21st Arizona State Legislature

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.

21st Arizona State Legislature
20th 22nd
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1953 – December 31, 1954
Senate
Members19
Party controlDemocratic (15–4)
House of Representatives
Members80
Party controlDemocratic (50–30)
Sessions
1stJanuary 12 – March 31, 1953
2ndJanuary 11 – April 10, 1954
Special sessions
1stOctober 13 – November 3, 1953

Sessions

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The 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

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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]: xvi 

County Senator Party Notes
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

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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]: xvii–xxi 

County Representative Party Notes
Apache Lorin M. Farr Republican
Cochise Evelyn Anderson Democrat
Charles O. Bloomquist* Democrat
W. L. Cook* Democrat
Fred Dove Democrat
H. J. Lewis Democrat
Coconino John W. Stilley Republican
Harry F. Sutherland* Republican
Gila Charles Horne* Democrat
Louis B. Ellsworth Jr. Democrat
William G. Rosenbaum* Democrat
Graham Milton Lines* Democrat
E. L. Tidwell Democrat
Greenlee M. L. Simms* Democrat
Maricopa L. S. Adams Jr* Democrat
Ruth Adams Republican
Elijah Allen** Republican
Clint Anderson* Democrat
H. C. Armstrong* Democrat
D. F. Benson Democrat
Robert Brewer Republican
Isabel Burgess Republican
L. Max Connolly* Democrat
Jack Cummard* Democrat
Sherman R. Dent Democrat
Mary Dwyer* Democrat
Ed Ellsworth* Democrat
W. W. Franklin* Democrat
Clara S. Haberl Republican
Jack Hays Republican
Walter Hirsch Republican
Sam Joy Republican
Owen A. Kane* Democrat
Sidney Kartus* Democrat
Richard G. Kleindienst Republican
Ruth C. Kuntz Republican
Norman S. Lee Democrat
C. H. Marion Republican
Laura McRae* Democrat
Robert L. Myers* Republican
William S. Porter** Republican
T. C. Rhodes* Democrat
W. H. Ridgeway Democrat
Harry S. Ruppelius* Democrat
Carl Sims Sr.* Democrat
J. P. Stump Democrat
Harold W. Tshudy Republican
Derek Van Dyke* Republican
R. H. Wallace* Republican
Hal Warner Democrat
Robert E. Wilson* Democrat
William Younger Wood Democrat
Mohave Robert E. Morrow* Democrat
Navajo Lee F. Dover Democrat
Wallace H. Larson* Republican
Pima Harold Burton Republican
Oscar C. Cole* Democrat
John H. Haugh Republican
Douglas S. Holsclaw Republican
V. S. Hostetter* Republican
Norval W. Jasper Republican
David F. Lindsay Democrat
John W. Mcinnes Republican
Frank G. Robles* Democrat
William K. Ruchey Republican
Enos P. Schaffer* Democrat
David G. Watkins* Democrat
Alvin Wessler* Republican
Julliette C. Willis* Republican
Larry Woods Democrat
Pinal A. L. Bartlett* Democrat
J. Ney Miles* Democrat
E. Blodwen Thode Democrat
Santa Cruz Neilson Brown* Democrat
Yavapai A. H. Bisjak* Democrat
Walter F. Edwards Republican
Dick W. Martin* Republican
Henry Rush* Democrat
Yuma Robert Hodge Democrat
E. C. Johnson Democrat
John C. Smith Jr. Democrat

The ** means that Elijah Allen died in office and was replaced by William S. Porter

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.