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20th Arizona State Legislature

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20th Arizona State Legislature
19th 21st
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1951 – December 31, 1952
Senate
Members19
Party controlDemocratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members68
Party controlDemocratic (57–11)
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – March 18, 1951
2ndJanuary 14 – March 27, 1952
Special sessions
1stJune 25 – June 29, 1951
2ndJuly 30 – August 1, 1952

The 20th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1951, to December 31, 1952, during the first two years of John Howard Pyle's term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 58 to 68. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate, while in the house the Democrats increased six seats and the Republicans gained four seats, giving the Democrats a 57–11 edge.

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 1951; and adjourned on March 18, while the second convened on January 14, 1952, and adjourned on March 27.[1][2]: 389  There were two special sessions: the first convened on June 25, 1951, and adjourned sine die on June 29, 1951;[2] while the second convened on July 30, 1952, and adjourned sine die on August 1, 1952.[3]: 377 

State Senate

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Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: 3 

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Harris R. Miller Democrat
Cochise Ralph C. Cowan Democrat
John Pintek* Democrat
Coconino Charles W. Dryden Democrat
Gila Clarence L. Carpenter* Democrat
William A. Sullivan* Democrat
Graham Warner B. Mattice* Democrat
Greenlee A. C. Stanton Democrat
Maricopa John E. Hunt* Democrat
Roy D. Stone* Democrat
Mohave Clyde Bollinger* Democrat
Navajo Clay Simer* Democrat
Pima Thomas Collins Democrat
William Kimball* Democrat
Pinal James Herron Jr.* Democrat
Santa Cruz Hubert 0. Merryweather* Democrat
Yavapai Sam J. Head* Democrat
John R. Franks* Democrat
Yuma Harold C. Giss Democrat

House of Representatives

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Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: 4 

County Representative Party Notes
Apache Walter Pulsipher Democrat
Cochise Wesley T. Allen* Democrat
Charles O. Bloomquist Democrat
W. L. Cook* Democrat
Carl W. Morris* Democrat
Alfred Paul Jr.* Democrat
Coconino Gordon Evans Democrat
Harry F. Sutherland Republican
Gila Charles Horne Democrat
Raymond G. Langham* Democrat
Mrs. William G. Rosenbaum* Democrat
Graham Milton Lines* Democrat
W. A. McBride* Democrat
Greenlee M. L. Simms* Democrat
Maricopa Lee Ackerman Democrat
L. S. Adams, Jr Democrat
Clint Anderson Democrat
H. C. Armstrong* Democrat
W. B. Barkley Democrat
Lewis R. Burch* Democrat
Francis J. Byrnes Democrat
L. Max Connolly* Democrat
W. E. Craig* Democrat
Jack Cummard* Democrat
H. B. Daniels Democrat
Mary Dwyer Democrat
Ed Ellsworth* Democrat
W. C. Estes Democrat
W. W. Franklin* Democrat
J. Blaine Freestone Democrat
Gordon Hunt Republican
Owen A. Kane Democrat
Sidney Kartus* Democrat
Al Lindsey Democrat
Laura McRae* Democrat
Robert L. Myers Republican
T. C. Rhodes Democrat
Harry S. Ruppelius Democrat
Carl Sims Sr. Democrat
Derek Van Dyke Republican
R. H. Wallace* Republican
Ronald Webster Jr.* Republican
Paul J. West Democrat
B. T. Wilkinson Democrat
Robert E. Wilson Democrat
Mohave Robert E. Morrow* Democrat
Navajo Lee Kutch Democrat
L. E. Stone* Democrat
Pima Marvin L. Burton* Democrat
Oscar C. Cole* Democrat
James W. Ewing* Republican
Robert H. Forbes* Democrat
Robert H. Frick Democrat
John S. Hardwicke* Democrat
V. S. Hostetter* Republican
Roy Martin* Democrat
Paul J. Riley Democrat
Frank G. Robles* Democrat
Enos P. Schaffer Democrat
David G. Watkins Democrat
Alvin Wessler Republican
Julliette C. Willis Republican
Pinal A. L. Bartlett* Democrat
J. Ney Miles Democrat
Santa Cruz Neilson Brown* Democrat
Yavapai A. H. Bisjak* Democrat
Kel M. Fox* Democrat
Dick W. Martin* Republican
Henry Rush* Democrat
Yuma Robert Hodge Democrat
E. C. Johnson Democrat
John C. Smith Jr. Democrat

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1951 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, First Regular Session, 1950, First and Second Special Sessions, Nineteenth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "1952 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1951, First Special Sessions, Twentieth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "1953 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, 1952, Second Special Session, Twentieth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.