35th Arizona State Legislature

35th Arizona State Legislature
35th Arizona State Legislature
	Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1982
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (43–17)
Sessions
1st
1st	January 12 – April 25, 1981
2nd	January 11 – April 24, 1982
Special sessions
1st
1st	July 7 – September 4, 1981
2nd	July 8 – July 25, 1981
3rd	September 1 – September 3, 1981
4th	November 9 – November 9, 1981
5th	December 1, 1981 – May 19, 1982
6th	December 1, 1981 – May 19, 1982
7th	December 1 – December 7, 1981

The 35th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the second two years of Bruce Babbitt's first full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans maintained their 16–14 edge in the upper house, and gained a seat in the lower house, increasing their majority there to 43–17.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned on April 25, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1982, and adjourned sine die on April 24.^[1]^: i^[2]^: i There were seven Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on July 7, 1981, and adjourned sine die on September 4;^[1]^: 1311 the second convened on July 8, 1981, and adjourned seventeen days later on July 25;^[1]^: 1351 the third convened that same year on September 1 and adjourned sine die on September 3;^[1]^: 1351 the fourth convened on November 9, 1981, at 9:00 in the morning, and adjourned that same day at 4:24 in the afternoon;^[1]^: 1409 the fifth and sixth special sessions were held concurrently from December 1, 1981, through January 11, 1982;^[1]^: 1447 the seventh and final special session convened on December 1, 1981, and adjourned later that month on December 7.^[1]^: 1451

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^[1]^: vii

District	Senator	Party
1	Boyd Tenney*	Republican
2	Tony Gabaldon*	Democrat
3	Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.*	Democrat
4	A. V. "Bill" Hardt*	Democrat
5	Jones Osborn*	Democrat
6	Polly Getzwiller*	Democrat
7	William L. Swink*	Democrat
8	Ed Sawyer*	Democrat
9	Jeffrey J. Hill*	Republican
10	Luis A. Gonzales*	Democrat
11	Jaime P. Gutierrez*	Democrat
12	John T. Mawhinney*	Republican
13	Greg Lunn	Republican
14	Jim Kolbe*	Republican
15	S. H. Runyan*	Republican
16	Marcia G. Weeks	Democrat
17	Anne Lindeman*	Republican
18	Leo Corbet*	Republican
19	Ray Rottas*	Republican
20	Lela Alston*	Democrat
21	Richard Kimball*	Democrat
22	Manuel "Lito" Pena*	Democrat
23	Alfredo Guteirrez*	Democrat
24	John C. Pritzlaff Jr.*	Republican
25	Jacque Steiner	Republican
26	Peter Kay	Republican
27	James A. Mack*	Republican
28	Robert B. Usdane*	Republican
29	Jack J. Taylor*	Republican
30	Stan Turley*	Republican

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^[1]^{: viii–ix}

District	Representative	Party
1	Jerry Everall*	Republican
1	John U. Hays*	Republican
2	Sam A. McConnell Jr.*	Republican
2	John Wettaw*	Republican
3	Benjamin Hanley*	Democrat
3	Daniel Peaches*	Republican
4	Edward G. Guerrero*	Democrat
4	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*	Democrat
5	Morris Courtright	Republican
5	Frank McElhaney	Democrat
6	James Hartdegen*	Republican
6	Renz D. Jennings*	Democrat
7	George W. Kline	Republican
7	Richard Pacheco*	Democrat
8	Joe Lane*	Republican
8	Steve Vukcevich*	Democrat
9	Bart Baker*	Republican
9	William J. English*	Republican
10	Carmen Cajero*	Democrat
10	Jesus R. Higuera	Democrat
11	Peter Goudinoff*	Democrat
11	Mike Morales*	Republican
12	Thomas N . Goodwin*	Republican
12	E. D. Jewett Jr.	Republican
13	Clare Dunn**	Democrat
13	Larry Hawke*	Republican
14	William J. De Long	Republican
14	E. H. Lew Macy	Republican
15	Bob Denny*	Republican
15	James B. Ratliff*	Republican
16	Bob Hungerford*	Republican
16	Rhonda Thomas	Republican
17	C. W. "Bill" Lewis*	Republican
17	Patrica D. Wright*	Republican
18	Burton S. Barr*	Republican
18	Pete Dunn*	Republican
19	Jane D. Hull*	Republican
19	W. A. "Tony" West Jr.*	Republican
20	Lillian Jordan*	Republican
20	Debbie McCune*	Democrat
21	Donald Kenney*	Republican
21	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell*	Republican
22	Art Hamilton*	Democrat
22	Earl V. Wilcox*	Democrat
23	Tony R. Abril*	Democrat
23	Leon Thompson*	Democrat
24	Pete Corpstein*	Republican
24	Cal Holman*	Republican
25	Glenn Davis	Democrat
25	D. Lee Jones*	Republican
26	Peter Kay*	Republican
26	Jim Meredith	Republican
27	Juanita Harelson*	Republican
27	Doug Todd*	Republican
28	Paul R. Messinger	Republican
28	Jim Skelly*	Republican
29	Donna J. Carlson*	Republican
29	Jim L. Cooper*	Republican
30	Carl J. Kunasek*	Republican
30	James J. Sossaman*	Republican

The ** denotes that she died in office on July 30, 1981, and was replaced by the appointment of David M. Rodriguez

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1981, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, First to Seventh Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1982, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

[ASL1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1981, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, First to Seventh Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[ASL2-2] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1982, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

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