9th Arizona State Legislature

9th Arizona State Legislature
9th Arizona State Legislature
	Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1930
Senate
Members	19
President	H. W. Hill (D)
Party control	Democratic (17–2)
House of Representatives
Members	54
Speaker	M. J. Hannon (D)
Party control	Democratic (37–17)
Sessions
1st
1st	January 14 – March 14, 1929

The 9th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1929, to December 31, 1930, during the first and second years of John Calhoun Phillips's tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 52 to 54. The Democrats held large majorities in both houses, although the Republicans made significant inroads in the House.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 14, 1929; and adjourned on March 14.^[1]^: iii

There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1929 and 1930.

State Senate

Members

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

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	E. I. Whiting	Republican
Cochise	Fred Sutter*	Democratic
Cochise	John Wilson Ross	Democratic
Coconino	Earl C. Slipher	Democratic
Gila	Alfred Kinney*	Democratic
	John R. Lyons*	Democratic	Lyons died September 27, 1929
	E. H. McEachren	Democratic	Appointed to replace Lyons November 6, 1929^[2]
Graham	Thomas S. Kimball*	Democratic
Greenlee	Harry W. Hill*	Democratic
Maricopa	Allan K. Perry	Democratic
Maricopa	J. G. Peterson	Democratic
Mohave	Kean St. Charles	Democratic
Navajo	G. W. Nelson*	Democratic
Pima	T. W. Donnelly*	Democratic
Pima	Merton Martensen	Republican
Pinal	George Truman	Democratic
Santa Cruz	Andrew Bettwy*	Democratic
Yavapai	A. H. Favour*	Democratic
Yavapai	J. R. McFarland	Democratic
Yuma	Hugo Farmer	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:^[1]^: xvi

Secretary: William J. Graham
Assistant Secretary: Bridgie Porter
Sergeant-at-Arms: Ralph Hooker
Chaplain: Dan P. Jones
Doorkeeper: John S. Merrill

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House grew by five seats from the 8th Legislature: 1 each in Coconino and Maricopa counties.^[1]^: xxi

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	John R. Coleman	Democratic
Cochise	W. E. Oxsheer*	Democratic
	A. J. Morgan*	Democratic
	Thomas Cowperthwaite*	Democratic
	James H. Barrett	Republican
	A. E. Hinton	Democratic
	R. B. Vallance	Republican
	William Coxon*	Democratic
Coconino	Fred W. Perkins*	Republican	Deceased - replaced by Howard Marine
	Howard Marine	Republican	Replace Fred W. Perkins
	E. T. McGonigle	Democratic
Gila	John McCormick*	Democratic
	J. T. Lewis	Democratic
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democratic
	Roy F. Kelly	Democratic
Graham	W. L. Nelson*	Republican
Graham	S. O. Williams*	Democratic
Greenlee	M. J. Hannon*	Democratic
Greenlee	W. T. Witt	Democratic
Maricopa	J. R. Barnette	Democratic
	Ione Breinholt	Republican
	C. M. Brimhall	Democratic
	William D. Christy	Republican
	J. M. Combs	Democratic
	M. V. Decker*	Democratic
	H. A. Diehl	Republican
	M. J. Francis*	Democratic
	W. G. Henderson	Democratic
	Vernetie O. Ivy*	Democratic
	J. F. Jennings	Democratic
	Orme Lewis	Republican
	J. Lee Loveless	Democratic
	Sidney B. Moeur	Democratic
	M. Alice Patterson	Democratic
	F. Heber Taylor	Republican
	D. R. Van Petten	Republican
Mohave	A. H. Smith	Democratic
Navajo	J. J. Shumway	Democratic
Navajo	C. G. McQuillan*	Republican
Pima	C. T. Reddington	Democratic
	F. E. A. Kimball*	Republican
	Thomas Malony	Democratic
	Neil H. Harring	Republican
	H. R. Stewart	Republican
	Oliver B. Patton*	Democratic
Pinal	S. P. Morgan	Democratic
Pinal	Thomas S. Richards	Democratic
Santa Cruz	J. F. Pomeroy	Republican
Yavapai	Annie C. Jones	Democratic
	Byron Partridge	Democratic
	Alfred B. Carr	Democratic
	R. L. Finch	Republican
	W. L. Benham	Republican
Yuma	Virginia Harris	Democratic
Yuma	William Wisener*	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:^[1]^: xix

Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
Sergeant-at-Arms: O.J. Whitesides
Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "M'Eachern Named Senator From Gila". Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

Photograph of the members of the 9th Arizona State Senate

[SL-1] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[2] "M'Eachern Named Senator From Gila". Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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