38th Arizona State Legislature

The 38th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1988, during the two years of Evan Mecham's term as Governor of Arizona, and the first year of Rose Mofford's term as governor after Mecham's impeachment. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them a 19-11 majority, while the Democrats gained to seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 36–24.

38th Arizona State Legislature
37th 39th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1987 – December 31, 1988
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (19–11)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (36–24)
Sessions
1stJanuary 12 – May 19, 1987
2ndJanuary 11 – July 1, 1988
Special sessions
1stJanuary 21 – January 25, 1987
2ndJune 29 – July 1, 1987
3rdJuly 20 – July 22, 1987

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1987, and adjourned on May 19, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1988, and adjourned sine die on July 1.[1]: i [2]: i 

There were three Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 21, 1987, and adjourned on January 25;[1]: 1523  the second convened on June 29, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 1;[1]: 1595  and the third convened on July 20, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 22.[1]: 1627 

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]: vii 

District Senator Party Notes
1 John U. Hays* Republican
2 Tony Gabaldon* Democrat
3 James Henderson Jr.* Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat
5 Jones Osborn* Democrat
6 Allen J. Stephens* Democrat
7 Peter D. Rios* Democrat
8 Carol MacDonald Republican
9 Jeffrey J. Hill* Republican
10 Jesus Higuera* Democrat
11 Jaime P. Gutierrez* Democrat
12 John T. Mawhinney* Republican
13 Greg Lunn* Republican
14 William J. De Long * Republican
15 S. H. Runyan* Republican
16 Wayne Stump* Republican
17 Pat Wright Republican
18 Tony West* Republican
19 Janice Brewer Republican
20 Lela Alston* Democrat
21 Carl J. Kunasek* Republican
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
23 Carolyn Walker Democrat
24 Pete Corpstein* Republican
25 Jacque Steiner* Republican
26 Peter Kay* Republican
27 Doug Todd Republican
28 Robert B. Usdane* Republican
29 Jack J. Taylor* Republican
30 James Sossaman 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]: viii–ix 

District Representative Party Notes
1 Donald R. Aldridge* Republican
R. D. Carson Republican
2 Karan English Democrat
John Wettaw* Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley* Democrat
Jack C. Jackson* Democrat
4 Jack A. Brown Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
5 Herbert Guenther Democrat
Robert J. McLendon* Democrat
6 Henry Evans* Democrat
James Hartdegen* Republican
7 Roy Hudson* Democrat
Richard Pacheco* Democrat
8 Gus Arzberger* Democrat
Joe Lane* Republican
9 Bart Baker* Republican
William J. English* Republican
10 Carmen Cajero* Democrat
Phillip Hubbard Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff* Democrat
John Kromko* Democrat
12 Reid Ewing* Democrat
Jack Jewett* Republican
13 David C. Bartlett* Democrat
Larry Hawke* Republican
14 Jim Green* Republican
Cindy L. Resnick* Democrat
15 Bob Denny* Republican
James B. Ratliff* Republican
16 Bob Hungerford* Republican
Karen Mills Republican
17 Brenda Burns Republican
Sterling Ridge* Republican
18 Jane Dee Hull* Republican
George E. Weisz Republican
19 Nancy Wessel* Republican
Jim White* Republican
20 Debbie McCune* Democrat
Bobby Raymond Democrat
21 Robert W. Broughton Republican
Leslie Whiting Johnson* Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
Earl V. Wilcox* Democrat
23 Sandra D. Kennedy Democrat
Armando Ruiz* Democrat
24 Gary Giordano* Republican
Chris Herstam* Republican
25 John C. King* Republican
Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican
26 Jim Meredith* Republican
Jim Miller Republican
27 Bev Hermon* Republican
Jenny Norton Republican
28 Heinz Hink* Republican
Jim Skelly* Republican
29 Lela Steffey* Republican
Don Strauch Republican
30 Mark Killian* Republican
William A. Mundell Republican

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1987 Thirty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1988 Thirty-Eighth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.