55th Arizona State Legislature

Session of the Arizona Legislature

55th Arizona State Legislature

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Arizona State Capitol (2014)

Overview
Legislative body| Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction| Arizona, United States
Term| January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022
Senate
Members| 30
President| Karen Fann
Temporary President| Vince Leach
Party control| Republican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members| 60
Speaker| Russell Bowers
Party control| Republican (31–29)
Sessions
| 1st| January 11, 2021 – June 30, 2021

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2nd| January 10, 2022 – June 25, 2022
Special sessions
| 1st| June 15 – June 17, 2021

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The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives was the legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.[1]

## Sessions

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The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 2021.[2][3]

The second regular session began on January 10, 2022, adjourning on June 25, 2022.[4]

There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding.[5]

## Senate

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### Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

District  | Senator  | Party  | Notes

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1  | Karen Fann*  | Republican  |
2  | Rosanna Gabaldon | Democrat  |
3  | Sally Ann Gonzales*  | Democrat  |
4  | Lisa Otondo*  | Democrat  |
5  | Sonny Borrelli*  | Republican  |
6  | Wendy Rogers | Republican  |
7  | Jamescita Peshlakai*  | Democrat  | Resigned December 22, 2021[6]
Theresa Hatathlie | Democrat  | Appointed January 6, 2022[7]
8  | T. J. Shope | Republican  |
9  | Victoria Steele*  | Democrat  |
10  | Kirsten Engel | Democrat  | Resigned September 8, 2021[8]
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | Democrat  | Appointed October 20, 2021[9]
11  | Vince Leach*  | Republican  |
12  | Warren Petersen | Republican  |
13  | Sine Kerr*  | Republican  |
14  | David Gowan*  | Republican  |
15  | Nancy Barto | Republican  |
16  | Kelly Townsend | Republican  |
17  | J.D. Mesnard*  | Republican  |
18  | Sean Bowie*  | Democrat  |
19  | Lupe Contreras*  | Democrat  |
20  | Paul Boyer*  | Republican  |
21  | Rick Gray*  | Republican  |
22  | David Livingston*  | Republican  |
23  | Michelle Ugenti*  | Republican  |
24  | Lela Alston*  | Democrat  |
25  | Tyler Pace*  | Republican  |
26  | Juan Mendez*  | Democrat  |
27  | Rebecca Rios*  | Democrat  |
28  | Christine Marsh | Democrat  |
29  | Martin Quezada*  | Democrat  |
30  | Tony Navarrete*  | Democrat  | Resigned August 10, 2021[10]
Raquel Terán | Democrat  | Appointed September 15, 2021[11]

## House of Representatives

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### Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

District  | Representative  | Party  | Notes

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1  | Quang Nguyen | Republican  |
Judy Burges | Republican  |
2  | Daniel Hernandez Jr.*  | Democrat  |
Andrea Dalessandro | Democrat  |
3  | Alma Hernandez*  | Democrat  |
Andrés Cano*  | Democrat  |
4  | Charlene Fernandez*  | Democrat  | Resigned November 15, 2021[12]
Brian Fernandez | Democrat  | Appointed November 22, 2021[13]
Joel John | Republican  |
5  | Leo Biasiucci*  | Republican  |
Regina Cobb*  | Republican  |
6  | Walter Blackman*  | Republican  |
Brenda Barton | Republican  |
7  | Arlando Teller*  | Democrat  |
Myron Tsosie*  | Democrat  |
8  | David Cook*  | Republican  |
Frank Pratt | Republican  | Died September 21, 2021[14]
Neal Carter | Republican  | Appointed October 27, 2021[15]
9  | Pamela Hannley*  | Democrat  |
Randall Friese*  | Democrat  | Resigned November 15, 2021[12]
Christopher Mathis | Democrat  | Appointed December 7, 2021[16]
10  | Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | Democrat  | Appointed to Arizona Senate October 20, 2021[9]
Morgan Abraham | Democrat  | Appointed December 7, 2021[16]
Domingo DeGrazia | Democrat  |
11  | Mark Finchem*  | Republican  |
Bret Roberts*  | Republican  | Resigned September 30, 2021[17]
Teresa Martinez | Republican  | Appointed October 27, 2021[15]
12  | Jake Hoffman | Republican  |
Travis Grantham*  | Republican  |
13  | Joanne Osborne*  | Republican  |
Tim Dunn*  | Republican  |
14  | Becky Nutt*  | Republican  | Resigned November 1, 2021[18]
Lupe Diaz | Republican  | Appointed November 19, 2021[19]
Gail Griffin*  | Republican  |
15  | Justin Wilmeth | Republican  |
Steve Kaiser | Republican  |
16  | John Fillmore*  | Republican  |
Jacqueline Parker | Republican  |
17  | Jeff Weninger*  | Republican  |
Jennifer Pawlik*  | Democrat  |
18  | Jennifer Jermaine*  | Democrat  |
Denise Epstein*  | Democrat  |
19  | Lorenzo Sierra*  | Democrat  |
Diego Espinoza*  | Democrat  |
20  | Shawnna Bolick*  | Republican  |
Judy Schwiebert | Democrat  |
21  | Kevin Payne*  | Republican  |
Beverly Pingerelli | Republican  |
22  | Frank Carroll*  | Republican  |
Ben Toma*  | Republican  |
23  | Joseph Chaplik | Republican  |
John Kavanagh | Republican  |
24  | Jennifer Longdon*  | Democrat  |
Amish Shah*  | Democrat  |
25  | Michelle Udall*  | Republican  |
Russell Bowers*  | Republican  |
26  | Melody Hernandez | Democrat  |
Athena Salman*  | Democrat  |
27  | Reginald Bolding*  | Democrat  |
Diego Rodriguez*  | Democrat  | Resigned November 17, 2021[20]
Marcelino Quiñonez | Democrat  | Appointed December 15, 2021[21]
28  | Kelli Butler*  | Democrat  |
Aaron Lieberman*  | Democrat  | Resigned September 20, 2021[22]
Sarah Liguori | Democrat  | Appointed October 18, 2021[23]
29  | Richard C. Andrade*  | Democrat  |
Cesar Chavez*  | Democrat  |
30  | Robert Meza*  | Democrat  |
Raquel Terán*  | Democrat  | Appointed to Arizona Senate September 15, 2021[11]
Christian Solorio | Democrat  | Appointed October 27, 2021[24]

## References

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1. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2020 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
2. ^ "2021 Session Timeline" (PDF). Arizona State Legislature. State of Arizona. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
3. ^ "Arizona Legislature: Lawmakers approve school voucher changes, adjourn session for the year". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. ^ "Arizona legislative session comes to an end overnight". Fox 10 Phoenix. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
5. ^ Christie, Bob (June 17, 2021). "Arizona Legislature passes $100M fire funding plan". AP. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
6. ^ Gómez, Laura; December 23, Arizona Mirror. "Sen. Peshlakai resigns, headed for Dept. of Interior role • Arizona Mirror". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved January 7, 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. ^ Burkitt, Bree. "Theresa Hatathlie appointed to District 7 Senate vacancy". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
8. ^ Associated Press (September 8, 2021). "Engel quits Arizona Senate to focus on District 2 congressional race". Fox 10 Phoenix. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
9. ^ a b Giles, Ben (October 20, 2021). "Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton appointed to the Arizona Senate". KJZZ. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
10. ^ "Tony Navarrete resigns from Arizona Senate amid child sex crime charges". KTAR.com. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
11. ^ a b Associated Press (September 15, 2021). "Terán selected to replace Navarrete in Arizona Senate". KTAR.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
12. ^ a b "Democrat lawmaker stepping down from Arizona House to focus on medical career". KTAR.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
13. ^ "Fernandez's son will replace her in Arizona House". AP NEWS. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
14. ^ Shapiro, Danny (September 21, 2021). "Arizona state Rep. Frank Pratt dies following long illness". KTAR.com. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
15. ^ a b Oxford, Andrew. "Pinal County board chooses new legislators for vacant seats". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
16. ^ a b Oxford, Andrew. "Pima County supervisors appoint Mathis, Abraham for legislative seats". news.azpm.org. Arizona Public Media. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
17. ^ Associated Press (September 9, 2021). "Republican Arizona state Rep. Bret Roberts abruptly announces resignation". KTAR.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
18. ^ Stern, Ray. "Another lawmaker leaves the Legislature: Clifton Republican Becky Nutt announces resignation from House". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
19. ^ "Benson man picked as replacement for Becky Nutt in House". Fronteras. November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
20. ^ "Phoenix representative Diego Rodriguez resigns during attorney general run". KTAR.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
21. ^ Stone, Kevin (December 16, 2021). "Marcelino Quiñonez picked to fill final Arizona Legislature vacancy". KTAR.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
22. ^ Stone, Kevin (September 20, 2021). "Democrat Aaron Lieberman leaves Arizona House to focus on governor run". KTAR.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
23. ^ Stone, Kevin (October 18, 2021). "Sarah Liguori appointed to fill Arizona House seat for District 28". KTAR.com. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
24. ^ "County board appoints architect to fill legislative vacancy". AP News. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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* 1 (1864)
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* 3 (1866)
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* 7 (1873)
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* 25 (1909)

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