34th Arizona State Legislature
The 34th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 1980, during the first two years of Bruce Babbitt's first full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans managed to regain control of the Senate by picking up two seats, giving them a 16–14 edge in the upper house. In the lower chamber, the Republicans increased their majority by 4 seats, giving them a 42–18 margin.
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1980 | ||||||||||
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| Members | 30 | ||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (16–14) | ||||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||||
| Members | 60 | ||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (42–18) | ||||||||||
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Sessions
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 1979, and adjourned on April 21, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 14, 1980, and adjourned sine die on May 1.[1]: i [2]: i There was a single special sessions which convened on November 12, 1979, and adjourned sine die on April 3, 1980.[1]: 1067
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: vii
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1 | Boyd Tenney* | Republican | |
| 2 | Tony Gabaldon | 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 | Jeffrey J. Hill | Republican | |
| 10 | Luis A. Gonzales | Democrat | |
| 11 | Jaime P. Gutierrez | Democrat | |
| 12 | John T. Mawhinney | Republican | |
| 13 | Morris Farr* | Democrat | |
| 14 | Jim Kolbe* | Republican | |
| 15 | S. H. Runyan* | Republican | |
| 16 | Wayne Stump | Republican | |
| 17 | Anne Lindeman* | Republican | |
| 18 | Leo Corbet* | Republican | |
| 19 | Ray Rottas* | Republican | |
| 20 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | |
| 21 | Richard Kimball | Democrat | |
| 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
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: vii–ix
| District | Representative | Party | Notes |
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| 1 | Jerry Everall | Republican | |
| John U. Hays* | 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 | Morris Courtright | Republican | |
| Frank McElhaney | Democrat | ||
| 6 | James Hartdegen* | Republican | |
| Renz D. Jennings | Democrat | ||
| 7 | Marjory Ollson | Democrat | |
| Richard Pacheco* | Democrat | ||
| 8 | Joe Lane | Republican | |
| Steve Vukcevich* | Democrat | ||
| 9 | Bart Baker | Republican | |
| William J. English* | Republican | ||
| 10 | Larry Bahill* | Democrat | |
| Carmen Cajero* | Democrat | ||
| 11 | Peter Goudinoff* | Democrat | |
| Mike Morales | Republican | ||
| 12 | Thomas N . Goodwin* | Republican | |
| John Kromko* | Democrat | ||
| 13 | Clare Dunn* | Democrat | |
| Larry Hawke* | Republican | ||
| 14 | Arnold Jeffers* | Republican | |
| Ralph Soelter | Republican | ||
| 15 | Bob Denny | Republican | |
| James B. Ratliff* | Republican | ||
| 16 | Bob Hungerford | Republican | |
| Diane B. McCarthy* | Republican | ||
| 17 | C. W. "Bill" Lewis* | Republican | |
| Patrica D. Wright* | Republican | ||
| 18 | Burton S. Barr* | Republican | |
| Pete Dunn* | Republican | ||
| 19 | Jane D. Hull | Republican | |
| W. A. "Tony" West Jr.* | Republican | ||
| 20 | Lillian Jordan* | Republican | |
| Debbie McCune | 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 | Juanita Harelson* | Republican | |
| Doug Todd | Republican | ||
| 28 | David B. Kret | Republican | |
| Jim Skelly** | Republican | ||
| 29 | Donna J. Carlson* | Republican | |
| Jim L. Cooper* | Republican | ||
| 30 | Carl J. Kunasek* | Republican | |
| James J. Sossaman* | Republican | ||
References
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1979, Thirty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1980 Thirty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
