 24 Members-At-Large (3 from each congressional district)
The 23 Legislative District chairmen (non-voting)
The President of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women

State Committee [edit]

The 15 county Republican chairmen
One member for each three elected Republican PCs

The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer elected at the biannual Statutory Meeting and other officers elected at the biannual Mandatory Meeting (except National Committeeman and Committeewoman, who are elected at quadrennial State Convention).

County committees [edit]

County committees include all PCs within that county. They meet in January after general elections to elect a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.

Legislative district committees [edit]

Legislative district committees exist in counties of more than 500,000 people (Maricopa and Pima Counties), and include all PCs within that district. Officers are elected at Organizational Meetings after the general election including a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.

Precinct committeemen [edit]

Precinct committeemen are elected one per precinct, plus one additional for each 125 registered voters of that party as of March 1 of the general election year. There are over 2,239 precincts statewide (including over 1,142 precincts in Maricopa County.)

Federal officials [edit]

These are the Republican Party members who hold federal offices, as of January 2013.^[3]

United States Senate [edit]

The Arizona Republican Party holds both seats in Arizona's delegation to the United States Senate.

United States House [edit]

The Arizona Republican Party is the minority party in Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, holding four of the nine seats.

4 Paul Gosar (R)
5 Matt Salmon (R)

6 David Schweikert (R)
8 Trent Franks (R)

Current state officials [edit]

State Executive [edit]

The Arizona Republican Party is the majority party in the State Executive, holding nine of the eleven seats.

John Huppenthal (Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Gary Pierce (Corporation Commissioner - Chair)
Brenda Burns (Corporation Commissioner)
Bob Stump (Corporation Commissioner)

State Senate [edit]

The Arizona Republican Party holds a supermajority in the Arizona State Senate, holding 21 of the 30 seats.^[4]

Steve Pierce (LD-1), President of the Senate
Sylvia Tenney Allen (LD-05), President Pro Tempore
Andy Biggs (LD-22), Majority Leader
Frank Antenori (LD-30), Majority Whip
Ron Gould (LD-03)
Scott Bundgaard (LD-04)
Lori Klein (LD-06)

Nancy Barto (LD-07)
Michelle Reagan (LD-08)
Rick Murphy (LD-09)
Linda Gray (LD-10)
Adam Driggs (LD-11)
John B. Nelson (LD-12)
Jerry Lewis (LD-18)

Rich Crandall (LD-19)
John McComish (LD-20)
Steve Yarbrough (LD-21)
Steve Smith (LD-23)
Don Shooter (LD-24)
Gail Griffin (LD-25)
Al Melvin (LD-26)

State House [edit]

The Arizona Republican Party holds the supermajority in the State House of Representative, holding 40 of the 60 seats.^[5]^[6]

Andy Tobin (LD-1), Speaker of the House
Steve Montenegro (LD-12), Speaker Pro Tempore
Steve Court (LD-18), Majority Leader
Debbie Lesko (LD-9), Majority Whip
Karen Fann (LD-1)
Doris Goodale (LD-3)
Nancy G. McLain (LD-3)
Judy Burges (LD-4)
Jack W. Harper (LD-4)
Brenda Barton (LD-5)
Chester Crandell (LD-5)
Carl Seel (LD-6)
Amanda Reeve (LD-6)
Heather Carter (LD-7)

David Burnell Smith (LD-7)
John Kavanagh (LD-8)
Michelle Ugenti (LD-8)
Rick Gray (LD-9)
James P. Weiers (LD-10)
Kimberley Yee (LD-10)
Kate Brophy McGee (LD-11)
Jerry P. Weiers (LD-12)
Cecil Ash (LD-18)
Justin Olson (LD-19)
Justin Pierce (LD-19)^[7]
Jeff Dial (LD-20)
Bob Robson (LD-20)
Tom Forese (LD-21)

J.D. Mesnard (LD-21)
Eddie Farnsworth (LD-22)
Steve Urie (LD-22)
Frank Pratt (LD-23)
John Fillmore (LD-23)
Russell Jones (LD-24)
David Stevens (LD-25)
Peggy Judd (LD-25)
Vic Williams (LD-26)
Terri Proud (LD-26)
David Gowan (LD-30)
Ted Vogt (LD-30)

Mayors [edit]

Scott Smith (Mesa)

History [edit]

Past officers [edit]

State Chairs [edit]

Former prominent Arizona Republicans [edit]

United States Delegates [edit]

Charles Debrille Poston (1864–1865)
John Noble Goodwin (1865–1867)
Curtis Coe Bean (1885–1887)

Nathan Oakes Murphy (1895–1897)
Ralph Henry Cameron (1909–1912)

United States Senators [edit]

Ralph H. Cameron (1921–1927)
Barry Goldwater (1953–1965, 1969–1987)

Paul Fannin (1965–1977)

United States Representatives [edit]

John Jacob Rhodes (AZ-1) (1953–1983)
John McCain (AZ-1) (1983–1987)
John Jacob Rhodes III (AZ-1) (1987–1993)
Matt Salmon (AZ-1) (1995–2001)
Jeff Flake (AZ-1) (2001–2003)
Rick Renzi (AZ-1) (2003–2009)
Sam Steiger (AZ-3) (1967–1977)
Bob Stump (AZ-3) (1983–2003)

John Bertrand Conlan (AZ-4) (1973–1977)
Eldon D. Rudd (AZ-4) (1977–1987)
Jon Kyl (AZ-4) (1987–1995)
John B. Shadegg (AZ-4) (1995–2003)
Jim Kolbe (AZ-5) (1985–2003)
J. D. Hayworth (AZ-5) (2003–2007)
J. D. Hayworth (AZ-6) (1995–2003)
Jim Kolbe (AZ-8) (2003–2007)

Territorial Governors [edit]

John Noble Goodwin (1863–1865)
Richard Cunningham McCormick (1866–1869)
Anson P.K. Safford (1869–1877)
John Philo Hoyt (1877–1878)
John C. Frémont (1878–1881)
Frederick Augustus Tritle (1882–1885)
Lewis Wolfley (1889–1890)

John N. Irwin (1891–1892)
Nathan Oakes Murphy (1892–1893, 1898–1902)
Myron H. McCord (1897–1898)
Alexander Oswald Brodie (1902–1905)
Joseph Henry Kibbey (1905–1909)
Richard Elihu Sloan (1909–1912)

State Governors [edit]

Thomas Edward Campbell (1917, 1919–1923)
John Calhoun Phillips (1929–1931)
John Howard Pyle (1951–1955)
Paul Fannin (1959–1965)

Jack Richard Williams (1967–1975)
Evan Mecham (1987–1988)
Fife Symington III (1991–1997)
Jane Dee Hull (1997–2003)

References [edit]

^ "Home." Arizona Republican Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
^ http://www.maricopagop.org/wp-content/2011/06/PC-Handbook-2012.pdf The Arizona Republican Party 2011-2012 HANDBOOK FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN - Page 9
^ http://www.azgop.org/elected-officials/ AZ GOP - FEDERAL OFFICIALS
^ [1]. Arizona Legislative Information System. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
^ [2]. Arizona Legislative Information System. Retrieved on April 28, 2011.
^ Tobin picked as new Arizona House speaker
^ Attorney tapped to fill Rep. Kirk Adams' term

External links [edit]

[1] "Home." Arizona Republican Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.

[2] ttp://www.maricopagop.org/wp-content/2011/06/PC-Handbook-2012.pdf The Arizona Republican Party 2011-2012 HANDBOOK FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN - Page 9

[3] ttp://www.azgop.org/elected-officials/ AZ GOP - FEDERAL OFFICIALS

[4] [1]. Arizona Legislative Information System. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.

[5] [2]. Arizona Legislative Information System. Retrieved on April 28, 2011.

[6] Tobin picked as new Arizona House speaker

[7] Attorney tapped to fill Rep. Kirk Adams' term

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