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41st Arizona State Legislature

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41st Arizona State Legislature
40th 42nd
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1993 – December 31, 1994
Senate
Members30
PresidentJohn Greene
Temporary PresidentPat Wright
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerMark Killian
Party controlRepublican (35–25)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11 – April 17, 1993
2ndJanuary 10 – April 17, 1994
Special sessions
1stFebruary 23 – March 4, 1993
2ndMarch 11 – March 16, 1993
3rdJune 7 – June 11, 1993
4thSeptember 2 – September 2, 1993
5thSeptember 27 – September 28, 1993
6thNovember 5 – November 11, 1993
7thDecember 17 – December 17, 1993
8thMarch 28 – March 30, 1994
9thJune 15 – June 17, 1994

The 41st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1993, to December 31, 1994, during the second two years of Fife Symington's first term as governor. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans flipped control in the Senate, gaining five seats and creating a Republican majority at 18–12. The Republicans gained two seats in the house, increasing their majority to 35–25.

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1993, and adjourned on April 17, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 10, 1994, and adjourned sine die on April 17.[1]: i [2]: i 

There were nine Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on February 23, 1993, and adjourned on March 4;[3]: 1627  the second convened on March 11, 1993, and adjourned sine die on March 16;[3]: 1635  the third convened on June 7, 1993, and adjourned sine die on June 11;[3]: 1789  the fourth convened on September 2, 1993, and adjourned sine die later that same day;[3]: 1793  the fifth convened on September 27, 1993, and adjourned sine die September 28;[3]: 1801  the sixth convened on November 5, 1993, and adjourned sine die on November 11;[3]: 1825  the seventh convened on December 17, 1993, and adjourned sine die later that same day;[3]: 1881  the eighth convened on March 28, 1994, and adjourned sine die on March 30;[4]: 2395  and the ninth and final special session convened on June 15, 1994, and adjourned sine die on June 17.[4]: 2495 

State Senate

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Members

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

District Senator Party Notes
1 Carol Springer* Republican
2 John Wettaw Republican
3 James Henderson Jr.* Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat
5 Jim Buster* Republican
6 John Huppenthal Republican
7 Pete Rios* Democrat
8 Gus Arzberger* Democrat
9 Keith Bee Republican
10 Victor Soltero Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff Democrat
12 Ann Day* Republican
13 Patricia Noland Republican
14 Cindy Resnick* Democrat
15 Warren Austin Turner Republican
16 Stan Furman* Democrat
17 Pat Wright* Republican
18 Marc Spitzer Republican
19 Jan Brewer* Republican
20 Lela Alston* Democrat
21 Matt Salmon* Republican
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
23 Sandra Kennedy Democrat
24 John Greene* Republican
25 Chuck Blanchard* Democrat
26 Tom Patterson* Republican
27 Bev Hermon Republican
28 Ed Phillips* Republican
29 Lester Pearce* Republican
30 Larry Chesley Republican

House of Representatives

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Members

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

District Representative Party Notes
1 Donald R. Aldridge* Republican
Sue Lynch Republican
2 Joe Hart Republican
John Verkamp Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley* Democrat
Jack Jackson Sr.* Democrat
4 Jack A. Brown* Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
5 Pat Conner Republican
Robert McLendon* Democrat
6 Lori Daniels Republican
Richard Kyle Republican
7 Robert Chastain Democrat
Harry R. Clark Democrat
8 Paul Newman Democrat
Ruben F. Ortega* Democrat
9 W. A. McGibbon Republican
Lou-Ann Preble Republican
10 Carmen Cajero* Democrat
Phillip Hubbard* Democrat
11 Jorge Luis Garcia Democrat
Elaine Richardson Democrat
12 Winifred Hershberger Republican
Dan Schottel Republican
13 George Cunningham Democrat
Andy Nichols Democrat
14 Herschella Horton* Democrat
Ruth Solomon* Democrat
15 Ned King Republican
Jerry Overton Republican
16 Becky Jordan Republican
John Kaites Republican
17 Brenda Burns* Republican
Robert Burns* Republican
18 Susan Gerard* Republican
Jane Dee Hull*† Republican
Barry Wong Republican
19 John C. Keegan Republican
Nancy Wessel*†† Republican
David Eberhart†† Republican
20 Linda Beezley Democrat
Debbie McCune-Davis* Democrat
21 Russell Wesley "Rusty" Bowers Republican
Leslie Whiting Johnson* Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
Joe Eddie Lopez* Democrat
23 Linda Aguirre Democrat
David Armstead Democrat
24 J. Ernest Baird Republican
Sue Grace* Republican
25 Chris Cummiskey* Democrat
Catherine Eden Democrat
26 Greg Patterson* Republican
Tom Smith Republican
27 Bob Edens Republican
Gary Richardson Republican
28 Lisa Graham* Republican
David Schweikert* Republican
29 Pat Blake* Republican
Lela Steffey* Republican
30 Jeff Groscost Republican
Mark Killian* Republican

† Hull resigned on October 4, 1993, and was replaced by Wong on October 14, 1993

†† Wessel resigned on April 12, 1993, and was replaced by Eberhart on April 20, 1993

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1993 Volume 1, Forty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 184". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1994 Volume 1, Forty-First Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 275". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1993 Volume 2, Forty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, First to Seventh Special Sessions, Chapters 185 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1994 Volume 2, Forty-First Legislature, Second Regular Session, Eighth and Ninth Special Sessions, Chapters 276 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 19, 2018.