The 56th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix, Arizona, United States on January 9, 2023, during the first two years of Katie Hobbs's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2022 Senate election, Republicans maintained an unchanged 16–14 majority. Republicans also maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2022 House election.[1]
| 56th Arizona State Legislature | |||||
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| President | Warren Petersen | ||||
| Temporary President | T. J. Shope | ||||
| Party control | Republican (16–14) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Speaker | Ben Toma | ||||
| Party control | Republican (31–29) | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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Sessions
editThe Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 9, 2023.[2]
The second regular session began on January 8, 2024.[2]
Senate
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Bennett | Republican | |
| 2 | Steve Kaiser | Republican | |
| 3 | John Kavanagh | Republican | |
| 4 | Christine Marsh* | Democratic | |
| 5 | Lela Alston* | Democratic | |
| 6 | Theresa Hatathlie* | Democratic | |
| 7 | Wendy Rogers* | Republican | |
| 8 | Juan Mendez* | Democratic | |
| 9 | Eva Burch | Democratic | |
| 10 | Dave Farnsworth | Republican | |
| 11 | Catherine Miranda | Democratic | |
| 12 | Mitzi Epstein | Democratic | |
| 13 | J. D. Mesnard* | Republican | |
| 14 | Warren Petersen* | Republican | |
| 15 | Jake Hoffman | Republican | |
| 16 | T. J. Shope* | Republican | |
| 17 | Justine Wadsack | Republican | |
| 18 | Priya Sundareshan | Democratic | |
| 19 | David Gowan* | Republican | |
| 20 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democratic | |
| 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón* | Democratic | |
| 22 | Eva Diaz | Democratic | |
| 23 | Brian Fernandez | Democratic | |
| 24 | Anna Hernandez | Democratic | |
| 25 | Sine Kerr* | Republican | |
| 26 | Raquel Terán* | Democratic | |
| 27 | Anthony Kern | Republican | |
| 28 | Frank Carroll | Democratic | |
| 29 | Janae Shamp | Republican | |
| 30 | Sonny Borrelli* | Republican |
House of Representatives
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Representative | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quang Nguyen* | Republican | |
| Selina Bliss | Republican | ||
| 2 | Judy Schwiebert* | Democrat | |
| Justin Wilmeth* | Republican | ||
| 3 | Joseph Chaplik* | Republican | |
| Alexander Kolodin | Republican | ||
| 4 | Matt Gress | Republican | |
| Laura Terech | Democratic | ||
| 5 | Jennifer Longdon* | Democratic | |
| Amish Shah* | Democratic | ||
| 6 | Myron Tsosie* | Democratic | |
| Mae Peshlakai | Democratic | ||
| 7 | David Cook* | Republican | |
| David Marshall | Republican | ||
| 8 | Athena Salman* | Democratic | |
| Melody Hernandez* | Democratic | ||
| 9 | Lorena Austin | Democrat | |
| Seth Blattman | Democrat | ||
| 10 | Justin Heap | Republican | |
| Barbara Parker | Republican | ||
| 11 | Marcelino Quiñonez* | Democratic | |
| Oscar De Los Santos | Democratic | ||
| 12 | Patty Contreras | Democratic | |
| Stacey Travers | Democratic | ||
| 13 | Jennifer Pawlik* | Democratic | |
| Liz Harris | Republican | ||
| 14 | Travis Grantham* | Republican | |
| Laurin Hendrix | Republican | ||
| 15 | Jacqueline Parker* | Republican | |
| Neal Carter* | Republican | ||
| 16 | Teresa Martinez* | Republican | |
| Keith Seaman | Democratic | ||
| 17 | Rachel Jones | Republican | |
| Cory McGarr | Republican | ||
| 18 | Christopher Mathis* | Democrat | |
| Nancy Gutierrez | Democrat | ||
| 19 | Gail Griffin* | Republican | |
| Lupe Diaz* | Republican | ||
| 20 | Andrés Cano* | Democratic | |
| Alma Hernandez* | Democrat | ||
| 21 | Consuelo Hernandez | Democratic | |
| Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | Democratic | ||
| 22 | Lupe Contreras | Democratic | |
| Leezah Sun | Democratic | ||
| 23 | Mariana Sandoval | Democratic | |
| Michele Pena | Republican | ||
| 24 | Lydia Hernandez | Democrat | |
| Analise Ortiz | Democrat | ||
| 25 | Tim Dunn* | Republican | |
| Michael Carbone | Republican | ||
| 26 | Cesar Aguilar | Democrat | |
| Flavio Bravo | Democrat | ||
| 27 | Kevin Payne* | Republican | |
| Ben Toma* | Republican | ||
| 28 | David Livingston | Republican | |
| Beverly Pingerelli* | Republican | ||
| 29 | Steve Montenegro | Republican | |
| Austin Smith | Republican | ||
| 30 | Leo Biasiucci* | Republican | |
| John Gillette | Republican |
References
edit- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2022 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 Session Timeline" (PDF). Arizona State Legislature. State of Arizona. Retrieved March 14, 2021.