10th Arizona State Legislature

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10th Arizona State Legislature
9th 11th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1931 – December 31, 1932
Senate
Members19
PresidentFred Sutter (D)
Party controlDemocratic (18–1)
House of Representatives
Members63
Speaker (D)
Party controlDemocratic (51–12)
Sessions
1stJanuary 12 – March 14, 1931

The 10th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1932, during the first and second years of George W. P. Hunt's seventh tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 54 to 63. The Democrats increased the large majorities they held in both houses.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 12, 1931; and adjourned on March 14.[1]: iii 

There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1931 and 1932.

State Senate[]

Members[]

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

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Democratic
Cochise Fred Sutter* Democratic
Democratic
Coconino Republican
Gila * Democratic
Democratic
Graham Democratic
Greenlee * Democratic
Maricopa Democratic
Democratic
Mohave Democratic
Navajo * Democratic
Pima * Democratic
Democratic
Pinal Democratic
Santa Cruz * Democratic
Yavapai * Democratic
* Democratic Resigned, was replaced by John Francis Connor
Democratic Appointed to replace J.R. McFarland
Yuma * Democratic

Employees[]

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

  • Secretary: William J. Graham
  • Assistant Secretary: B. F. Thum
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: D. B. McHenry
  • Chaplain: Dan P. Jones

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 nine seats from the 9th Legislature: 5 in Maricopa County, 2 in Pima County, and 1 each in Gila and Yuma counties.[1]: xlviii 

County Representative Party Notes
Apache Republican
Cochise * Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Coconino Republican
* Republican
Gila * Democratic
J. T. Lewis* Democratic
* Democratic
* Democratic
J. T. Lewis Democratic
Graham Jesse A. Udall Republican
Democratic
Greenlee * Democratic
* Democratic
Maricopa * Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic Died in office
Democratic Appointed to replace M. J. Francis
* Democratic
Renz L. Jennings Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Republican
Republican
Mohave * Democratic
Navajo Republican
* Republican
Pima * Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Pinal Democratic
Democratic
Santa Cruz Democratic
Yavapai * Democratic
Democratic
* Republican
Republican
Democratic
Yuma Nellie T. Bush Democratic
A. W. Johnson* Republican
* Republican

Employees[]

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

  • Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
  • Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Jack Provost
  • Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1931, Tenth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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