12th Arizona State Legislature

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12th Arizona State Legislature
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The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1935 – December 31, 1936
Senate
Members19
President (D)
Party controlDemocratic (18–1)
House of Representatives
Members51
Speaker (D)
Party controlDemocratic (51–0)
Sessions
1stJanuary 14 – March 21, 1935
Special sessions
1stNovember 26 – December 14, 1936

The 12th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1936, during Benjamin Baker Moeur's second term as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant, while the number of representatives in the house decreased from 63 to 51. The Republicans broke the Democrats complete domination in the senate, managing to obtain a single seat, that of Apache County, however the house was entirely in Democratic hands.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for the Non regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 14, 1935; and adjourned on March 21.[1] There was a special session which ran from November 5–24, 1936.[2]

State Senate[]

Members[]

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

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Republican
Cochise Democratic
* Democratic
Coconino Democratic
Gila Democratic
* Democratic
Graham Democratic
Greenlee Democratic
Maricopa Democratic
Democratic President
Mohave Democratic
Navajo Democratic
Pima * Democratic
* Democratic
Pinal Democratic
Santa Cruz * Democratic
Yavapai Democratic
Democratic
Yuma Nellie T. Bush Democratic

Employees[]

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

  • Secretary: William J. Graham
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank J. Gillick
  • Chaplain: Reverend T. T. Hughes
  • Chaplain: Reverend Perry McArthur

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House shrank by twelve seats from the 11th Legislature: 4 in Maricopa County, 2 each in Cochise and Gila counties, and 1 each in Greenlee, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma counties.[1]: v 

County Representative Party Notes
Apache Democratic
Cochise Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Coconino * Democratic
* Democratic
Gila * Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Graham Democratic
* Democratic
Greenlee Democratic
Maricopa * Democratic
George A. Batchelder Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
* Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Mohave Democratic
Navajo Democratic
Democratic
Pima Democratic
* Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
* Democratic
Pinal Democratic
* Democratic
Santa Cruz * Democratic
Yavapai Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Yuma Democratic
* Democratic

Employees[]

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

  • Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
  • Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Hilbers
  • Chaplain: Reverend Cecil Harris

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1935, Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1936, Twelfth Legislature, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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