5th Arizona State Legislature

The 5th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1921, to December 31, 1922, during the third term of Thomas Edward Campbell, as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. While the Senate remained at 19 members, the size of the House was increased from 35 to 39, with 3 additional representatives added to Maricopa County, and an additional representative for Pinal County. For the first time, the Republicans achieved a majority in one of the houses, the Senate, with a 10–9 edge, while the Democrats were able to barely hold on to their majority in the House, 20–19.[1]

5th Arizona State Legislature
4th 6th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1921 – December 31, 1922
Senate
Members19
PresidentH. B. Wilkinson[1]
Party controlRepublican 10-9
House of Representatives
Members39
SpeakerPaul C. Keefe[1]
Party controlDemocrat 20-19
Sessions
1stJanuary 10 – March 10, 1921
Special sessions
1stFebruary 15 – April 15, 1922

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 10, 1921; and adjourned on March 10.[2]

A special session was convened on February 15, 1922, and was adjourned on April 15.[3]

Significant legislation

One of the most significant pieces was the creation of the Arizona Industrial Commission in 1921.[4] The 5th Legislature made the first attempt to reorganize the state government. At the prompting of Governor Campbell, the Republican-held Senate introduced a bill to establish 8 cabinet level departments: Military Affairs, Finance, Agriculture, Public Welfare, Public Works and Buildings, Reclamation and Irrigation, Education and Registration, and Labor and Industry. It passed along party lines in the Senate, 10–8 (one Democratic Senator was absent), but never made it out of the House committee once it was sent over to the Democrat-held House.[5]

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[6]

County Senator Party Notes
Apache W. A. Saunders Republican
Cochise W. P. Sims Democrat
John P. Cull Democrat
Coconino Charles E. Larson Republican
Gila F. A. Woodward Republican
W. D. Claypool* Democrat
Graham Joseph H. Lines Democrat
Greenlee H. A. Elliott* Democrat
Maricopa C. M. Stoddard Republican
H. B. Wilkinson* Republican
Mohave James Curtin Democrat
Navajo James Scott Republican
Pima F. O. Goodell* Republican
Elias Hedrick Republican
Pinal Charles E. MacMillin Democrat
Santa Cruz J. L. Schleimer Democrat
Yavapai David Morgan Republican
Charles E. Burton Republican
Yuma A. J. Eddy Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[6]

County Representative Party Notes
Apache John H. Udall Republican
Cochise Howard Barkell Republican
Dana T. Milner Republican
George H. Cobbe Democrat
Arthur Curlee Democrat
Ray B. Krebs Democrat
J. J. McCullough Democrat
John B. Wylie* Democrat
Coconino Fred W. Perkins Republican
Gila W. J. Barry Democrat
Curtis L. Night Democrat
Frank L. Perry Republican
Graham J. A. Farrell Republican
D. A. Matthews Democrat
Greenlee J. F. McGrath Democrat
T. P. Wilson Democrat
Maricopa W. B. Baxter Republican
O. D. Betts Democrat
J. Irvin Burk Democrat
D. P. Jones Democrat
J. H. Kinney Republican
J. C. Phillips* Republican
C. K. Pishon Republican
W. E. Remington Republican
O. E. Schupp Republican
Mohave W. A. Neal Jr. Democrat
Navajo Frank Ellsworth Democrat
Pima J. C. Hayes Republican
F. E. A. Kimball* Republican
Herman L. Snyder Republican
Pinal George N. Hall Republican
Ira D. Wickerson Democrat
Santa Cruz I. P. Frazier Republican
Yavapai Alfred H. Gale Republican
Paul C. Keefe Democrat
W. Curtis Miller Democrat
Elbert A. Stewart Republican
Yuma C. Louise Boehringer Democrat
Nellie T. Bush Democrat

References

  1. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 60. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1920, Fourth Legislature, Special Session, 1921, Fifth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1922, Fifth Legislature, Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 60. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  5. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 97–98. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 81. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
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