9th Arizona State Legislature

9th Arizona State Legislature
9th Arizona State Legislature
	Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1930
Senate
Members	19
President	H. W. Hill (D)
Party control	Democratic (17–2)
House of Representatives
Members	54
Speaker	(D)
Party control	Democratic (37–17)
Sessions
1st
1st	January 14 – March 14, 1929

The 9th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1929 to December 31, 1930, during the first and second years of John Calhoun Phillips's tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 52 to 54. The Democrats held large majorities in both houses, although the Republicans made significant inroads in the House.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 14, 1929; and adjourned on March 14.^[1]^: iii

There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1929 and 1930.

State Senate[]

Members[]

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

County	Senator	Party
Apache		Republican
Cochise	Fred Sutter*	Democratic
Cochise	John Wilson Ross	Democratic
Coconino		Democratic
Gila	*	Democratic
Gila		Democratic
Graham	*	Democratic
Greenlee	*	Democratic
Maricopa		Democratic
Maricopa		Democratic
Mohave		Democratic
Navajo	*	Democratic
Pima	*	Democratic
Pima		Republican
Pinal		Democratic
Santa Cruz	Andrew Bettwy*	Democratic
Yavapai	*	Democratic
Yavapai		Democratic
Yuma		Democratic

Employees[]

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

Secretary: William J. Graham
Assistant Secretary: Bridgie Porter
Sergeant-at-Arms: Ralph Hooker
Chaplain: Dan P. Jones
Doorkeeper: John S. Merrill

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House grew by five seats from the 8th Legislature: 1 each in Coconino and Maricopa counties.^[1]^: xxi

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache		Democratic
Cochise	*	Democratic
	*	Democratic
	*	Democratic
		Republican
		Democratic
		Republican
	*	Democratic
Coconino	*	Republican	Deceased - replaced by Howard Marine
		Republican	Replace Fred W. Perkins
		Democratic
Gila	*	Democratic
	J. T. Lewis	Democratic
	*	Democratic
		Democratic
Graham	*	Republican
Graham	*	Democratic
Greenlee	*	Democratic
Greenlee		Democratic
Maricopa		Democratic
		Republican
		Democratic
		Republican
		Democratic
	*	Democratic
		Republican
	*	Democratic
		Democratic
	*	Democratic
		Democratic
		Republican
		Democratic
		Democratic
		Democratic
		Republican
		Republican
Mohave		Democratic
Navajo		Democratic
Navajo	*	Republican
Pima		Democratic
	*	Republican
		Democratic
		Republican
		Republican
	*	Democratic
Pinal		Democratic
Pinal		Democratic
Santa Cruz		Republican
Yavapai		Democratic
		Democratic
		Democratic
		Republican
		Republican
Yuma		Democratic
Yuma	*	Democratic

Employees[]

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

Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
Sergeant-at-Arms: O.J. Whitesides
Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

Photograph of the members of the 9th Arizona State Senate

[SL-1] "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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