37th Arizona State Legislature

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37th Arizona State Legislature
36th 38th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (38–22)
Sessions
1stJanuary 14 – May 8, 1985
2ndJanuary 13 – May 14, 1986

The 37th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1986, during the second two years of Bruce Babbitt's second full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The composition of the senate remained constant, with the Republicans holding a 18–12, while the Democrats gained a seat in the lower house, decreasing the Republican majority to 38–22.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 1985, and adjourned on May 8, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 13, 1986 and adjourned sine die on May 14.[1]: i [2]: i  There were no special sessions.

State Senate[]

Members[]

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

District Senator Party Notes
1 Republican
2 Tony Gabaldon* Democrat
3 James Henderson Jr. Democrat
4 * Democrat
5 Jones Osborn* Democrat
6 Democrat
7 Peter D. Rios* Democrat
8 * Democrat
9 * Republican
10 * Democrat
11 * Democrat
12 * Republican
13 * Republican
14 * Republican
15 * Republican
16 * Republican
17 * Republican
18 * Republican
19 * Republican
20 Lela Alston* Democrat
21 * Republican
22 * Democrat
23 * Democrat
24 * Republican
25 * Republican
26 Peter Kay* Republican
27 * Republican
28 * Republican
29 * Republican
30 Stan Turley* Republican

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

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

District Representative Party Notes
1 Donald R. Aldridge* Republican
Republican
2 * Republican
John Wettaw* Republican
3 * Democrat
Jack C. Jackson Democrat
4 * Democrat
* Democrat
5 * Democrat
Robert J. McLendon* Democrat
6 * Democrat
James Hartdegen* Republican
7 * Democrat
* Democrat
8 Gus Arzberger Democrat
* Republican
9 * Republican
* Republican
10 * Democrat
* Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff* Democrat
John Kromko* Democrat
12 Democrat
* Republican
13 Democrat
* Republican
14 * Republican
* Democrat
15 * Republican
* Republican
16 * Republican
Republican
17 Sterling Ridge* Republican
* Republican
18 * Republican
Jane Dee Hull** Republican
19 Janice Brewer* Republican
* Republican
20 Trent Franks Republican
* Democrat
21 Republican
* Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
* Democrat
23 Armando Ruiz* Democrat
Carolyn Walker* Democrat
24 Republican
* Republican
25 John C. King Republican
* Republican
26 * Republican
* Republican
27 * Republican
* Republican
28 Republican
* Republican
29 * Republican
* Republican
30 Mark Killian* Republican
* Republican

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Session Laws, State of Arizona, 1985 Thirty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Session Laws, State of Arizona, 1986 Thirty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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