The 21st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1953, to December 31, 1954, during the last two years of John Howard Pyle's term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 68 to 80. The Republicans picked up four Senate seats, leaving the Democrats in control of the upper house with a 15–4 margin. In the House, the Republicans picked up nineteen seats, while the number of seats controlled by the Democrats decreased by seven, giving the Democrats a 50–30 edge.
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1953 – December 31, 1954 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (15–4) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 80 | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (50–30) | ||||
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Sessions
editThe Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1953; and adjourned on March 31, while the second convened on January 11, 1954, and adjourned on April 10.[1][2] The only special session was convened on October 13, 1953, and adjourned sine die on November 3, 1953.[2]: 421
State Senate
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: xvi
| County | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| Apache | Bryant Whiting | Republican | |
| Cochise | Alfred Paul Jr. | Democrat | |
| A. R. Spikes | Democrat | ||
| Coconino | Robert W. Prochnow | Democrat | |
| Gila | Clarence L. Carpenter* | Democrat | |
| William A. Sullivan* | Democrat | ||
| Graham | Jim Smith | Democrat | |
| Greenlee | A. C. Stanton* | Democrat | |
| Maricopa | O.D. Miller | Republican | |
| William R. Pyper | Republican | ||
| Mohave | Earl W. Cooke | Democrat | |
| Navajo | Clay Simer* | Democrat | |
| Pima | James W. Ewing** | Republican | |
| H. S. Corbett** | Republican | ||
| William Kimball* | Democrat | ||
| Pinal | James Herron Jr.* | Democrat | |
| Santa Cruz | Hubert 0. Merryweather* | Democrat | |
| Yavapai | Kel M. Fox | Democrat | |
| Charles H. Orme Sr. | Democrat | ||
| Yuma | Harold C. Giss* | Democrat |
** James W. Ewing died in office and was replaced by H. S. Corbett
House of Representatives
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: xvii–xxi
The ** means that Elijah Allen died in office and was replaced by William S. Porter
References
edit- ^ a b c "1953 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-first Legislature, First Regular Session, 1952, Second Special Session, Twentieth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "1954 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-first Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1953, First Special Session, Twenty-first Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.