10th Arizona State Legislature
The 10th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1931, to December 31, 1932, during the first and second years of George W. P. Hunt's seventh tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 54 to 63. The Democrats increased the large majorities they held in both houses.
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1931 – December 31, 1932 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| President | Fred Sutter (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (18–1) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 63 | ||||
| Speaker | M. J. Hannon (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (51–12) | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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Sessions
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 12, 1931; and adjourned on March 14.[1]: iii
There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1931 and 1932.
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: xlvii
| County | Senator | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | T. J. Bouldin | Democratic | |
| Cochise | Fred Sutter* | Democratic | |
| John P. Cull | Democratic | ||
| Coconino | W. W. Midgley | Republican | |
| Gila | Alfred Kinney* | Democratic | |
| E. H. McEachren* | Democratic | ||
| Graham | W. B. Kelley | Democratic | |
| Greenlee | Harry W. Hill* | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Joe C. Haldiman | Democratic | |
| Frank T. Pomeroy | Democratic | ||
| Mohave | J. H. (Hubert) Smith | Democratic | |
| Navajo | G. W. Nelson* | Democratic | |
| Pima | T. W. Donnelly* | Democratic | |
| Thomas Collins | Democratic | ||
| Pinal | R. T. (Bob) Jones | Democratic | |
| Santa Cruz | C. C. Crenshaw | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | A. H. Favour* | Democratic | |
| J. R. McFarland* | Democratic | Resigned, was replaced by John Francis Connor | |
| John Francis Connor | Democratic | Appointed to replace J.R. McFarland | |
| Yuma | Hugo Farmer* | Democratic | |
Employees
The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:[1]: xlvii
- Secretary: William J. Graham
- Assistant Secretary: B. F. Thum
- Sergeant-at-Arms: D. B. McHenry
- Chaplain: Dan P. Jones
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House grew by nine seats from the 9th Legislature: 5 in Maricopa County, 2 in Pima County, and 1 each in Gila and Yuma counties.[1]: xlviii
| County | Representative | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | P. I. Ashcroft | Republican | |
| Cochise | W. E. Oxsheer* | Democratic | |
| J. E. Bevan | Democratic | ||
| Thomas Cowperthwaite* | Democratic | ||
| James W. Baker | Democratic | ||
| A. E. Hinton* | Democratic | ||
| D. A. Adam | Democratic | ||
| William Coxon* | Democratic | ||
| Coconino | T. H. Cureton | Republican | |
| Howard Marine* | Republican | ||
| Gila | John McCormick* | Democratic | |
| J. T. Lewis* | Democratic | ||
| William G. Rosenbaum* | Democratic | ||
| Roy F. Kelly* | Democratic | ||
| J. T. Lewis | Democratic | ||
| Graham | Jesse A. Udall | Republican | |
| Joseph H. Lines | Democratic | ||
| Greenlee | M. J. Hannon* | Democratic | |
| W. T. Witt* | Democratic | ||
| Maricopa | J. R. Barnette* | Democratic | |
| J. T. Bone | Democratic | ||
| Hugh Callahan | Democratic | ||
| H. C. Caveness | Democratic | ||
| M. V. Decker * | Democratic | ||
| L. O. DuRoss | Democratic | ||
| M. J. Francis* | Democratic | Died in office | |
| Mary Francis | Democratic | Appointed to replace M. J. Francis | |
| J. F. Jennings* | Democratic | ||
| Renz L. Jennings | Democratic | ||
| Conner Johnson | Democratic | ||
| Gertrude Bryan Leeper | Democratic | ||
| J. Lee Loveless* | Democratic | ||
| C. A. McKee | Democratic | ||
| Albert L. Peck | Democratic | ||
| J. J. Phillips | Democratic | ||
| Bridgie Porter | Democratic | ||
| L. Alton Riggs | Democratic | ||
| W. L. Rigney | Democratic | ||
| James B. Sayers | Democratic | ||
| T. B. Stewart | Democratic | ||
| D. R. Van Petten* | Republican | ||
| William Walton | Republican | ||
| Mohave | Anson H. Smith* | Democratic | |
| Navajo | Marshall H. Flake | Republican | |
| Charle G. McQuillan* | Republican | ||
| Pima | C. T. Reddington* | Democratic | |
| John H. Rapp | Democratic | ||
| Thomas Malony* | Democratic | ||
| D. M. Penny | Democratic | ||
| August Wieden | Democratic | ||
| Oliver B. Patton* | Democratic | ||
| Thomas D. Tway | Democratic | ||
| Kenneth K. Suber | Democratic | ||
| Pinal | H. J. Valentine | Democratic | |
| Thomas S. Richards | Democratic | ||
| Santa Cruz | Edwin F. Bohlinger | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | Annie C. Jones* | Democratic | |
| S. A. Spear | Democratic | ||
| F. L. Benham* | Republican | ||
| V. C. Wiggins | Republican | ||
| Grant H. Merrill | Democratic | ||
| Yuma | Nellie T. Bush | Democratic | |
| A. W. Johnson* | Republican | ||
| John Doan* | Republican | ||
Employees
The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:[1]: xlviii
- Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
- Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Jack Provost
- Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart
References
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1931, Tenth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
