Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona House of Representatives
54th Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 14, 2019
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Russell Bowers (R) ; since January 14, 2019
Speaker pro Tempore	T. J. Shope (R) ; since November 8, 2016
Majority Leader	Warren Petersen (R) ; since January 14, 2019
Majority Whip	Becky Nutt (R) ; since January 14, 2019
Minority Leader	Charlene Fernandez (D) ; since January 14, 2019
Structure
Seats	60 Representatives
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Political groups	Majority Party Republican (31); Minority Party Democratic (29);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (60 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2020; (60 seats)
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Arizona State Capitol; 1700 W. Washington St.; Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
	Arizona House of Representatives

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The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Members of the Republican Party currently hold a narrow majority in the House.

Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two representatives. Multi-member districts are also used in the Washington, North Dakota and Idaho House of Representatives, as well as the New Jersey General Assembly, and are less common than the single-member districts used by most state legislatures.

Each representative represents a district of at least 172,000 people. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Leadership of the House

The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Minority Leader, the Assistant Minority Leader, and the Minority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House.^[1] In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Outside of legislative authority, the Speaker is given the power to employ, terminate and alter the compensation of all House employees.^[2] The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker the individual responsible for approving House expense accounts. The minority party selects a Minority Leader, an Assistant Minority Leader and a Minority Whip in a closed caucus.

Leadership information

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker	Russell Bowers	Republican	Mesa	District 25
Speaker Pro Tempore	T. J. Shope	Republican	Coolidge	District 8
Majority Leader	Warren Petersen	Republican	Gilbert	District 12
Majority Whip	Becky Nutt	Republican	Safford	District 14
Minority Leader	Charlene Fernandez	Democratic	Yuma	District 4
Assistant Minority Leader	Randy Friese	Democratic	Tucson	District 9
Minority Whip	Reginald Bolding	Democratic	Phoenix	District 27

Current composition

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31	29
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" \|	style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" \|
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End 52nd, November 2016	36	24	60	0

Begin 53rd, January 2017	35	25	60	0
End 53rd, November 2018	35	25	60	0

Begin 54th, January 2019	31	29	60	0
Latest voting share	51.7%	48.3%

Current members, 2019–2021

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Noel W. Campbell	Rep	Prescott	2014
1	Vacant	Rep
2	Rosanna Gabaldón	Dem	Sahuarita	2012
2	Daniel Hernández Jr.	Dem	Tucson	2016
3	Andrés Cano	Dem	Tucson	2018
3	Alma Hernandez	Dem	Tucson	2018
4	Charlene Fernandez	Dem	Yuma	2012
4	Geraldine Peten	Dem	Goodyear	2017†
5	Regina Cobb	Rep	Kingman	2014
5	Leo Biasiucci	Rep	Lake Havasu City	2018
6	Bob Thorpe	Rep	Flagstaff	2012
6	Walter Blackman	Rep	Payson	2018
7	Arlando Teller	Dem	Window Rock	2018
7	Myron Tsosie	Dem	Chinle	2018
8	David Cook	Rep	Casa Grande	2008
8	T. J. Shope	Rep	Coolidge	2012
9	Randall Friese	Dem	Tucson	2014
9	Pamela Hannley	Dem	Tucson	2016
10	Kirsten Engel	Dem	Tucson	2016
10	Domingo DeGrazia	Dem	Tucson	2018
11	Mark Finchem	Rep	Oro Valley	2014
11	Bret Roberts	Rep	Saddlebrooke	2018
12	Travis Grantham	Rep	Gilbert	2016
12	Warren Petersen	Rep	Gilbert	2018
13	Tim Dunn	Rep	Yuma	2018†
13	Joanne Osborne	Rep	Litchfield Park	2018
14	Becky Nutt	Rep	Sierra Vista	2016
14	Gail Griffin	Rep	Sierra Vista	2018
15	John Allen	Rep	Scottsdale	2012
15	Nancy Barto	Rep	Cave Creek	2018
16	Kelly Townsend	Rep	Mesa	2012
16	John Fillmore	Rep	Apache Junction	2018
17	Jeff Weninger	Rep	Chandler	2015
17	Jennifer Pawlik	Dem	Chandler	2018
18	Mitzi Epstein	Dem	Chandler	2010
18	Jennifer Jermaine	Dem	Phoenix	2014
19	Diego Espinoza	Dem	Avondale	2014
19	Lorenzo Sierra	Dem	Phoenix	2018
20	Anthony Kern	Rep	Glendale	2014
20	Shawnna Bolick	Rep	Phoenix	2018
21	Tony Rivero	Rep	Glendale	2014
21	Kevin Payne	Rep	Sun City	2016
22	Ben Toma	Rep	Peoria	2017†
22	Frank Carroll	Rep	Peoria	2018
23	Jay Lawrence	Rep	Fountain Hills	2014
23	John Kavanagh	Rep	Scottsdale	2018
24	Jennifer Longdon	Dem	Phoenix	2018
24	Amish Shah	Dem	Phoenix	2018
25	Russell Bowers	Rep	Mesa	2014
25	Michelle Udall	Rep	Mesa	2016
26	Isela Blanc	Dem	Tempe	2016
26	Athena Salman	Dem	Tempe	2016
27	Reginald Bolding	Dem	Phoenix	2014
27	Diego Rodriguez	Dem	Phoenix	2018
28	Kelli Butler	Dem	Paradise Valley	2016
28	Aaron Lieberman	Dem	Paradise Valley	2018
29	Richard C. Andrade	Dem	Phoenix	2014
29	Cesar Chavez	Dem	Phoenix	2016
30	Robert Meza	Dem	Glendale	2016
30	Raquel Teran	Dem	Phoenix	2018

†Member was originally appointed to the office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Committees

The current standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are as follows:

Committee	Chairman	Vice-Chairman
Appropriations	Regina E. Cobb	John Kavanagh
Commerce	Jeff Weninger	Travis Grantham
Education	Michelle Udall	John Fillmore
Elections	Kelly Townsend	Frank Carroll
Federal Relations	Mark Finchem	Gail Griffin
Government	John Kavanagh	Kevin Payne
Health and Human Services	Nancy Barto	Jay Lawrence
Judiciary	John Allen	Walter Blackman
Land & Agriculture	Timothy M. Dunn	Travis Grantham
Military & Veterans Affairs	Jay Lawrence	Joanne Osborne
Natural Resources, Energy & Water	Gail Griffin	Timothy M. Dunn
Public Safety	Kevin Payne	Anthony T. Kern
Regulatory Affairs	Travis Grantham	Bret Roberts
Rules	Anthony T. Kern	Thomas "T.J." Shope, Jr.
State & International Affairs	Tony Rivero	Walter Blackman
Technology	Bob Thrope	Jeff Weninger
Transportation	Noel Campbell	Leo Biasiucci
Ways & Means	Ben Toma	Shawnna Bolick

References

^ "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
^ "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

External links

[1] "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[2] "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

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