55th Arizona State Legislature
55th Arizona State Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
Term | January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 30 | ||||
President | Karen Fann | ||||
Temporary President | Vince Leach | ||||
Party control | Republican (16-14) | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Speaker | Russell Bowers | ||||
Party control | Republican (31-29) | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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Special sessions | |||||
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The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16-14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31-29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.[1]
Sessions
The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 2021.[2][3]
There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding.[4]
Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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1 | Karen Fann* | Republican | |
2 | Rosanna Gabaldon | Democrat | |
3 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democrat | |
4 | Lisa Otondo* | Democrat | |
5 | Sonny Borrelli* | Republican | |
6 | Wendy Rogers | Republican | |
7 | Jamescita Peshlakai* | Democrat | |
8 | T. J. Shope | Republican | |
9 | Victoria Steele* | Democrat | |
10 | Kirsten Engel | Democrat | Resigned September 8, 2021[5] |
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | Democrat | Appointed October 20, 2021[6] | |
11 | Vince Leach* | Republican | |
12 | Warren Petersen | Republican | |
13 | Sine Kerr* | Republican | |
14 | David Gowan* | Republican | |
15 | Nancy Barto | Republican | |
16 | Kelly Townsend | Republican | |
17 | J.D. Mesnard* | Republican | |
18 | Sean Bowie* | Democrat | |
19 | Lupe Contreras* | Democrat | |
20 | Paul Boyer* | Republican | |
21 | Rick Gray* | Republican | |
22 | David Livingston* | Republican | |
23 | Michelle Ugenti* | Republican | |
24 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | |
25 | Tyler Pace* | Republican | |
26 | Juan Mendez* | Democrat | |
27 | Rebecca Rios* | Democrat | |
28 | Christine Marsh | Democrat | |
29 | Martin Quezada* | Democrat | |
30 | Tony Navarrete* | Democrat | Resigned August 10, 2021[7] |
Raquel Terán | Democrat | Appointed September 15, 2021[8] |
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District | Representative | Party | Notes |
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1 | Quang Nguyen | Republican | |
Judy Burges | Republican | ||
2 | Daniel Hernandez Jr.* | Democrat | |
Andrea Dalessandro | Democrat | ||
3 | Alma Hernandez* | Democrat | |
Andrés Cano* | Democrat | ||
4 | Charlene Fernandez* | Democrat | |
Joel John | Republican | ||
5 | Leo Biasiucci* | Republican | |
Regina Cobb* | Republican | ||
6 | Walter Blackman* | Republican | |
Brenda Barton | Republican | ||
7 | Arlando Teller* | Democrat | |
Myron Tsosie* | Democrat | ||
8 | David Cook* | Republican | |
Frank Pratt | Republican | Died September 21, 2021[9] | |
9 | Pamela Hannley* | Democrat | |
Randall Friese* | Democrat | ||
10 | Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | Democrat | Appointed to Arizona Senate on October 20, 2021[6] |
Domingo DeGrazia | Democrat | ||
11 | Mark Finchem* | Republican | |
Bret Roberts* | Republican | Resigned effective September 30, 2021[10] | |
12 | Jake Hoffman | Republican | |
Travis Grantham* | Republican | ||
13 | Joanne Osborne* | Republican | |
Tim Dunn* | Republican | ||
14 | Becky Nutt* | Republican | |
Gail Griffin* | Republican | ||
15 | Justin Wilmeth | Republican | |
Steve Kaiser | Republican | ||
16 | John Fillmore* | Republican | |
Jacqueline Parker | Republican | ||
17 | Jeff Weninger* | Republican | |
Jennifer Pawlik* | Democrat | ||
18 | Jennifer Jermaine* | Democrat | |
Denise Epstein* | Democrat | ||
19 | Lorenzo Sierra* | Democrat | |
Diego Espinoza* | Democrat | ||
20 | Shawnna Bolick* | Republican | |
Judy Schwiebert | Democrat | ||
21 | Kevin Payne* | Republican | |
Beverly Pingerelli | Republican | ||
22 | Frank Carroll* | Republican | |
Ben Toma* | Republican | ||
23 | Joseph Chaplik | Republican | |
John Kavanagh | Republican | ||
24 | Jennifer Longdon* | Democrat | |
Amish Shah* | Democrat | ||
25 | Michelle Udall* | Republican | |
Russell Bowers* | Republican | ||
26 | Melody Hernandez | Democrat | |
Athena Salman* | Democrat | ||
27 | Reginald Bolding* | Democrat | |
Diego Rodriguez* | Democrat | ||
28 | Kelli Butler* | Democrat | |
Aaron Lieberman* | Democrat | Resigned September 20, 2021[11] | |
29 | Richard C. Andrade* | Democrat | |
Cesar Chavez* | Democrat | ||
30 | Robert Meza* | Democrat | |
Raquel Terán* | Democrat | Appointed to Arizona Senate on September 15, 2021[8] |
References
- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass - 2020 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Session Timeline" (PDF). Arizona State Legislature. State of Arizona. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Arizona Legislature: Lawmakers approve school voucher changes, adjourn session for the year". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Christie, Bob. "Arizona Legislature passes $100M fire funding plan". AP. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Associated Press (8 September 2021). "Engel quits Arizona Senate to focus on District 2 congressional race". Fox 10 Phoenix. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b Giles, Ben (20 October 2021). "Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton appointed to the Arizona Senate". KJZZ. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Tony Navarrete resigns from Arizona Senate amid child sex crime charges". KTAR.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b Associated Press (15 September 2021). "Terán selected to replace Navarrete in Arizona Senate". KTAR.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Shapiro, Danny (21 September 2021). "Arizona state Rep. Frank Pratt dies following long illness". KTAR.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Associated Press (9 September 2021). "Republican Arizona state Rep. Bret Roberts abruptly announces resignation". KTAR.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Stone, Kevin (20 September 2021). "Democrat Aaron Lieberman leaves Arizona House to focus on governor run". KTAR.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.