55th Arizona State Legislature


The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives was the legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.

Sessions

The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 2021.
The second regular session began on January 10, 2022, adjourning on June 25, 2022.
There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding.

Senate

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1Karen Fann*Republican
2Rosanna GabaldonDemocrat
3Sally Ann Gonzales*Democrat
4Lisa Otondo*Democrat
5Sonny Borrelli*Republican
6Wendy RogersRepublican
7Jamescita Peshlakai*DemocratResigned December 22, 2021
7Theresa HatathlieDemocratAppointed January 6, 2022
8T. J. ShopeRepublican
9Victoria Steele*Democrat
10Kirsten EngelDemocratResigned September 8, 2021
10Stephanie Stahl HamiltonDemocratAppointed October 20, 2021
11Vince Leach*Republican
12Warren PetersenRepublican
13Sine Kerr*Republican
14David Gowan*Republican
15Nancy BartoRepublican
16Kelly TownsendRepublican
17J.D. Mesnard*Republican
18Sean Bowie*Democrat
19Lupe Contreras*Democrat
20Paul Boyer*Republican
21Rick Gray*Republican
22David Livingston*Republican
23Michelle Ugenti*Republican
24Lela Alston*Democrat
25Tyler Pace*Republican
26Juan Mendez*Democrat
27Rebecca Rios*Democrat
28Christine MarshDemocrat
29Martin Quezada*Democrat
30Tony Navarrete*DemocratResigned August 10, 2021
30Raquel TeránDemocratAppointed September 15, 2021

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
DistrictRepresentativePartyNotes
1Quang NguyenRepublican
1Judy BurgesRepublican
2Daniel Hernandez Jr.*Democrat
2Andrea DalessandroDemocrat
3Alma Hernandez*Democrat
3Andrés Cano*Democrat
4Charlene Fernandez*DemocratResigned November 15, 2021
4Brian FernandezDemocratAppointed November 22, 2021
4Joel JohnRepublican
5Leo Biasiucci*Republican
5Regina Cobb*Republican
6Walter Blackman*Republican
6Brenda BartonRepublican
7Arlando Teller*Democrat
7Myron Tsosie*Democrat
8David Cook*Republican
8Frank PrattRepublicanDied September 21, 2021
8Neal CarterRepublicanAppointed October 27, 2021
9Pamela Hannley*Democrat
9Randall Friese*DemocratResigned November 15, 2021
9Christopher MathisDemocratAppointed December 7, 2021
10Stephanie Stahl HamiltonDemocratAppointed to Arizona Senate October 20, 2021
10Morgan AbrahamDemocratAppointed December 7, 2021
10Domingo DeGraziaDemocrat
11Mark Finchem*Republican
11Bret Roberts*RepublicanResigned September 30, 2021
11Teresa MartinezRepublicanAppointed October 27, 2021
12Jake HoffmanRepublican
12Travis Grantham*Republican
13Joanne Osborne*Republican
13Tim Dunn*Republican
14Becky Nutt*RepublicanResigned November 1, 2021
14Lupe DiazRepublicanAppointed November 19, 2021
14Gail Griffin*Republican
15Justin WilmethRepublican
15Steve KaiserRepublican
16John Fillmore*Republican
16Jacqueline ParkerRepublican
17Jeff Weninger*Republican
17Jennifer Pawlik*Democrat
18Jennifer Jermaine*Democrat
18Denise Epstein*Democrat
19Lorenzo Sierra*Democrat
19Diego Espinoza*Democrat
20Shawnna Bolick*Republican
20Judy SchwiebertDemocrat
21Kevin Payne*Republican
21Beverly PingerelliRepublican
22Frank Carroll*Republican
22Ben Toma*Republican
23Joseph ChaplikRepublican
23John KavanaghRepublican
24Jennifer Longdon*Democrat
24Amish Shah*Democrat
25Michelle Udall*Republican
25Russell Bowers*Republican
26Melody HernandezDemocrat
26Athena Salman*Democrat
27Reginald Bolding*Democrat
27Diego Rodriguez*DemocratResigned November 17, 2021
27Marcelino QuiñonezDemocratAppointed December 15, 2021
28Kelli Butler*Democrat
28Aaron Lieberman*DemocratResigned September 20, 2021
28Sarah LiguoriDemocratAppointed October 18, 2021
29Richard C. Andrade*Democrat
29Cesar Chavez*Democrat
30Robert Meza*Democrat
30Raquel Terán*DemocratAppointed to Arizona Senate September 15, 2021
30Christian SolorioDemocratAppointed October 27, 2021