31st Arizona State Legislature
30th 32nd
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974
Senate
Members30
PresidentWilliam C. Jacquin
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerStan Akers
Party controlRepublican (38–22)
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – May 9, 1973
2ndJanuary 14 – May 10, 1974
Special sessions
1stOctober 22, 1973 – February 19, 1974
2ndJune 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 Notes
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 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 Notes
1 - Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties Gladys Gardner* Republican
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
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
Frank C. McElhaney Democrat
6 - Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties G. T. Alley Democrat
Polly Getzwiller* Democrat
7 - Pima, Gila, Santa Cruz, and Pinal Counties Craig E. Davids* Democrat
Richard Pacheco* Democrat
8 - Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties Hank Fenn* Democrat
Ed C. Sawyer* Democrat
9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties J. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr.* Democrat
Thomas B. Richey Republican
10 - Pima County Larry Bahill Democrat
Carmen Cajero Democrat
11 - Pima County Emilio Carrillo Democrat
R. P . "Bob" Fricks* Democrat
12 - Pima County Thomas N . Goodwin* Republican
Pete Hershberger Sr. Republican
13 - Pima County Helen Grace Carlson* Democrat
H. Thomas Kincaid* Republican
14 - Pima County W. A. "Tony" Buehl* Republican
Charles W. King* Republican
15 - Maricopa County J. Herbert Everett Republican
James B. Ratliff* Republican
16 - Maricopa County Diane B. McCarthy Republican
Don Stewart* Republican
17 - Maricopa County C. W. "Bill" Lewis* Republican
Anne Lindeman Republican
18 - Maricopa County Burton S. Barr* Republican
Ruth Peck* Republican
19 - Maricopa County Stan Akers* Republican
W. A. "Tony" West Jr. Republican
20 - Maricopa County Howard Adams* Republican
Bill McCune* Republican
21 - Maricopa County Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican
Jay Stuckey* Republican
22 - Maricopa County Art Hamilton Democrat
R. G. "Danny" Pena Democrat
23 - Maricopa County Tony R. Abril Democrat
Leon Thompson* Democrat
24 - Maricopa County Richard Burgess Republican
Pete Corpstein Republican
25 - Maricopa County D. Lee Jones* Republican
Jim Skelly* Republican
26 - Maricopa County Frank Kelley* Republican
Peter Kay Republican
27 - Maricopa County Michael Goodwin Republican
Juanita Harelson Republican
28 - Maricopa County Americo Carvalho Republican
Bob Hungerford* Republican
29 - Maricopa County Jim L. Cooper* Republican
Jack J. Taylor Republican
30 - Maricopa County Carl J. Kunasek Republican
James J. Sossaman* Republican

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  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.
  3. 1 2 "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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