53rd Arizona State Legislature
The 53rd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. Democrats gained one seat in the Senate, leaving the Republicans with a 17-13 majority. Republicans also maintained an 35–25 majority in the House after losing one seat to the Democrats.
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| President | Lieutenant Governor Steve Yarbrough | ||||
| Temporary President | Debbie Lesko | ||||
| Party control | Republican (17-13) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Speaker | J.D. Mesnard | ||||
| Party control | Republican (35-25) | ||||
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Sessions
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 2017, and adjourned on May 10, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 8, 2018 and adjourned sine die on May 4.[1][2][3][4]
There was one Special Session, which was convened on January 22, 2018 and adjourned on January 25.
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Fann | Republican | |
| 2 | Andrea Dalessandro* | Democrat | |
| 3 | Olivia Cajero Bedford* | Democrat | |
| 4 | Lisa Otondo | Democrat | |
| 5 | Sonny Borrelli | Republican | |
| 6 | Sylvia Allen* | Republican | |
| 7 | Jamescita Peshlakai | Democrat | |
| 8 | Frank Pratt | Republican | |
| 9 | Steve Farley* | Democrat | |
| 10 | David Bradley* | Democrat | |
| 11 | Steve Smith* | Republican | |
| 12 | Warren Petersen | Republican | |
| 13 | Steve Montenegro | Republican | Resigned December 15, 2017 |
| Sine Kerr | Republican | Appointed January 4, 2018 | |
| 14 | Gail Griffin* | Republican | |
| 15 | Nancy Barto* | Republican | |
| 16 | David C. Farnsworth* | Republican | |
| 17 | Steve Yarbrough* | Republican | |
| 18 | Sean Bowie | Democrat | |
| 19 | Lupe Contreras* | Democrat | |
| 20 | Kimberly Yee* | Republican | |
| 21 | Debbie Lesko* | Republican | Resigned January 8, 2018 |
| Rick Gray | Republican | Appointed January 27, 2018 | |
| 22 | Judy M. Burges* | Republican | |
| 23 | John Kavanagh* | Republican | |
| 24 | Katie Hobbs* | Democrat | |
| 25 | Bob Worsley* | Republican | |
| 26 | Juan Mendez | Democrat | |
| 27 | Catherine Miranda* | Democrat | |
| 28 | Kate Brophy McGee | Republican | |
| 29 | Martin Quezada* | Democrat | |
| 30 | Robert Meza* | Democrat | |
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Representative | Party | Notes |
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| 1 | David Stringer | Republican | |
| Noel W. Campbell* | Republican | ||
| 2 | Daniel Hernandez Jr. | Democrat | |
| Rosanna Gabaldon* | Democrat | ||
| 3 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democrat | |
| Macario Saldate* | Democrat | ||
| 4 | Charlene Fernandez* | Democrat | |
| Jesus Rubalcava | Democrat | Resigned July 19, 2017 | |
| Geraldine Peten | Democrat | Appointed August 16, 2017 | |
| 5 | Paul Mosley | Republican | |
| Regina Cobb* | Republican | ||
| 6 | Brenda Barton* | Republican | |
| Bob Thorpe* | Republican | ||
| 7 | Eric Descheenie | Democrat | |
| Wenona Benally | Democrat | ||
| 8 | David Cook | Republican | |
| T.J. Shope* | Republican | ||
| 9 | Pamela Hannley | Democrat | |
| Randall Friese* | Democrat | ||
| 10 | Kirsten Engel | Democrat | |
| Todd Clodfelter | Republican | ||
| 11 | Mark Finchem* | Republican | |
| Vince Leach* | Republican | ||
| 12 | Eddie Farnsworth* | Republican | |
| Travis Grantham | Republican | ||
| 13 | Darin Mitchell* | Republican | |
| Don Shooter | Republican | Expelled on February 1, 2018 | |
| Tim Dunn | Republican | Appointed on February 13, 2018 | |
| 14 | Becky Nutt | Republican | |
| Drew John | Republican | ||
| 15 | John Allen* | Republican | |
| Heather Carter* | Republican | ||
| 16 | Doug Coleman* | Republican | |
| Kelly Townsend* | Republican | ||
| 17 | Jeff Weninger* | Republican | |
| J. D. Mesnard* | Republican | ||
| 18 | Jill Norgaard* | Republican | |
| Denise Epstein | Democrat | ||
| 19 | Mark A. Cardenas* | Democrat | |
| Diego Espinoza* | Democrat | ||
| 20 | Paul Boyer* | Republican | |
| Anthony Kern* | Republican | ||
| 21 | Kevin Payne | Republican | |
| Tony Rivero* | Republican | ||
| 22 | David Livingston* | Republican | |
| Phil Lovas* | Republican | Resigned April 17, 2017 | |
| Ben Toma | Republican | Appointed April 26, 2017 | |
| 23 | Jay Lawrence* | Republican | |
| Michelle Ugenti* | Republican | ||
| 24 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | |
| Ken Clark* | Democrat | ||
| 25 | Michelle Udall | Republican | |
| Russell Bowers* | Republican | ||
| 26 | Isela Blanc | Democrat | |
| Athena Salman | Democrat | ||
| 27 | Reginald Bolding* | Democrat | |
| Rebecca Rios* | Democrat | ||
| 28 | Maria Syms | Republican | |
| Kelli Butler | Democrat | ||
| 29 | Richard C. Andrade* | Democrat | |
| Cesar Chavez | Democrat | ||
| 30 | Ray Martinez | Democrat | |
| Tony Navarrete | Democrat | ||
References
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2017 Volume 1, Fifty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 1 to 184". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2017 Volume 2, Fifty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 185 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2018 Volume 1, Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2018 Volume 2, Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapter 236 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
