Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona House of Representatives
56th Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 9, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Ben Toma (R) ; since January 9, 2023
Speaker pro tempore	Travis Grantham (R) ; since January 11, 2021
Majority Leader	Leo Biasiucci (R) ; since January 9, 2023
Minority Leader	Lupe Contreras (D) ; since June 21, 2023
Structure
Seats	60 representatives
Political groups	Majority Republican (31); Minority Democratic (29);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (60 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (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
Rules
	Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives

The Arizona State 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. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms, with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator,^[a] with each district having a population of at least 203,000.^[1]

The last election occurred on November 8, 2022, with the Republican Party securing a narrow two-seat majority in the House.

Leadership of the Arizona House of Representatives

The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, and the Majority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House.^[2] 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.^[3] The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker is 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	Ben Toma	Republican	Peoria	District 27
Speaker Pro Tempore	Travis Grantham	Republican	Gilbert	District 14
Majority Leader	Leo Biasiucci	Republican	Lake Havasu City	District 30
Majority Whip	Teresa Martinez	Republican	Casa Grande	District 16
Minority Leader	Lupe Contreras	Democratic	Cashion	District 22
Assistant Minority Leader	Oscar De Los Santos	Democratic	Phoenix	District 11
Minority Whip	Melody Hernandez	Democratic	Tempe	District 8
Minority Whip	Nancy Gutierrez	Democratic	Tucson	District 18

Composition

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31	29
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	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

Begin 56th, January 2023	31	29	60	0
April 12, 2023^[4]	30		59	1
May 5, 2023^[5]	31		60	0
May 8, 2023^[6]		28	59	1
June 7, 2023^[7]		29	60	0
July 4, 2024^[8]		28	59	1
July 25, 2024^[9]		29	60	0
January 1, 2024^[10]		28	59	1
January 26, 2024^[11]		27	58	2
January 31, 2024^[12]		27	58	2
February 1, 2024^[13]		26	57	3
February 7, 2024^[14]		27	58	2
February 14, 2024^[15]		28	59	1
February 26, 2024^[16]		29	60	0
March 19, 2024^[17]		28	59	1
April 3, 2024^[18]		29	60	0
April 4, 2024^[19]		28	59	1
April 16, 2024^[20]		29	60	0
June 30, 2024^[21]		28	59	1
August 12, 2024^[22]		29	60	0
Latest voting share	51.7%	48.3%

Membership, 2023–2025

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Quang Nguyen	Rep	Prescott	2020
1	Selina Bliss	Rep	Prescott	2022
2	Judy Schwiebert	Dem	Phoenix	2020
2	Justin Wilmeth	Rep	Phoenix	2020
3	Joseph Chaplik	Rep	Scottsdale	2020
3	Alexander Kolodin	Rep	Scottsdale	2022
4	Matt Gress	Rep	Phoenix	2022
4	Eric Meyer	Dem	Paradise Valley	2024†
5	Sarah Liguori	Dem	Phoenix	2024†
5	Charles Lucking	Dem	Phoenix	2024†
6	Myron Tsosie	Dem	Chinle	2018
6	Mae Peshlakai	Dem	Cameron	2022
7	David Cook	Rep	Globe	2016
7	David Marshall	Rep	Snowflake	2022
8	Melody Hernandez	Dem	Tempe	2020
8	Deborah Nardozzi	Dem	Scottsdale	2024†
9	Lorena Austin	Dem	Mesa	2022
9	Seth Blattman	Dem	Mesa	2022
10	Justin Heap	Rep	Mesa	2022
10	Barbara Parker	Rep	Mesa	2022
11	Oscar De Los Santos	Dem	Phoenix	2022
11	Junelle Cavero	Dem	Phoenix	2024†
12	Patty Contreras	Dem	Ahwatukee	2022
12	Stacey Travers	Dem	Phoenix	2022
13	Jennifer Pawlik	Dem	Chandler	2018
13	Julie Willoughby	Rep	Chandler	2023†
14	Travis Grantham	Rep	Gilbert	2016
14	Laurin Hendrix	Rep	Gilbert	2022
15	Jacqueline Parker	Rep	Mesa	2020
15	Neal Carter	Rep	San Tan Valley	2021†
16	Teresa Martinez	Rep	Casa Grande	2021†
16	Keith Seaman	Dem	Casa Grande	2022
17	Rachel Jones	Rep	Tucson	2022
17	Cory McGarr	Rep	Marana	2022
18	Christopher Mathis	Dem	Tucson	2021†
18	Nancy Gutierrez	Dem	Tucson	2022
19	Gail Griffin	Rep	Hereford	2018
19	Lupe Diaz	Rep	Benson	2021†
20	Alma Hernandez	Dem	Tucson	2018
20	Betty Villegas	Dem	Tucson	2023†
21	Consuelo Hernandez	Dem	Sunnyside	2022
21	Stephanie Stahl Hamilton	Dem	Tucson	2022
22	Lupe Contreras	Dem	Cashion	2022
22	Elda Luna-Nájera	Dem	Tolleson	2024†
23	Mariana Sandoval	Dem	Goodyear	2022
23	Michele Peña	Rep	Yuma	2022
24	Lydia Hernandez	Dem	Phoenix	2022
24	Analise Ortiz	Dem	Phoenix	2022
25	Tim Dunn	Rep	Yuma	2018†
25	Michael Carbone	Rep	Buckeye	2022
26	Cesar Aguilar	Dem	Phoenix	2022
26	Quantá Crews	Dem	Phoenix	2023†
27	Kevin Payne	Rep	Sun City	2016
27	Ben Toma	Rep	Peoria	2017†
28	David Livingston	Rep	Peoria	2022
28	Beverly Pingerelli	Rep	Glendale	2020
29	Steve Montenegro	Rep	Surprise	2022
29	Austin Smith	Rep	Wittmann	2022
30	Leo Biasiucci	Rep	Lake Havasu City	2018
30	John Gillette	Rep	Kingman	2022

†Member was originally appointed to the office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Committees

The standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are:

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair
Appropriations	David Livingston	Joseph Chaplik
Commerce	Justin Wilmeth	Michael Carbone
Education	Beverly Pingerelli	David Marshall
Government	Tim Dunn	John Gillette
Health & Human Services	Steve Montenegro	Barbara Parker
Judiciary	Quang Nguyen	Selina Bliss
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs	Lupe Diaz	Michele Pena
Military Affairs & Public Safety	Kevin Payne	Rachel Jones
Municipal Oversight & Elections	Jacqueline Parker	Alexander Kolodin
Natural Resources, Energy & Water	Gail Griffin	Austin Smith
Regulatory Affairs	Laurin Hendrix	Cory McGarr
Rules	Travis Grantham	Travis Grantham
Transportation & Infrastructure	David Cook	Teresa Martinez
Ways & Means	Neal Carter	Justin Heap

Footnotes and references

Footnotes

^ Two-member, multi-member districts comprise all the districts of the lower/primary legislatures of Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, New Jersey. Aside from a large minority of New Hampshire's districts which have up to 11 members, single-member districts account for most of the other states' legislatures.

References

^ "Final Legislative Districts – Approved 1/17/12" (PDF). azredistricting.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "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.
^ Republican Liz Harris (District 13) expelled from the House. [1]
^ Republican Julie Willoughby appointed to succeed Harris. [2]
^ Democrat Flavio Bravo (District 26) resigned after being appointed to the State Senate. [3]
^ Democrat Quantá Crews appointed to succeed Bravo. [4]
^ Democrat Andrés Cano (District 20) resigned to attend graduate school. [5]
^ Democrat Betty Villegas appointed to succeed Cano. [6]
^ Democrat Athena Salman (District 8) resigned to join a political action committee. [7]
^ Democrat Jennifer Longdon (District 5) resigned to take a job in healthcare policy. [8]
^ Democrat Jevin Hodge appointed to succeed Salman. [9]; Democrat Leezah Sun (District 22) resigned due to ethics violations. [10]
^ Democrat Amish Shah (District 5) resigned to focus on his campaign for Arizona's 1st congressional district. [11]
^ Democrat Sarah Liguori appointed to succeed Longdon. [12]
^ Democrat Charles Lucking appointed to succeed Shah. [13]
^ Democrat Elda Luna-Nájera appointed to succeed Sun. [14]
^ Democrat Jevin Hodge (District 8) resigned due to an allegation of sexual assault. [15]
^ Democrat Deborah Nardozzi appointed to succeed Hodge. [16]
^ Democrat Marcelino Quiñonez (District 11) resigned. [17]
^ Democrat Junelle Cavero appointed to succeed Quiñonez. [18]
^ Democrat Laura Terech resigned. [19]
^ Democrat Eric Meyer appointed to succeed Terech. [20]

External links

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[1] Two-member, multi-member districts comprise all the districts of the lower/primary legislatures of Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, New Jersey. Aside from a large minority of New Hampshire's districts which have up to 11 members, single-member districts account for most of the other states' legislatures.

[2] "Final Legislative Districts – Approved 1/17/12" (PDF). azredistricting.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

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

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

[5] Republican Liz Harris (District 13) expelled from the House. [1]

[6] Republican Julie Willoughby appointed to succeed Harris. [2]

[7] Democrat Flavio Bravo (District 26) resigned after being appointed to the State Senate. [3]

[8] Democrat Quantá Crews appointed to succeed Bravo. [4]

[9] Democrat Andrés Cano (District 20) resigned to attend graduate school. [5]

[10] Democrat Betty Villegas appointed to succeed Cano. [6]

[11] Democrat Athena Salman (District 8) resigned to join a political action committee. [7]

[12] Democrat Jennifer Longdon (District 5) resigned to take a job in healthcare policy. [8]

[13] Democrat Jevin Hodge appointed to succeed Salman. [9]; Democrat Leezah Sun (District 22) resigned due to ethics violations. [10]

[14] Democrat Amish Shah (District 5) resigned to focus on his campaign for Arizona's 1st congressional district. [11]

[15] Democrat Sarah Liguori appointed to succeed Longdon. [12]

[16] Democrat Charles Lucking appointed to succeed Shah. [13]

[17] Democrat Elda Luna-Nájera appointed to succeed Sun. [14]

[18] Democrat Jevin Hodge (District 8) resigned due to an allegation of sexual assault. [15]

[19] Democrat Deborah Nardozzi appointed to succeed Hodge. [16]

[20] Democrat Marcelino Quiñonez (District 11) resigned. [17]

[21] Democrat Junelle Cavero appointed to succeed Quiñonez. [18]

[22] Democrat Laura Terech resigned. [19]

[23] Democrat Eric Meyer appointed to succeed Terech. [20]

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v t e Arizona House of Representatives
56th Legislature (2023–2025) Speaker of the House Ben Toma (R) Speaker pro tempore Travis Grantham (R) Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci (R) Minority Leader Lupe Contreras (D)
▌Quang Nguyen (R) ▌Selina Bliss (R) ▌Judy Schwiebert (D) ▌Justin Wilmeth (R) ▌Joseph Chaplik (R) ▌Alexander Kolodin (R) ▌Matt Gress (R) ▌Eric Meyer (D) ▌Sarah Liguori (D) ▌Charles Lucking (D) ▌Myron Tsosie (D) ▌Mae Peshlakai (D) ▌David Cook (R) ▌David Marshall (R) ▌Melody Hernandez (D) ▌Deborah Nardozzi (D) ▌Lorena Austin (D) ▌Seth Blattman (D) ▌Justin Heap (R) ▌Barbara Parker (R) ▌Oscar De Los Santos (D) ▌Junelle Cavero (D) ▌Patty Contreras (D) ▌Stacey Travers (D) ▌Jennifer Pawlik (D) ▌Julie Willoughby (R) ▌Travis Grantham (R) ▌Laurin Hendrix (R) ▌Jacqueline Parker (R) ▌Neal Carter (R) ▌Teresa Martinez (R) ▌Keith Seaman (D) ▌Rachel Jones (R) ▌Cory McGarr (R) ▌Christopher Mathis (D) ▌Nancy Gutierrez (D) ▌Gail Griffin (R) ▌Lupe Diaz (R) ▌Alma Hernandez (D) ▌Betty Villegas (D) ▌Consuelo Hernandez (D) ▌Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D) ▌Lupe Contreras (D) ▌Elda Luna-Nájera (D) ▌Mariana Sandoval (D) ▌Michele Peña (R) ▌Lydia Hernandez (D) ▌Analise Ortiz (D) ▌Tim Dunn (R) ▌Michael Carbone (R) ▌Cesar Aguilar (D) ▌Quantá Crews (D) ▌Kevin Payne (R) ▌Ben Toma (R) ▌David Livingston (R) ▌Beverly Pingerelli (R) ▌Steve Montenegro (R) ▌Austin Smith (R) ▌Leo Biasiucci (R) ▌John Gillette (R)
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