30th Arizona State Legislature

The 30th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1972, during the first two years of Jack Williams' third term as Governor of Arizona. Due to a state constitutional amendment, the election of 1970 was the first in Arizona with a four-year term for the governor. The legislature remained at two-year terms.[1] While the number of senators remained constant at 30 and the members of the house of representatives held steady at 60, the structure of the legislature changed. In the prior legislature, it had been broken into 8 districts, with two of those districts (districts 7 and 8) further broken down into sub-districts (6 and 15 sub-districts, respectively). Beginning with this legislature, the structure was changed to 30 districts, with a single senator and two representatives from each district. The Republicans picked up a single seat in the Senate, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the balance in the lower house remained with a Republican edge of 34–26.

30th Arizona State Legislature
29th 31st
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1971 – December 31, 1972
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (34–26)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11 – May 14, 1971
2ndJanuary 10 – May 14, 1972
Special sessions
1stSeptember 27 – October 21, 1971

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1971, and adjourned on May 14; while the second convened on January 10, 1972, and adjourned on May 14.[2]: xvii [3]: xvii  There was a single Special Session, which convened on September 27, 1971, and adjourned on October 21.[3]: 1605–06 

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.[2]: xxi–xxv 

District Senator Party Notes
1 - Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties Boyd Tenney* Republican
2 - Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties Thomas N. Knoles Jr.* Democrat
3 - Apache, Navajo, Gila and Graham Counties Roy Palmer Republican
4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo Counties John W. McLaughlin Democrat
5 - Maricopa, and Yuma Counties Harold C. Giss* Democrat
6 - Maricopa, and Pinal Counties E. B. (Blodie) Thode* Democrat
7 - Gila, and Pinal Counties A. V. (Bill) Hardt* Democrat
8 - Cochise, Graham, and Pinal Counties Charles Awalt Democrat
9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties James F. McNulty Jr.* Democrat
10 - Pima, and Yuma Counties Joe Castillo* Democrat
11 - Pima County F. T. "Limie" Gibbings* Democrat
12 - Pima County Sam Lena* Democrat
13 - Pima County Douglas S. Holsclaw* Republican
14 - Pima County Scott Alexander Republican
15 - Pima County William C. Jacquin* Republican
16 - Maricopa County Fred Koory Jr. Republican
17 - Maricopa County Ray A. Goetze* Republican
18 - Maricopa County Joe Shaughnessy Jr. Republican
19 - Maricopa County Ray Rottas Republican
20 - Maricopa County Sandra Day O'Connor* Republican
21 - Maricopa County John B Conlan* Republican
22 - Maricopa County Bess B. Stinson Republican
23 - Maricopa County Leo Corbet Republican
24 - Maricopa County Howard S. Baldwin Republican
25 - Maricopa County Trudy Camping Republican
26 - Maricopa County David B. Kret* Republican
27 - Maricopa County Bob Stump* Democrat
28 - Maricopa County Cloves Campbell Sr.* Democrat
29 - Maricopa County James A. Mack Republican
30 - Maricopa County D. Delos Ellsworth Republican

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.[2]: xxi–xxv 

District Representative Party Notes
1 - Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties Gladys Gardner* Republican
Ray Everett* Republican
2 - Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties Harold L. Huffer* Democrat
Sam A. McConnell Jr.* Republican
3 - Apache, Navajo, Gila and Graham Counties Boyd A. Shumway* Democrat
Glen L. Flake Democrat
4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo Counties G. 0. "Sonny" Biles* Democrat
Jack A. Brown* Democrat
5 - Maricopa, and Yuma Counties Elwood W. Bradford Democrat
Jones Osborn Democrat
6 - Maricopa, and Pinal Counties Craig E. Davids Democrat
Polly Getzwiller* Democrat
7 - Gila, and Pinal Counties Edward G. Guerrero Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
8 - Cochise, Graham, and Pinal Counties Hank Fenn Democrat
Ed C. Sawyer* Democrat
9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties Richard Pacheco Democrat
William R. Ryan Democrat
10 - Pima, and Yuma Counties Bernardo M. Cajero Democrat
E. S. "Bud" Walker Democrat
11 - Pima County Etta Mae Hutcheson* Democrat
Ethel Maynard* Democrat
12 - Pima County R. P . "Bob" Fricks* Democrat
J. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr.* Democrat
13 - Pima County Thomas N . Goodwin* Republican
H. Thomas Kincaid Republican
14 - Pima County Helen Grace Carlson Democrat
David B. Stone* Republican
15 - Pima County W. A. "Tony" Buehl* Republican
Charles W. King Republican
16 - Maricopa County C. W. "Bill" Lewis* Republican
Hal Runyan Republican
17 - Maricopa County James B. Ratliff Republican
W. Vincent Thelander Republican
18 - Maricopa County Don Stewart* Republican
Bob Strother Republican
19 - Maricopa County Stan Akers* Republican
Timothy A. Barrow* Republican
20 - Maricopa County Ruth Adams* Republican
Richard Burgess Republican
21 - Maricopa County Sam Flake* Republican
Peter Kay* Republican
22 - Maricopa County Howard Adams Republican
Bill McCune Republican
23 - Maricopa County Burton S. Barr* Republican
Ruth Peck* Republican
24 - Maricopa County Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican
Jay Stuckey* Republican
25 - Maricopa County D. Lee Jones* Republican
Jim Skelly* Republican
26 - Maricopa County Frank Kelley* Republican
Bob Hungerford Republican
27 - Maricopa County Art Coppinger* Democrat
Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
28 - Maricopa County Leon Thompson* Democrat
Horace E. Owens Democrat
29 - Maricopa County James J. Sossaman* Republican
Michael Goodwin Republican
30 - Maricopa County Stan Turley* Republican
Jim L. Cooper* Republican

References

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  1. ^ Goff, John S. (1983). Arizona Biographical Dictionary. Cave Creek, AZ: Black Mountain Press. p. 104. OCLC 10740532.
  2. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1971, Thirtieth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1972, Thirtieth Legislature, Second Regular Session, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2018.