36th Arizona State Legislature


The 36th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 1984, during the first two years of Bruce Babbitt's second full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans increased their lead in the Senate by two seats, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the Democrats gained four seats in the lower house, although the Republicans still held a 39–21 majority.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1983, and adjourned on April 27, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 1984, and adjourned sine die on May 4.
There were three Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on October 3, 1983, and adjourned sine die on January 19, 1984; the second convened on June 24, 1984, and adjourned on July 5; the third convened later that same month on July 20 and adjourned sine die later that same day.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1John U. HaysRepublican
2Tony Gabaldon*Democrat
3Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.*Democrat
4A. V. "Bill" Hardt*Democrat
5Jones Osborn*Democrat
6Polly Getzwiller*Democrat
7Peter D. RiosDemocrat
8Ed Sawyer*Democrat
9Jeffrey J. Hill*Republican
10Luis A. Gonzales*Democrat
11Jaime P. Gutierrez*Democrat
12John T. Mawhinney*Republican
13Greg Lunn*Republican
14William J. De LongRepublican
15S. H. Runyan*Republican
16Wayne StumpRepublican
17Anne Lindeman*Republican
18Tony WestRepublican
19Bill DavisRepublican
20Lela Alston*Democrat
21Carl J. KunasekRepublican
22Manuel "Lito" Pena*Democrat
23Alfredo Guteirrez*Democrat
24Pete CorpsteinRepublican
25Jacque Steiner*Republican
26Peter Kay*Republican
27Juanita HarelsonRepublican
28Robert B. Usdane*Republican
29Jack J. Taylor*Republican
30Stan Turley*Republican

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
DistrictRepresentativePartyNotes
1Donald R. AldridgeRepublican
1Jerry Everall*Republican
2Sam A. McConnell Jr.*Republican
2John Wettaw*Republican
3Benjamin Hanley*Democrat
3Daniel Peaches*Republican
4Edward G. Guerrero*Democrat
4E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*Democrat
5Frank McElhaney*Democrat
5Robert J. McLendonDemocrat
6Henry EvansDemocrat
6James Hartdegen*Republican
7Roy HudsonDemocrat
7Richard Pacheco*Democrat
8Joe Lane*Republican
8Steve Vukcevich*Democrat
9Bart Baker*Republican
9William J. English*Republican
10Carmen Cajero*Democrat
10Jesus R. HigueraDemocrat
11Peter Goudinoff*Democrat
11John KromkoDemocrat
12Pete HershbergerRepublican
12Jack B. JewettRepublican
13David C. BartlettDemocrat
13Larry Hawke*Republican
14Jim GreenRepublican
14Cindy L. ResnickDemocrat
15Bob Denny*Republican
15James B. Ratliff*Republican
16Bob Hungerford*Republican
16Rhonda Thomas*Republican
17Sterling RidgeRepublican
17Patrica D. Wright*Republican
18Burton S. Barr*Republican
18Jane Dee Hull**Republican
19Janice BrewerRepublican
19Nancy WesselRepublican
20Glenn Davis***Democrat
20Debbie McCune*Democrat
21Henry HawsRepublican
21Leslie Whiting JohnsonRepublican
22Art Hamilton*Democrat
22Earl V. Wilcox*Democrat
23Armando RuizDemocrat
23Carolyn WalkerDemocrat
24Chris HerstamRepublican
24Cal Holman*Republican
25Donald Kenney****Republican
25Elizabeth Adams Rockwell****Republican
26Frank KelleyRepublican
26Jim Meredith*Republican
27Bev HermonRepublican
27Doug Todd*Republican
28Paul R. Messinger*Republican
28Jim Skelly*Republican
29Jim L. Cooper*Republican
29Lela SteffeyRepublican
30Mark KillianRepublican
30James J. Sossaman*Republican

The ** denotes that Hull was the incumbent representative from the 19th district, who moved to the 18th district
The *** denotes that Davis was the incumbent representative from the 25th district, who moved to the 20th district
The **** denotes that Kenney and Rockwell were the incumbent representatives from the 21st district, who moved to the 25th district