17th Arizona State Legislature

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17th Arizona State Legislature
16th 18th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1945 – December 31, 1946
Senate
Members19
Party controlDemocratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members58
Party controlDemocratic (57–1)
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – March 9, 1945
Special sessions
1stSeptember 10 – September 29, 1945
2ndApril 23 – May 3, 1946
3rdSeptember 9 – September 28, 1946

The 17th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1945 to December 31, 1946, during the third of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate. while the Republicans gained a single house seat.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 18, 1945; and adjourned on March 9.[1] There were three special sessions, the first of which was held from September 10 through September 29, 1945,[2]: 509  the second was held from April 23 – May 3, 1946,[2]: 611  and the third was held between September 9 – 28, 1946.[2]: 655 

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.[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
Republican
* 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, 1944, Sixteenth Legislature, First Special Session, 1945, Seventeenth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1945, Seventeenth Legislature, First Special Session, 1946, Seventeenth Legislature, First and Third Special Sessions, 1947, Eighteenth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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