16th Arizona State Legislature

The 16th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1943, to December 31, 1944, during the second of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the house increased from 52 to 58 members. The Democrats controlled all the senate and house seats.

16th Arizona State Legislature
← 15th 17th →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1943 – December 31, 1944
Senate
Members	19
Party control	Democratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members	58
Party control	Democratic (58–0)
Sessions
1st January 11 – March 14, 1943
Special sessions
1st February 15 – February 24, 1944 2nd February 25 – March 16, 1944

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 11, 1943; and adjourned on March 14. There were two special sessions, the first of which was held from February 15 through February 24, 1944, and the second of which was held from February 25 – March 16, 1944.

State Senate

Members

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

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Bert J. Colter*	Democratic
Cochise	Ralph Cowan*	Democratic
	Dan Angius*	Democratic
Coconino	James E. Babbitt*	Democratic
Gila	S. L. Bixby*	Democratic
	James R. Heron	Democratic
Graham	V. P. Richards	Democratic
Greenlee	A. C. Stanton*	Democratic
Maricopa	James Minotto	Democratic
	Walter J. Thalheimer	Democratic
Mohave	J. Hubert Smith*	Democratic
Navajo	Lloyd C. Henning*	Democratic
Pima	H. H. d'Autremont*	Democratic
	William Kimball*	Democratic
Pinal	L. E. Canfil	Democratic
Santa Cruz	W. H. Hathaway	Democratic
Yavapai	Paul C. Keefe*	Democratic
	Norman Fain*	Democratic
Yuma	H. H. Baker*	Democratic

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The size of the House increased to 58 members; 4 seats were added in Maricopa County and 2 in Pima County.

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	Walter Pulsipher*	Democratic
Cochise	William K. Caley	Democratic
	Howard McKinney*	Democratic
	H. J. Lewis*	Democratic
	Frank W. Sharpe Jr.*	Democratic
	A. R. Spikes	Democratic
Coconino	Frank L. Christensen*	Democratic
	W. C. Rittenhouse	Democratic
Gila	Robert Fitzgerald	Democratic
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democratic
	Harold Copp*	Democratic
Graham	Walter Foote	Democratic
	Warner B. Mattice*	Democratic
Greenlee	Fred J. Fritz*	Democratic
Maricopa	Charles H. Abels	Democratic
	H. C. Armstrong*	Democratic
	G. N. Baker	Democratic
	Arthur J. Barnes	Democratic
	Cecil A. Bell*	Democratic
	Maxine P. Brubaker*	Democratic
	William H. Chester	Democratic
	Jack Cummard	Democratic
	J. H. Fairbanks	Democratic
	Carroll Hudson	Democratic
	Fred M. Jahn	Democratic
	Frank E. Jordan	Democratic
	R. F. Kilpatrick*	Democratic
	Alvin Lindsey	Democratic
	O. L. McDaniel*	Democratic
	D. McDonald	Democratic
	T. McGowan*	Democratic
	Laura McRae	Democratic
	W. W. Mitchell*	Democratic
	S. Norton	Democratic
	Claire Phelps*	Democratic
	Kenneth K. Pound	Democratic
	Joe M. Rumsey	Democratic
Mohave	E. L. Jameson*	Democratic
Navajo	John L. Westover	Democratic
	W. T. Willey	Democratic
Pima	Frank G. Robles*	Democratic
	Robert H. Forbes*	Democratic
	Joseph J. O'Neill	Democratic
	Roy Martin*	Democratic
	Gaynor K. Stover*	Democratic
	John H. Ayraud	Democratic
	Jerome P. Martin	Democratic
	D. M. Penny	Democratic
	A. Berky	Democratic
Pinal	C. S. Goff*	Democratic
	George Ernst*	Democratic
Santa Cruz	Richard S. Stearns Jr.	Democratic
Yavapai	Robert E. Perkins*	Democratic
	A. L. Favour	Democratic
	Leonard Klein*	Democratic
	Harry E. Metz	Democratic
Yuma	Clara Osborne Botzum	Democratic
	Albert W. Dudley*	Democratic