16th Arizona State Legislature

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16th Arizona State Legislature
15th 17th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1943 – December 31, 1944
Senate
Members19
Party controlDemocratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members58
Party controlDemocratic (58–0)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11 – March 14, 1943
Special sessions
1stFebruary 15 – February 24, 1944
2ndFebruary 25 – March 16, 1944

The 16th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1944, during the second of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the house increased from 52 to 58 members. The Democrats controlled all the senate and house seats.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 11, 1943; and adjourned on March 14.[1] There were two special sessions, the first of which was held from February 15 through February 24, 1944,[2] and the second of which was held from February 25 – March 16, 1944.[2]: 14 

State Senate[]

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: 4 

County Senator Party Notes
Apache * Democratic
Cochise * Democratic
* Democratic
Coconino * Democratic
Gila * Democratic
Democratic
Graham Democratic
Greenlee * Democratic
Maricopa Democratic
Democratic
Mohave * Democratic
Navajo * Democratic
Pima * Democratic
William Kimball* Democratic
Pinal Democratic
Santa Cruz Democratic
Yavapai * Democratic
* Democratic
Yuma * Democratic

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The size of the House increased to 58 members; 4 seats were added in Maricopa County and 2 in Pima County.[1]: 5 

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
* Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
* Democratic
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
Democratic
Democratic
Pinal * Democratic
* Democratic
Santa Cruz Democratic
Yavapai * Democratic
Democratic
* Democratic
Democratic
Yuma Democratic
* Democratic

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1942, Fifteenth Legislature, First Special Session, 1943, Sixteenth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1944, Sixteenth Legislature, First and Second Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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