1st Arizona State Legislature


The 1st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from February 14, 1912 to December 31, 1914, during the first term of George Wylle Paul Hunt as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The legislature was heavily skewed towards the Democrats, with their holding a 15–4 lead in the senate, and a 31–4 lead in the Arizona House of Representatives The number of senators and representatives was set by the State Constitution, with 9 counties being granted one Senator, while the other 5 were granted two. Representation in the house was also by county, apportioned by population, with each county being guaranteed a minimum of 1 Representation.

History

With the transition to Statehood, the Territorial Governor, Richard E. Sloan, announced that the first statewide elections were to be held on December 12, 1911. Among other statewide offices, Sloan proclaimed that there would be 19 State Senators and 35 members of the State House of Representatives, apportioned by counties. Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Santa Cruz Countes were allotted 1 senator and 1 representative; Cochise County got 2 senators and 7 representatives; Gila, Pima Counties got 2 senators and 3 representatives; Graham, Greenlee, and Yuma Counties received 1 senator and 2 representatives; Maricopa got 2 senators and 6 representatives; Yavapai County received 2 senators and 4 representatives. The primary election was held on October 24, 1911.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on March 18, 1912; and adjourned on May 18.
A special session was called by the governor, and met between May 23 – June 22, 1912. A second special session was invoked from February 3 – April 7, 1913. A third special session was convened from April 14 – May 17, 1913.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
CountySenatorPartyNotes
ApacheJ. Lorenzo HubbellRepublican
CochiseW. P. SimsDemocrat
CochiseC. M. RobertsDemocrat
CoconinoFred S. BreenRepublican
GilaJ. F. HechtmanDemocrat
GilaAlfred KinneyDemocrat
GrahamW. W. PaceDemocrat
GreenleeGeorge H. ChaseDemocrat
MaricopaH. A. DavisDemocrat
MaricopaC. B. WoodDemocrat
MohaveHenry LovinDemocrat
NavajoJohn H. WillisRepublican
PimaJohn T. HughesDemocrat
PimaA. A. WorsleyDemocrat
PinalJ. F. BrownRepublican
Santa CruzJames A. HarrisonDemocrat
YavapaiM. G. CunniffDemocrat
YavapaiH. R. WoodDemocrat
YumaFred W. WesselDemocrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
ApacheNasianceno GonzalesRepublican
CochiseJ. M. BallDemocrat
CochiseSam B. BradnerDemocrat
CochiseGeorge D. CraigDemocrat
CochiseA. G. CurryDemocrat
CochiseJ. F. DuncanDemocrat
CochiseW. J. GrahamDemocrat
CochiseC. B. KeltonDemocrat
CoconinoThomas MaddockRepublican
GilaWilliam E. BrooksDemocrat
GilaJ. Tom LewisDemocrat
GilaJohn W. MurphyDemocrat
GrahamA. E. JacobsonDemocrat
GrahamA. R. LynchDemocrat
GreenleeM. H. KaneDemocrat
GreenleeWilliam WhippleDemocrat
MaricopaDon C. BabbittDemocrat
MaricopaGeorge F. CockeDemocrat
MaricopaJ. A. R. IrvineDemocrat
MaricopaLeon S. JacobsDemocrat
MaricopaHarry JohnsonDemocrat
MaricopaDan P. JonesDemocrat
MohaveJohn EllisDemocrat
NavajoFrank O. MattoxDemocrat
PimaJ. W. BuchananDemocrat
PimaFrank L. CrofootRepublican
PimaKirke T. MooreRepublican
PinalAlexander BarkerDemocrat
Santa CruzHarry SaxonDemocrat
YavapaiPerry HallDemocrat
YavapaiH. H. LinneyDemocrat
YavapaiA. A. MooreDemocrat
YavapaiP. S. WrenDemocrat
YumaThomas M. DrennanDemocrat
YumaJ. R. KerrDemocrat