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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||||
| Members | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (16–14) | ||||||||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||
| Members | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (43–17) | ||||||||||||||
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The 35th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the second two years of Bruce Babbitt's first full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans maintained their 16–14 edge in the upper house, and gained a seat in the lower house, increasing their majority there to 43–17.
Sessions
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned on April 25, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1982, and adjourned sine die on April 24.[1]: i [2]: i There were seven Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on July 7, 1981, and adjourned sine die on September 4;[1]: 1311 the second convened on July 8, 1981, and adjourned seventeen days later on July 25;[1]: 1351 the third convened that same year on September 1 and adjourned sine die on September 3;[1]: 1351 the fourth convened on November 9, 1981, at 9:00 in the morning, and adjourned that same day at 4:24 in the afternoon;[1]: 1409 the fifth and sixth special sessions were held concurrently from December 1, 1981, through January 11, 1982;[1]: 1447 the seventh and final special session convened on December 1, 1981, and adjourned later that month on December 7.[1]: 1451
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 |
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| 1 | Boyd Tenney* | Republican | |
| 2 | Tony Gabaldon* | Democrat | |
| 3 | Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.* | Democrat | |
| 4 | A. V. "Bill" Hardt* | Democrat | |
| 5 | Jones Osborn* | Democrat | |
| 6 | Polly Getzwiller* | Democrat | |
| 7 | William L. Swink* | Democrat | |
| 8 | Ed Sawyer* | Democrat | |
| 9 | Jeffrey J. Hill* | Republican | |
| 10 | Luis A. Gonzales* | Democrat | |
| 11 | Jaime P. Gutierrez* | Democrat | |
| 12 | John T. Mawhinney* | Republican | |
| 13 | Greg Lunn | Republican | |
| 14 | Jim Kolbe* | Republican | |
| 15 | S. H. Runyan* | Republican | |
| 16 | Marcia G. Weeks | Democrat | |
| 17 | Anne Lindeman* | Republican | |
| 18 | Leo Corbet* | Republican | |
| 19 | Ray Rottas* | Republican | |
| 20 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | |
| 21 | Richard Kimball* | Democrat | |
| 22 | Manuel "Lito" Pena* | Democrat | |
| 23 | Alfredo Guteirrez* | Democrat | |
| 24 | John C. Pritzlaff Jr.* | Republican | |
| 25 | Jacque Steiner | Republican | |
| 26 | Peter Kay | Republican | |
| 27 | James A. Mack* | Republican | |
| 28 | Robert B. Usdane* | Republican | |
| 29 | Jack J. Taylor* | 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 | Jerry Everall* | Republican | |
| John U. Hays* | Republican | ||
| 2 | Sam A. McConnell Jr.* | Republican | |
| John Wettaw* | Republican | ||
| 3 | Benjamin Hanley* | Democrat | |
| Daniel Peaches* | Republican | ||
| 4 | Edward G. Guerrero* | Democrat | |
| E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* | Democrat | ||
| 5 | Morris Courtright | Republican | |
| Frank McElhaney | Democrat | ||
| 6 | James Hartdegen* | Republican | |
| Renz D. Jennings* | Democrat | ||
| 7 | George W. Kline | Republican | |
| Richard Pacheco* | Democrat | ||
| 8 | Joe Lane* | Republican | |
| Steve Vukcevich* | Democrat | ||
| 9 | Bart Baker* | Republican | |
| William J. English* | Republican | ||
| 10 | Carmen Cajero* | Democrat | |
| Jesus R. Higuera | Democrat | ||
| 11 | Peter Goudinoff* | Democrat | |
| Mike Morales* | Republican | ||
| 12 | Thomas N . Goodwin* | Republican | |
| E. D. Jewett Jr. | Republican | ||
| 13 | Clare Dunn** | Democrat | |
| Larry Hawke* | Republican | ||
| 14 | William J. De Long | Republican | |
| E. H. Lew Macy | Republican | ||
| 15 | Bob Denny* | Republican | |
| James B. Ratliff* | Republican | ||
| 16 | Bob Hungerford* | Republican | |
| Rhonda Thomas | Republican | ||
| 17 | C. W. "Bill" Lewis* | Republican | |
| Patrica D. Wright* | Republican | ||
| 18 | Burton S. Barr* | Republican | |
| Pete Dunn* | Republican | ||
| 19 | Jane D. Hull* | Republican | |
| W. A. "Tony" West Jr.* | Republican | ||
| 20 | Lillian Jordan* | Republican | |
| Debbie McCune* | Democrat | ||
| 21 | Donald Kenney* | Republican | |
| Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* | Republican | ||
| 22 | Art Hamilton* | Democrat | |
| Earl V. Wilcox* | Democrat | ||
| 23 | Tony R. Abril* | Democrat | |
| Leon Thompson* | Democrat | ||
| 24 | Pete Corpstein* | Republican | |
| Cal Holman* | Republican | ||
| 25 | Glenn Davis | Democrat | |
| D. Lee Jones* | Republican | ||
| 26 | Peter Kay* | Republican | |
| Jim Meredith | Republican | ||
| 27 | Juanita Harelson* | Republican | |
| Doug Todd* | Republican | ||
| 28 | Paul R. Messinger | Republican | |
| Jim Skelly* | Republican | ||
| 29 | Donna J. Carlson* | Republican | |
| Jim L. Cooper* | Republican | ||
| 30 | Carl J. Kunasek* | Republican | |
| James J. Sossaman* | Republican | ||
The ** denotes that she died in office on July 30, 1981, and was replaced by the appointment of David M. Rodriguez
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1981, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, First to Seventh Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1982, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
