56th Arizona State Legislature

The 56th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix, Arizona, United States on January 9, 2023, during the first two years of Katie Hobbs's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2022 Senate election, Republicans maintained an unchanged 16–14 majority. Republicans also maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2022 House election.[1]

56th Arizona State Legislature
55th 57th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Senate
Members30
PresidentWarren Petersen
Temporary PresidentT. J. Shope
Party controlRepublican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerBen Toma
Party controlRepublican (31–29)
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 2023 –
2ndJanuary 8, 2024 –

Sessions

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The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 9, 2023.[2]

The second regular session began on January 8, 2024.[2]

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
1 Ken Bennett Republican
2 Steve Kaiser Republican
3 John Kavanagh Republican
4 Christine Marsh* Democratic
5 Lela Alston* Democratic
6 Theresa Hatathlie* Democratic
7 Wendy Rogers* Republican
8 Juan Mendez* Democratic
9 Eva Burch Democratic
10 Dave Farnsworth Republican
11 Catherine Miranda Democratic
12 Mitzi Epstein Democratic
13 J. D. Mesnard* Republican
14 Warren Petersen* Republican
15 Jake Hoffman Republican
16 T. J. Shope* Republican
17 Justine Wadsack Republican
18 Priya Sundareshan Democratic
19 David Gowan* Republican
20 Sally Ann Gonzales* Democratic
21 Rosanna Gabaldón* Democratic
22 Eva Diaz Democratic
23 Brian Fernandez Democratic
24 Anna Hernandez Democratic
25 Sine Kerr* Republican
26 Raquel Terán* Democratic
27 Anthony Kern Republican
28 Frank Carroll Democratic
29 Janae Shamp Republican
30 Sonny Borrelli* 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.

District Representative Party Notes
1 Quang Nguyen* Republican
Selina Bliss Republican
2 Judy Schwiebert* Democrat
Justin Wilmeth* Republican
3 Joseph Chaplik* Republican
Alexander Kolodin Republican
4 Matt Gress Republican
Laura Terech Democratic
5 Jennifer Longdon* Democratic
Amish Shah* Democratic
6 Myron Tsosie* Democratic
Mae Peshlakai Democratic
7 David Cook* Republican
David Marshall Republican
8 Athena Salman* Democratic
Melody Hernandez* Democratic
9 Lorena Austin Democrat
Seth Blattman Democrat
10 Justin Heap Republican
Barbara Parker Republican
11 Marcelino Quiñonez* Democratic
Oscar De Los Santos Democratic
12 Patty Contreras Democratic
Stacey Travers Democratic
13 Jennifer Pawlik* Democratic
Liz Harris Republican
14 Travis Grantham* Republican
Laurin Hendrix Republican
15 Jacqueline Parker* Republican
Neal Carter* Republican
16 Teresa Martinez* Republican
Keith Seaman Democratic
17 Rachel Jones Republican
Cory McGarr Republican
18 Christopher Mathis* Democrat
Nancy Gutierrez Democrat
19 Gail Griffin* Republican
Lupe Diaz* Republican
20 Andrés Cano* Democratic
Alma Hernandez* Democrat
21 Consuelo Hernandez Democratic
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democratic
22 Lupe Contreras Democratic
Leezah Sun Democratic
23 Mariana Sandoval Democratic
Michele Pena Republican
24 Lydia Hernandez Democrat
Analise Ortiz Democrat
25 Tim Dunn* Republican
Michael Carbone Republican
26 Cesar Aguilar Democrat
Flavio Bravo Democrat
27 Kevin Payne* Republican
Ben Toma* Republican
28 David Livingston Republican
Beverly Pingerelli* Republican
29 Steve Montenegro Republican
Austin Smith Republican
30 Leo Biasiucci* Republican
John Gillette Republican

References

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  1. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2022 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 Session Timeline" (PDF). Arizona State Legislature. State of Arizona. Retrieved March 14, 2021.