54th Arizona State Legislature
The 54th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020, during the first two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. Following the November 2018 election, Senate balance was unchanged, leaving the Republicans with a 17–13 majority. Republicans also maintained an 31–29 majority in the House after losing four seats to the Democrats.[1]
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| President | A Lieutenant Governor Karen Fann | ||||
| Temporary President | Eddie Farnsworth | ||||
| Party control | Republican (17–13) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Speaker | Russell Bowers | ||||
| Party control | Republican (31–29) | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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Sessions
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 2019, and adjourned on May 28, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 13, 2020 and adjourned sine die on May 26.[2][3][4]
There were no Special Sessions.
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 | Sally Ann Gonzales | Democrat | |
| 4 | Lisa Otondo* | Democrat | |
| 5 | Sonny Borrelli* | Republican | |
| 6 | Sylvia Allen* | Republican | |
| 7 | Jamescita Peshlakai* | Democrat | |
| 8 | Frank Pratt* | Republican | |
| 9 | Victoria Steele | Democrat | |
| 10 | David Bradley* | Democrat | |
| 11 | Vince Leach | Republican | |
| 12 | Eddie Farnsworth | Republican | |
| 13 | Sine Kerr* | Republican | |
| 14 | David Gowan* | Republican | |
| 15 | Heather Carter | Republican | |
| 16 | Dave Farnsworth* | Republican | |
| 17 | J.D. Mesnard | Republican | |
| 18 | Sean Bowie* | Democrat | |
| 19 | Lupe Contreras* | Democrat | |
| 20 | Paul Boyer | Republican | |
| 21 | Rick Gray* | Republican | |
| 22 | David Livingston | Republican | |
| 23 | Michelle Ugenti | Republican | |
| 24 | Lela Alston | Democrat | |
| 25 | Tyler Pace | Republican | |
| 26 | Juan Mendez* | Democrat | |
| 27 | Rebecca Rios | Democrat | |
| 28 | Kate Brophy McGee* | Republican | |
| 29 | Martin Quezada* | Democrat | |
| 30 | Tony Navarrete | 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 | Resigned March 27, 2019[5] |
| Steve Pierce | Republican | Appointed April 3, 2019[6] | |
| Noel W. Campbell* | Republican | ||
| 2 | Daniel Hernandez Jr.* | Democrat | |
| Rosanna Gabaldon* | Democrat | ||
| 3 | Alma Hernandez | Democrat | |
| Andrés Cano | Democrat | ||
| 4 | Charlene Fernandez* | Democrat | |
| Geraldine Peten* | Democrat | ||
| 5 | Leo Biasiucci | Republican | |
| Regina Cobb* | Republican | ||
| 6 | Walter Blackman | Republican | |
| Bob Thorpe* | Republican | ||
| 7 | Arlando Teller | Democrat | |
| Myron Tsosie | Democrat | ||
| 8 | David Cook* | Republican | |
| T. J. Shope* | Republican | ||
| 9 | Pamela Hannley* | Democrat | |
| Randall Friese* | Democrat | ||
| 10 | Kirsten Engel | Democrat | |
| Domingo DeGrazia | Democrat | ||
| 11 | Mark Finchem* | Republican | |
| Bret Roberts | Republican | ||
| 12 | Warren Petersen | Republican | |
| Travis Grantham* | Republican | ||
| 13 | Joanne Osborne | Republican | |
| Tim Dunn* | Republican | ||
| 14 | Becky Nutt* | Republican | |
| Gail Griffin | Republican | ||
| 15 | John Allen* | Republican | |
| Nancy Barto | Republican | ||
| 16 | John Fillmore | Republican | |
| Kelly Townsend* | Republican | ||
| 17 | Jeff Weninger* | Republican | |
| Jennifer Pawlik | Democrat | ||
| 18 | Jennifer Jermaine | Democrat | |
| Denise Epstein* | Democrat | ||
| 19 | Lorenzo Sierra | Democrat | |
| Diego Espinoza* | Democrat | ||
| 20 | Shawnna Bolick | Republican | |
| Anthony Kern* | Republican | ||
| 21 | Kevin Payne* | Republican | |
| Tony Rivero* | Republican | ||
| 22 | Frank Carroll | Republican | |
| Ben Toma* | Republican | ||
| 23 | Jay Lawrence* | Republican | |
| John Kavanagh | Republican | ||
| 24 | Jennifer Longdon | Democrat | |
| Amish Shah | Democrat | ||
| 25 | Michelle Udall* | Republican | |
| Russell Bowers* | Republican | ||
| 26 | Isela Blanc* | Democrat | |
| Athena Salman* | Democrat | ||
| 27 | Reginald Bolding* | Democrat | |
| Diego Rodriguez | Democrat | ||
| 28 | Kelli Butler* | Democrat | |
| Aaron Lieberman | Democrat | ||
| 29 | Richard C. Andrade* | Democrat | |
| Cesar Chavez* | Democrat | ||
| 30 | Robert Meza | Democrat | |
| Raquel Terán | Democrat | ||
References
- "State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2018 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2019 Volume 1, Fifty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 1 to 191". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2019 Volume 2, Fifty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 192 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Legislative Bills 2020 – Fifty-fourth Legislature – Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Arizona Rep. David Stringer resigns from Legislature after inquiry on sex-related charges". AZCentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "Former Arizona Senate president will replace David Stringer in House". AZCentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
