31st Arizona State Legislature

31st Arizona State Legislature
31st Arizona State Legislature
	Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974
Senate
Members	30
President	William C. Jacquin
Party control	Republican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Speaker	Stan Akers
Party control	Republican (38–22)
Sessions
1st
1st	January 8 – May 9, 1973
2nd	January 14 – May 10, 1974
Special sessions
1st
1st	October 22, 1973 – February 19, 1974
2nd	June 26 – June 26, 1974

The 31st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1973, to December 31, 1974, during the last two years of Jack Williams' third term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans maintained their 18–12 edge in the upper house, while they increased their lead in the lower house to 38–22.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1973, and adjourned on May 9; while the second convened on January 14, 1974, and adjourned on May 10.^[1]^: xxi^[2]^: xxiii There were two Special Sessions, the first of which convened on October 22, 1973, and adjourned on February 19, 1974;^[3]^: 1296 the second convened on June 26, 1974, at 9:00 am and adjourned sine die at 4:09 pm on the same day.^[3]^: 1477

State Senate

Members

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

District	Senator	Party
1 - Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties	Boyd Tenney*	Republican
2 - Gila, Maricopa, Navajo, Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties	Tony Gabaldon	Democrat
3 - Apache, Navajo, and Coconino Counties	Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.	Democrat
4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal, Gila, and Navajo Counties	A. V. "Bill" Hardt*	Democrat
5 - Yuma County	Jones Osborn*	Democrat
6 - Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties	Bob Stump*	Democrat
7 - Pima, Gila, Santa Cruz, and Pinal Counties	William L. Swink	Democrat
8 - Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties	Charles Awalt*	Democrat
9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties	John Scott Ulm	Democrat
10 - Pima County	Sam Lena*	Democrat
11 - Pima County	Frank J. Felix	Democrat
12 - Pima County	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
13 - Pima County	Scott Alexander*	Republican
14 - Pima County	William C. Jacquin*	Republican
15 - Maricopa County	S. H. Runyan	Republican
16 - Maricopa County	Bob Strother	Republican
17 - Maricopa County	Fred Koory Jr.*	Republican
18 - Maricopa County	Leo Corbet*	Republican
19 - Maricopa County	Ray Rottas*	Republican
20 - Maricopa County	Bess B. Stinson*	Republican
21 - Maricopa County	Howard S. Baldwin*	Republican
22 - Maricopa County	Manuel "Lito" Pena	Democrat
23 - Maricopa County	Alfredo Guteirrez	Democrat
24 - Maricopa County	Sandra Day O'Connor*	Republican
25 - Maricopa County	Trudy Camping*	Republican
26 - Maricopa County	John Roeder	Republican
27 - Maricopa County	James A. Mack*	Republican
28 - Maricopa County	David B. Kret*	Republican
29 - Maricopa County	D. Delos Ellsworth*	Republican
30 - Maricopa County	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]^{: xxv–xxxii}

District	Representative	Party
1 - Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties	Gladys Gardner*	Republican
1 - Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties	Ray Everett*	Republican
2 - Gila, Maricopa, Navajo, Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties	John Wettaw	Republican
	Sam A. McConnell Jr.*	Republican
3 - Apache, Navajo, and Coconino Counties	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
3 - Apache, Navajo, and Coconino Counties	Benjamin Hanley	Democrat
4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal, Gila, and Navajo Counties	Edward G. Guerrero	Democrat
	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*	Democrat
5 - Yuma County	Elwood W. Bradford*	Democrat
5 - Yuma County	Frank C. McElhaney	Democrat
6 - Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties	G. T. Alley	Democrat
6 - Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties	Polly Getzwiller*	Democrat
7 - Pima, Gila, Santa Cruz, and Pinal Counties	Craig E. Davids*	Democrat
7 - Pima, Gila, Santa Cruz, and Pinal Counties	Richard Pacheco*	Democrat
8 - Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties	Hank Fenn*	Democrat
8 - Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties	Ed C. Sawyer*	Democrat
9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties	J. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr.*	Democrat
9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties	Thomas B. Richey	Republican
10 - Pima County	Larry Bahill	Democrat
10 - Pima County	Carmen Cajero	Democrat
11 - Pima County	Emilio Carrillo	Democrat
11 - Pima County	R. P . "Bob" Fricks*	Democrat
12 - Pima County	Thomas N . Goodwin*	Republican
12 - Pima County	Pete Hershberger Sr.	Republican
13 - Pima County	Helen Grace Carlson*	Democrat
13 - Pima County	H. Thomas Kincaid*	Republican
14 - Pima County	W. A. "Tony" Buehl*	Republican
14 - Pima County	Charles W. King*	Republican
15 - Maricopa County	J. Herbert Everett	Republican
15 - Maricopa County	James B. Ratliff*	Republican
16 - Maricopa County	Diane B. McCarthy	Republican
16 - Maricopa County	Don Stewart*	Republican
17 - Maricopa County	C. W. "Bill" Lewis*	Republican
17 - Maricopa County	Anne Lindeman	Republican
18 - Maricopa County	Burton S. Barr*	Republican
18 - Maricopa County	Ruth Peck*	Republican
19 - Maricopa County	Stan Akers*	Republican
19 - Maricopa County	W. A. "Tony" West Jr.	Republican
20 - Maricopa County	Howard Adams*	Republican
20 - Maricopa County	Bill McCune*	Republican
21 - Maricopa County	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell*	Republican
21 - Maricopa County	Jay Stuckey*	Republican
22 - Maricopa County	Art Hamilton	Democrat
22 - Maricopa County	R. G. "Danny" Pena	Democrat
23 - Maricopa County	Tony R. Abril	Democrat
23 - Maricopa County	Leon Thompson*	Democrat
24 - Maricopa County	Richard Burgess	Republican
24 - Maricopa County	Pete Corpstein	Republican
25 - Maricopa County	D. Lee Jones*	Republican
25 - Maricopa County	Jim Skelly*	Republican
26 - Maricopa County	Frank Kelley*	Republican
26 - Maricopa County	Peter Kay	Republican
27 - Maricopa County	Michael Goodwin	Republican
27 - Maricopa County	Juanita Harelson	Republican
28 - Maricopa County	Americo Carvalho	Republican
28 - Maricopa County	Bob Hungerford*	Republican
29 - Maricopa County	Jim L. Cooper*	Republican
29 - Maricopa County	Jack J. Taylor	Republican
30 - Maricopa County	Carl J. Kunasek	Republican
30 - Maricopa County	James J. Sossaman*	Republican

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1973, Volume 1, Thirty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 136". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1974, Volume 1, Thirty-First Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 164". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1974, Volume 2, Thirty-First Legislature, Second Regular Session, First and Second Special Sessions, Chapters 165 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[ASL1-1] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1973, Volume 1, Thirty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 136". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[ASL2-2] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1974, Volume 1, Thirty-First Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 164". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[ASL3-3] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1974, Volume 2, Thirty-First Legislature, Second Regular Session, First and Second Special Sessions, Chapters 165 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

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