25th Arizona State Legislature

The 25th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1961, to December 31, 1962, during the second of three terms of Paul Fannin's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at two per county, totaling 28, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 80. The Republicans picked up three seats in the upper house, but the Democrats still had a 24–4 edge. In the House the Republicans picked up two seats, leaving the Democrats with a 52–28 edge.

25th Arizona State Legislature
24th 26th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1961 – December 31, 1962
Senate
Members28
Party controlDemocrat (24–4)
House of Representatives
Members80
Party controlDemocrat (52–28)
Sessions
1stJanuary 9 – March 24, 1961
2ndJanuary 8 – March 22, 1962
Special sessions
1stJuly 17 – July 31, 1961

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1961, and adjourned on March 24; while the second convened on January 8, 1962, and adjourned on March 22.[1][2] There was a single Special Session, which convened on July 17, 1961, and adjourned sine die on July 31.[2]: 463 

State 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.[1]: xix 

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Bert Colter Democrat
Albert F. Anderson Republican
Cochise Dan S. Kitchel* Democrat
A. R. Spikes* Democrat
Coconino Robert W. Prochnow* Democrat
Fred F. Udine* Democrat
Gila Clarence L. Carpenter* Democrat
William A. Sullivan* Democrat
Graham Darvil B. McBride Democrat
John Mickelson* Democrat
Greenlee M. L. Sims* Democrat
Carl Gale* Democrat
Maricopa Joe Haldiman Jr. Democrat
Evan Mecham Republican
Mohave Thelma Bollinger* Democrat
Robert Morrow* Democrat
Navajo J. Morris Richards* Democrat
Glenn Blansett* Democrat
Pima David S. Wine* Democrat
Hiram S. (Hi) Corbet* Republican
Pinal Charles S. Goff* Democrat
Ben Arnold* Democrat
Santa Cruz Frank A. Bennet Democrat
R. G. Michelena Democrat
Yavapai David H. Palmer* Democrat
Sam Steiger Republican
Yuma Harold C. Giss* Democrat
R. H. Thompson* Democrat

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.[1]: xx–xxiv 

County Representative Party Notes
Apache James S. Shreeve* Democrat
Cochise W. L. (Tay) Cook* Democrat
Clyde M. Dalton* Democrat
James A. Elliott Democrat
Andrew J. Gilbert* Democrat
Coconino Thomas N. Knoles Jr.* Democrat
Harold J. Scudder* Democrat
Gila Nelson D. Breyton* Democrat
Louis B. Ellsworth Jr. Democrat
Edwynne C. (Polly) Rosenbaum Democrat
Graham Milton Lines* Democrat
Gordon L. Hoopes Democrat
Greenlee Tom W. Berry* Democrat
G. O. (Sonny) Biles* Democrat
Maricopa Carl Austin* Democrat
W. B. Barkley* Democrat
Robert Brewer* Republican
Isabel Burgess Republican
Elmer T. Burson* Republican
Conrad James Carreon* Democrat
F. A. (Rocky) Crane* Democrat
Laron Waldo DeWitt* Republican
Geraldine F. Eliot* Republican
George W. Eubank Republican
Gilbert Gray Democrat
Merle E. Hays* Democrat
Priscilla H. Hays* Republican
F. A. (Jake) Higgins* Republican
J. D. Holmes Democrat
Marshall Humphrey* Republican
Robert H. Hutto Democrat
Elmer G. King* Democrat
Ralph W. Koch Republican
David B. Kret Republican
Gene B. McClellan* Republican
George W. Peck Democrat
Ruth Peck* Republican
William S. Porter Republican
S. L. Pugh Democrat
Don Reese* Republican
T. C. Rhodes* Democrat
L. Alton (Pat) Riggs Democrat
Archie C. Ryan Democrat
Arthur B. Schellenberg* Republican
Bill Stephens* Democrat
Bob Stump* Democrat
Martin P. Toscano* Democrat
Derek Van Dyke Republican
Wm. F. (Pat) Vipperman Jr. Democrat
Robert C. Wilcox Republican
John Wood Republican
Mohave J. J. Glancy* Democrat
Navajo Lee F. Dover* Democrat
Augusta T. Larson* Republican
Pima W. M. (Bill) Carson Democrat
Harold L. Cook* Democrat
Arnold Elias* Democrat
Thomas D. Fridena* Democrat
John H. Haugh* Republican
David G. Hawkins Republican
Douglas S. Holsclaw* Republican
Etta Mae Hutcheson* Democrat
John C. Jordan Democrat
Ray Martin* Democrat
Nicholas Traficanti Republican
Doris Varn Republican
Emmett S. (Bud) Walker Democrat
Thomas C. Webster Republican
Alvin Wessler* Republican
Joe D. Ybarra Democrat
Pinal Charles Moody* Democrat
Frederick S. Smith* Democrat
E. Blodwen Thode* Democrat
Santa Cruz Robert R. Hathaway* Democrat
Yavapai Mabel S. Ellis* Democrat
M. A. Lindner* Democrat
Raymond Rowland Republican
Yuma Clara Osborne Botzum Democrat
Robert L. Klauer* Democrat
Cecil D. Miller Democrat

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.