25th Arizona State Legislature

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25th Arizona State Legislature
24th 26th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1961 – December 31, 1962
Senate
Members28
Party controlDemocratic (24–4)
House of Representatives
Members80
Party controlDemocratic (52–28)
Sessions
1stJanuary 9 – March 24, 1961
2ndJanuary 8 – March 22, 1962
Special sessions
1stJuly 17 – July 31, 1961

The 25th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1962, during the second of three terms of Paul Fannin's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at two per county, totaling 28, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 80. The Republicans picked up three seats in the upper house, but the Democrats still had a 24–4 edge. In the House the Republicans picked up two seats, leaving the Democrats with a 52–28 edge.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1961, and adjourned on March 24; while the second convened on January 8, 1962, and adjourned on March 22.[1][2] There was a single Special Session, which convened on July 17, 1961, and adjourned sine die on July 31.[2]: 463 

State Senate[]

Members[]

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

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Democrat
Republican
Cochise * Democrat
* Democrat
Coconino * Democrat
* Democrat
Gila * Democrat
* Democrat
Graham Democrat
* Democrat
Greenlee * Democrat
* Democrat
Maricopa Democrat
Evan Mecham Republican
Mohave * Democrat
* Democrat
Navajo * Democrat
* Democrat
Pima * Democrat
* Republican
Pinal * Democrat
* Democrat
Santa Cruz Democrat
Democrat
Yavapai * Democrat
Sam Steiger Republican
Yuma * Democrat
* Democrat

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

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

County Representative Party Notes
Apache * Democrat
Cochise * Democrat
* Democrat
Democrat
* Democrat
Coconino * Democrat
* Democrat
Gila * Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Graham * Democrat
Democrat
Greenlee * Democrat
* Democrat
Maricopa * Democrat
* Democrat
* Republican
Isabel Burgess Republican
* Republican
* Democrat
* Democrat
* Republican
* Republican
Republican
Democrat
* Democrat
* Republican
* Republican
Democrat
* Republican
Democrat
* Democrat
Republican
Republican
* Republican
Democrat
* Republican
Republican
Democrat
* Republican
* Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
* Republican
* Democrat
Bob Stump* Democrat
* Democrat
Republican
Democrat
Republican
Republican
Mohave * Democrat
Navajo * Democrat
* Republican
Pima Democrat
* Democrat
* Democrat
* Democrat
* Republican
Republican
Douglas S. Holsclaw* Republican
* Democrat
Democrat
* Democrat
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Republican
* Republican
Democrat
Pinal Charles Moody* Democrat
* Democrat
* Democrat
Santa Cruz * Democrat
Yavapai * Democrat
* Democrat
Republican
Yuma Democrat
* Democrat
Democrat

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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