Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona House of Representatives
55th Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 11, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Rusty Bowers (R) ; since January 14, 2019
Speaker pro Tempore	Travis Grantham (R) ; since January 11, 2021
Majority Leader	Ben Toma (R) ; since January 11, 2021
Majority Whip	Leo Biasiucci (R) ; since January 11, 2021
Minority Leader	Reginald Bolding (D) ; since January 11, 2021
Structure
Seats	60 Representatives
Political groups	Majority Republican (31); Minority Democratic (29);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (60 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (60 seats)
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Arizona State Capitol; 1700 W. Washington St.; Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
	Arizona House of Representatives

Coordinates: 33°26′53″N 112°5′45″W / 33.44806°N 112.09583°W / 33.44806; -112.09583

The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms, with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator,^[a] with each district having a population of at least 203,000.^[1]

The last election occurred on November 3, 2020, with members of the Republican Party currently hold a narrow majority in the House.

Leadership of the House[]

The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, and the Majority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House.^[2] In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Outside of legislative authority, the Speaker is given the power to employ, terminate and alter the compensation of all House employees.^[3] The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker the individual responsible for approving House expense accounts. The minority party selects a Minority Leader, an Assistant Minority Leader and a Minority Whip in a closed caucus.

Leadership information[]

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker	Russell Bowers	Republican	Mesa	District 25
Speaker Pro Tempore	Travis Grantham	Republican	Gilbert	District 12
Majority Leader	Ben Toma	Republican	Peoria	District 22
Majority Whip	Leo Biasiucci	Republican	Lake Havasu City	District 5
Minority Leader	Reginald Bolding	Democratic	Phoenix	District 27
Assistant Minority Leader	Jennifer Longdon	Democratic	Phoenix	District 24
Minority Whip	Domingo DeGrazia	Democratic	Tucson	District 10

Current composition[]


31	29
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End 52nd, November 2016	36	24	60	0

Begin 53rd, January 2017	35	25	60	0
End 53rd, November 2018	35	25	60	0

Begin 54th, January 2019	31	29	60	0
Latest voting share	51.7%	48.3%

Current members, 2021–2023[]

Arizona State Legislative Districts by Party of State Representatives (Red is Republican, Blue is Democrat, Purple is one of each)

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Judy Burges	Rep	Prescott	2020
1	Quang Nguyen	Rep	Prescott	2020
2	Andrea Dalessandro	Dem	Sahuarita	2020
2	Daniel Hernández Jr.	Dem	Tucson	2016
3	Andrés Cano	Dem	Tucson	2018
3	Alma Hernandez	Dem	Tucson	2018
4		Dem	Yuma	2021†
4	Joel John	Rep	Goodyear	2020
5	Regina Cobb	Rep	Kingman	2014
5	Leo Biasiucci	Rep	Lake Havasu City	2018
6	Brenda Barton	Rep	Flagstaff	2020
6	Walter Blackman	Rep	Payson	2018
7	Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren^[4]	Dem	Red Mesa	2021†
7	Myron Tsosie	Dem	Chinle	2018
8	David Cook	Rep	Casa Grande	2016
8		Rep	Queen Creek	2021†
9		Dem	Tucson	2021†
9	Pamela Hannley	Dem	Tucson	2016
10		Dem	Tucson	2021†
10	Domingo DeGrazia	Dem	Tucson	2018
11	Mark Finchem	Rep	Oro Valley	2014
11		Rep	Casa Grande	2021†
12	Travis Grantham	Rep	Gilbert	2016
12	Jake Hoffman	Rep	Gilbert	2020
13	Tim Dunn	Rep	Yuma	2018†
13	Joanne Osborne	Rep	Litchfield Park	2018
14		Rep	Benson	2021†
14	Gail Griffin	Rep	Sierra Vista	2018
15	Steve Kaiser	Rep	Scottsdale	2020
15	Justin Wilmeth	Rep	Cave Creek	2020
16	Jacqueline Parker	Rep	Mesa	2020
16	John Fillmore	Rep	Apache Junction	2018
17	Jeff Weninger	Rep	Chandler	2015
17	Jennifer Pawlik	Dem	Chandler	2018
18	Mitzi Epstein	Dem	Chandler	2016
18	Jennifer Jermaine	Dem	Phoenix	2014
19	Diego Espinoza	Dem	Avondale	2014
19	Lorenzo Sierra	Dem	Phoenix	2018
20	Judy Schwiebert	Dem	Glendale	2020
20	Shawnna Bolick	Rep	Phoenix	2018
21	Beverly Pingerelli	Rep	Glendale	2020
21	Kevin Payne	Rep	Sun City	2016
22	Ben Toma	Rep	Peoria	2017†
22	Frank Carroll	Rep	Peoria	2018
23	Joseph Chaplik	Rep	Fountain Hills	2020
23	John Kavanagh	Rep	Scottsdale	2018
24	Jennifer Longdon	Dem	Phoenix	2018
24	Amish Shah	Dem	Phoenix	2018
25	Russell Bowers	Rep	Mesa	2014
25	Michelle Udall	Rep	Mesa	2016
26	Melody Hernandez	Dem	Tempe	2020
26	Athena Salman	Dem	Tempe	2016
27	Reginald Bolding	Dem	Phoenix	2014
27		Dem	Phoenix	2021†
28	Kelli Butler	Dem	Paradise Valley	2016
28		Dem	Phoenix	2021†
29	Richard C. Andrade	Dem	Phoenix	2014
29	Cesar Chavez	Dem	Phoenix	2016
30	Robert Meza	Dem	Glendale	2016
30	Christian Solorio	Dem	Phoenix	2021†

†Member was originally appointed to the office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives[]

Committees[]

The current standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are as follows:

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair
Appropriations	Regina E. Cobb	John Kavanagh
Commerce	Jeff Weninger	Steve Kaiser
Criminal Justice Reform	Walter Blackman	Shawnna Bolick
Education	Michelle Udall	Beverly Pingerelli
Government & Elections	John Kavanagh	Jake Hoffman
Health and Human Services	Joanne Osborne	Regina Cobb
Judiciary	Jacqueline Parker	Russell Bowers
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs	Tim Dunn	Joel John
Military Affairs & Public Safety	Kevin Payne	Quang Nguyen
Natural Resources, Energy & Water	Gail Griffin	Judy Burges
Rules	Becky Nutt	Travis Grantham
Transportation	Frank Carroll	Justin Wilmeth
Ways & Means	Shawnna Bolick	Brenda Barton

Footnotes and references[]

Footnotes[]

^ Two-member, multi-member districts comprise all the districts of the lower/primary legislatures of Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, New Jersey. Aside from a large minority of New Hampshire's districts which have up to 11 members, single-member districts account for most of the other states' legislatures.

References[]

^ "Final Legislative Districts - Approved 1/17/12" (PDF). azredistricting.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
^ "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
^ Gómez, Laura (February 11, 2021). "Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren sworn in as youngest Arizona lawmaker". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

External links[]

[1] Two-member, multi-member districts comprise all the districts of the lower/primary legislatures of Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, New Jersey. Aside from a large minority of New Hampshire's districts which have up to 11 members, single-member districts account for most of the other states' legislatures.

[2] "Final Legislative Districts - Approved 1/17/12" (PDF). azredistricting.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[3] "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[4] "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[5] Gómez, Laura (February 11, 2021). "Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren sworn in as youngest Arizona lawmaker". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

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v t Arizona House of Representatives
55th Legislature (2021–2023) Speaker of the House Russell Bowers (R) Speaker pro tempore Travis Grantham (R) Majority Leader Ben Toma (R) Minority Leader Reginald Bolding (D)
▌Judy Burges (R) ▌Quang Nguyen (R) ▌Andrea Dalessandro (D) ▌Daniel Hernández Jr. (D) ▌Andrés Cano (D) ▌Alma Hernandez (D) ▌Charlene Fernandez (D) ▌Joel John (R) ▌Regina Cobb (R) ▌Leo Biasiucci (R) ▌Brenda Barton (R) ▌Walter Blackman (R) ▌Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren (D) ▌Myron Tsosie (D) ▌David L. Cook (R) ▌Frank Pratt (R) ▌Randy Friese (D) ▌Pamela Hannley (D) ▌Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D) ▌Domingo DeGrazia (D) ▌Mark Finchem (R) ▌Bret Roberts (R) ▌Travis Grantham (R) ▌Jake Hoffman (R) ▌Tim Dunn (R) ▌Joanne Osborne (R) ▌Becky Nutt (R) ▌Gail Griffin (R) ▌Steve Kaiser (R) ▌Justin Wilmeth (R) ▌Jacqueline Parker (R) ▌John Fillmore (R) ▌Jeff Weninger (R) ▌Jennifer Pawlik (D) ▌Mitzi Epstein (D) ▌Jennifer Jermaine (D) ▌Diego Espinoza (D) ▌Lorenzo Sierra (D) ▌Judy Schwiebert (D) ▌Shawnna Bolick (R) ▌Kevin Payne (R) ▌Beverly Pingerelli (R) ▌Ben Toma (R) ▌Frank Carroll (R) ▌Joseph Chaplik (R) ▌John Kavanagh (R) ▌Jennifer Longdon (D) ▌Amish Shah (D) ▌Russell Bowers (R) ▌Michelle Udall (R) ▌Melody Hernandez (D) ▌Athena Salman (D) ▌Reginald Bolding (D) ▌Diego Rodriguez (D) ▌Kelli Butler (D) ▌ (D) ▌Richard C. Andrade (D) ▌César Chávez (D) ▌Robert Meza (D) ▌Vacant (D)
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