33rd Arizona State Legislature

The 33rd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1977, to December 31, 1978. The legislature met during the terms of three Arizona Governors. When it was constituted, Raúl Héctor Castro still had two years remaining on his only term in office as Governor of Arizona. When Castro left the office to become Ambassador to Argentina in October 1977, he was succeeded by Wesley Bolin, Arizona's Secretary of State. Arizona's constitution mandates that the Secretary of State is first in line of succession to the office of Governor. However, Bolin died in office five months later, on March 4, 1978, and was succeeded by Bruce Babbitt, who was then the Attorney General. Bolin was not succeeded by his replacement, Rose Mofford, because she had been appointed, not elected to the office. Succession fell to the next in line, Babbitt. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans made inroads into the Democrat lead in the Senate, picking up two seats, although the Democrats maintained a 16–14 edge in the upper house. In the lower chamber, the Republicans increased their majority by 5 seats, giving them a 38–22 margin.

33rd Arizona State Legislature
32nd 34th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1977 – December 31, 1978
Senate
Members30
Party controlDemocrat (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (38–22)
Sessions
1stJanuary 10 – May 27–28, 1977
2ndJanuary 9 – June 4, 1978
Special sessions
1stJune 29 – June 29, 1978
2ndOctober 19 – October 19, 1978

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1977, and the two houses adjourned separately. The Senate adjourned on May 27, 1977, at 11:59 pm, while the House adjourned two minutes later, at 12:01 am on May 28. The Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 1978, and adjourned sine die on June 4.[1]: i [2]: i 

There were two special sessions. The first convened on June 29, 1978, and adjourned sine die later that same day,[2]: 1257  while the second convened on October 19, 1978, and also adjourned later that same day.[2]: 1269 

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]: xi 

District Senator Party Notes
1 Boyd Tenney* Republican
2 Lewis J. McDonald Democrat
3 Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.* Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat
5 Jones Osborn* Democrat
6 Polly Getzwiller Democrat
7 William L. Swink* Democrat
8 Ed Sawyer* Democrat
9 John J. Hutton Democrat
10 Tom Moore* Democrat
11 Frank J. Felix* Democrat
12 Sue Dye* Democrat
13 Morris Farr* Democrat
14 Jim Kolbe Republican
15 S. H. Runyan* Republican
16 Marcia Weeks* Democrat
17 Anne Lindeman Republican
18 Leo Corbet* Republican
19 Ray Rottas Republican
20 Lela Alston Democrat
21 Timothy D. Hayes Republican
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
23 Alfredo Guteirrez* Democrat
24 John C. Pritzlaff Jr. Republican
25 Trudy Camping Republican
26 Rod J. McMullin Republican
27 James A. Mack* Republican
28 Robert B. Usdane Republican
29 Jack J. Taylor* Republican
30 Stan Turley* 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.[1]: ix–x 

District Representative Party Notes
1 John U. Hays* Republican
James A. Woodward Republican
2 Sam A. McConnell Jr.* Republican
John Wettaw* Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley* Democrat
Daniel Peaches* Republican
4 Edward G. Guerrero* Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
5 Elwood W. Bradford* Democrat
Jim Phillips* Democrat
6 James Hartdegen Republican
Manuel G. Marin Democrat
7 Richard Pacheco* Democrat
Peter VillaVerde Jr. Democrat
8 James A. Elliott* Democrat
Steve Vukcevich* Democrat
9 William J. English Republican
John R. Humphreys Jr. Democrat
10 Larry Bahill* Democrat
Carmen Cajero* Democrat
11 Emilio Carrillo* Democrat
Peter Goudinoff Democrat
12 Thomas N . Goodwin* Republican
John Kromko Democrat
13 Clare Dunn* Democrat
Larry Hawke Republican
14 Arnold Jeffers Republican
Emmett McLoughlin Republican
15 J. Herbert Everett* Republican
James B. Ratliff* Republican
16 Diane B. McCarthy* Republican
Don Stewart* Republican
17 C. W. "Bill" Lewis* Republican
Patrica D. Wright Republican
18 Burton S. Barr* Republican
Pete Dunn Republican
19 Stan Akers* Republican
W. A. "Tony" West Jr.* Republican
20 Lillian Jordan Republican
Gerald F. Moore* Democrat
21 Donald Kenney Republican
Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
Earl V. Wilcox Democrat
23 Tony R. Abril* Democrat
Leon Thompson* Democrat
24 Pete Corpstein* Republican
Cal Holman* Republican
25 D. Lee Jones* Republican
Jacque Steiner Republican
26 Peter Kay* Republican
Frank Kelley* Republican
27 Dick Flynn* Republican
Juanita Harelson* Republican
28 William E. Rigel* Republican
Jim Skelly** Republican
29 Donna J. Carlson* Republican
Jim L. Cooper* Republican
30 Carl J. Kunasek* Republican
James J. Sossaman* Republican

The ** denotes that Skelly was a member of the prior legislature, but from district 25.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1977, Thirty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1978, Thirty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session, First and Second Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 20, 2018.