29th Arizona State Legislature
The 29th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1969, to December 31, 1970, during Jack Williams' second term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 30, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 60. The Republicans picked up a single seat in the Senate, giving them a 17–13 edge in the upper house, and the Republicans also gained one seat in the lower house, increasing their margin to 34–26.
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1970 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Party control | Republican (17–13) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Party control | Republican (34–26) | ||||
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Sessions
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 13, 1969, and adjourned on April 11; while the second convened on January 12, 1970, and adjourned on May 12.[1]: xvii [2]: xxi There was a single Special Session, which convened on January 5, 1970, and adjourned sine die on January 19.[2]: 1151
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: xxiii–xxvii
| District | Subdistrict | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1 - Mohave and Yavapai Counties | N/A | Boyd Tenney* | Republican | |
| 2 - Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz Counties | N/A | James A. Elliot | Democrat | |
| N/A | James F. McNulty Jr. | Democrat | ||
| 3 - Apache, Navajo and Greenlee Counties | N/A | Frank L. Crosby | Democrat | |
| N/A | William Huso* | Democrat | ||
| 4 - Coconino County | N/A | Thomas N. Knoles Jr.* | Democrat | |
| 5 - Gila, and Pinal Counties | N/A | A. V. (Bill) Hardt | Democrat | |
| N/A | E. B. (Blodie) Thode* | Democrat | ||
| 6 - Yuma County | N/A | Harold C. Giss* | Democrat | |
| 7 - Pima County, Arizona | 7-A | Joe Castillo* | Democrat | |
| 7-B | F. T. "Limie" Gibbings* | Democrat | ||
| 7-C | Sam Lena | Democrat | ||
| 7-D | Douglas S. Holsclaw* | Republican | ||
| 7-E | Ken Cardella* | Republican | ||
| 7-F | William C. Jacquin* | Republican | ||
| 8 - Maricopa County, Arizona | 8-A | James F. Holley | Republican | |
| 8-B | William Porter* | Republican | ||
| 8-C | John B Conlan* | Republican | ||
| 8-D | David B. Kret* | Republican | ||
| 8-E | Isabel Burgess* | Republican | ||
| Sandra Day O'Connor** | Republican | |||
| 8-F | Mike Farren | Republican | ||
| 8-G | Cloves Campbell Sr.* | Democrat | ||
| 8-H | Orme Lewis Jr.* | Republican | ||
| 8-I | Somers White | Republican | ||
| 8-J | Bob Wilcox* | Republican | ||
| 8-K | Ray A. Goetze* | Republican | ||
| 8-L | Christopher T. Johnson* | Republican | ||
| 8-M | Terry Jones | Republican | ||
| 8-N | Bob Stump* | Democrat | ||
| 8-O | Dan Halacy* | Republican | ||
The ** denotes that O'Connor was appointed t replace Burgess when Burgess left to take a position in the Richard M. Nixon administration.
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: xxiii–xxvii
| District | Subdistrict | Representative | Party | Notes |
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| 1 - Mohave and Yavapai Counties | N/A | Gladys Gardner* | Republican | |
| N/A | Ray Everett | Republican | ||
| 2 - Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz Counties | N/A | W. L. "Tay" Cook* | Democrat | |
| N/A | H. F. (Hank) Fenn | Democrat | ||
| N/A | Richard Pacheco | Democrat | ||
| N/A | Ed Sawyer* | Democrat | ||
| 3 - Apache, Navajo and Greenlee Counties | N/A | Jack A. Brown* | Democrat | |
| N/A | G. 0. "Sonny" Biles* | Democrat | ||
| N/A | Boyd A. Shumway | Democrat | ||
| N/A | Lynn Tanner | Democrat | ||
| 4 - Coconino County | N/A | Harold L. Huffer* | Democrat | |
| N/A | Sam A . McConnell Jr.* | Republican | ||
| 5 - Gila, and Pinal Counties | N/A | Polly Getswiller* | Democrat | |
| N/A | Craig E. Davids | Democrat | ||
| N/A | E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* | Democrat | ||
| N/A | Frederick S. Smith* | Democrat | ||
| 6 - Yuma County | N/A | Charles A. Johnson* | Democrat | |
| N/A | M. G. "Pop" Miniken* | Democrat | ||
| 7 - Pima County, Arizona | 7-A | Bernardo M. Cajero | Democrat | |
| Emmett S. (Bud) Walker* | Democrat | |||
| 7-B | Etta Mae Hutcheson* | Democrat | ||
| Ethel Maynard* | Democrat | |||
| 7-C | R. P . "Bob" Fricks | Democrat | ||
| J. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr. | Democrat | |||
| 7-D | John H. Haugh | Republican | ||
| Thomas N . Goodwin* | Republican | |||
| 7-E | Albert C. Williams* | Republican | ||
| David B. Stone* | Republican | |||
| 7-F | W. A. "Tony" Buehl* | Republican | ||
| Scott Alexander* | Republican | |||
| 8 - Maricopa County, Arizona | 8-A | Walter E. Bloom* | Republican | |
| James J. Sossaman | Republican | |||
| 8-B | Stan Turley* | Republican | ||
| Jim L. Cooper | Republican | |||
| 8-C | Sam Flake* | Republican | ||
| Peter Kay | Republican | |||
| 8-D | Frank Kelley* | Republican | ||
| James Shelley* | Republican | |||
| 8-E | Ruth Adams* | Republican | ||
| John D. Roeder* | Republican | |||
| 8-F | Renz D. Jennings | Democrat | ||
| D. Lee Jones* | Republican | |||
| 8-G | Tony Abril* | Democrat | ||
| Leon Thompson* | Democrat | |||
| 8-H | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* | Republican | ||
| Jay Stuckey* | Republican | |||
| 8-I | Burton S. Barr* | Republican | ||
| Ruth Peck* | Republican | |||
| 8-J | Stan Akers* | Republican | ||
| Timothy A. Barrow* | Republican | |||
| 8-K | Stuart Schoenburg | Republican | ||
| George J. Pale* | Republican | |||
| 8-L | Don Stewart | Republican | ||
| Joseph Shaughnessy Jr.* | Republican | |||
| 8-M | Edward C. Andrews | Republican | ||
| Bess B. Stinson* | Republican | |||
| 8-N | Art Coppinger* | Democrat | ||
| Manuel "Lito" Pena* | Democrat | |||
| 8-O | C. W. "Bill" Lewis | Republican | ||
| Fred Koory Jr.* | Republican | |||
References
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1969, Twenty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1970, Twenty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1st Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
