17th Arizona State Legislature


The 17th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1946, during the third of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate. while the Republicans gained a single house seat.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 18, 1945; and adjourned on March 9. There were three special sessions, the first of which was held from September 10 through September 29, 1945, the second was held from April 23 – May 3, 1946, and the third was held between September 9 – 28, 1946.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
CountySenatorPartyNotes
ApacheBert J. Colter*Democratic
CochiseRalph Cowan*Democratic
CochiseDan Angius*Democratic
CoconinoJames E. Babbitt*Democratic
GilaS. L. Bixby*Democratic
GilaJames R. Heron*Democratic
GrahamWesley A. TownsendDemocratic
GreenleeA. C. Stanton*Democratic
MaricopaDavid P. KimballDemocratic
MaricopaWalter J. Thalheimer*Democratic
MohaveCharles P. ElmerDemocratic
NavajoLloyd C. Henning*Democratic
PimaH. H. d'Autremont*Democratic
PimaWilliam Kimball*Democratic
PinalCharles S. GoffDemocratic
Santa CruzW. H. Hathaway*Democratic
YavapaiPaul C. Keefe*Democratic
YavapaiNorman Fain*Democratic
YumaHugo B. FarmerDemocratic

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
ApacheDon F. RiggsDemocratic
CochiseI. A. RosokDemocratic
CochiseM. F. RyanDemocratic
CochiseH. J. Lewis*Democratic
CochiseFrank W. Sharpe Jr.*Democratic
CochiseA. R. Spikes*Democratic
CoconinoFrank L. Christensen*Democratic
CoconinoW. C. Rittenhouse*Democratic
GilaRobert Fitzgerald*Democratic
GilaWilliam G. Rosenbaum*Democratic
GilaHarold Copp*Democratic
GrahamLoren L. FollettDemocratic
GrahamK. W. LinesDemocratic
GreenleeFred J. Fritz*Democratic
MaricopaCharles H. Abels*Democratic
MaricopaH. C. Armstrong*Democratic
MaricopaG. N. Baker*Democratic
MaricopaCecil A. Bell*Democratic
MaricopaJack Cummard*Democratic
MaricopaJ. W. EstesDemocratic
MaricopaJ. H. Fairbanks*Democratic
MaricopaCarroll Hudson*Democratic
MaricopaO. A. KaneDemocratic
MaricopaSidney KartusDemocratic
MaricopaR. F. Kilpatrick*Democratic
MaricopaAlvin Lindsey*Democratic
Maricopa0. L. McDaniel*Democratic
MaricopaD. McDonald*Democratic
MaricopaT. McGowan*Democratic
MaricopaLaura McRae*Democratic
MaricopaM. Joe MurphyDemocratic
MaricopaS. Norton*Democratic
MaricopaClaire Phelps*Democratic
MaricopaKenneth K. Pound*Democratic
MaricopaJoe M. Rumsey*Democratic
MaricopaRoy A. TaylorDemocratic
MaricopaFletcher West TimmermanDemocratic
MohaveE. L. Jameson*Democratic
NavajoJohn L. Westover*Democratic
NavajoClay B. SimerDemocratic
PimaBob BarberDemocratic
PimaRobert H. Forbes*Democratic
PimaJoseph J. O'Neill*Democratic
PimaRoy Martin*Democratic
PimaJohn S. HardwickeDemocratic
PimaJohn H. Ayraud*Democratic
PimaJames W. EwingRepublican
PimaD. M. Penny*Democratic
PimaA. Berky*Democratic
Pinal0. W. RuggDemocratic
PinalGeorge Ernst*Democratic
Santa CruzRichard S. Stearns Jr.*Democratic
YavapaiRobert E. Perkins*Democratic
YavapaiRalph C. HookerDemocratic
YavapaiLeonard Klein*Democratic
YavapaiHarry E. Metz*Democratic
YumaClara Osborne Botzum*Democratic
YumaN. S. McCallumDemocratic