Arizona Senate

Coordinates: 33°26′53″N 112°5′45″W / 33.44806°N 112.09583°W / 33.44806; -112.09583

Arizona State Senate
Arizona Legislature

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Andy Biggs (R)
President pro Tempore	Sylvia Allen (R)
Majority Leader	John McComish (R)
Minority Leader	Katie Hobbs (D)
Structure
Seats	30

Political groups	Governing party Republican (18) Opposition party Democratic (12)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (30 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (30 seats)
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber Arizona State Capitol Phoenix, Arizona
Website
Arizona State Senate

The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members with each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to four terms for a total of eight years. Members of the Republican Party are currently in the majority in the Senate.

As with the Arizona House of Representatives, members to the Senate are elected from the same legislative districts as House members, however one Senator represents the constituency, while for the House there are two Representatives per district. This districting system is similar to those of the Idaho and Washington State Senate. In political science, this type of legislative district is called a multi-member district.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

The Senate convenes in the adjacent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Leadership of the Senate

Arizona, along with Oregon, Maine and Wyoming, is one of the four U.S. states to have abolished the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the nominal senate president in many states. As a result, the Senate elects its own presiding officer, the President of the Senate, who presides over the body, appoints members to all of the Senate's committees and to joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. The Senate President also appoints a President pro tempore, who serves for the duration of a session of the legislature, to preside in his absence, and may appoint a temporary President pro tempore in the absence of the President and President pro tempore.^[1]

The current President of the Senate is Republican Andy Biggs of District 12, The Senate Majority Leader is John McComish of District 18, Of the Senate Minority Leader is Anna Tovar of District 19.

Leadership information

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
President of the Senate	Andy Biggs	Republican	Gilbert	District 12
President pro tempore	Sylvia Allen	Republican	Snowflake	District 6
Majority Leader	Steve Yarbrough	Republican	Chandler	District 17
Majority Whip	Gail Griffin	Republican	Hereford	District 14
Minority Leader	Katie Hobbs	Democratic	Tolleson	District 24
Assistant Minority Leader	Steve Farley	Democratic	Tucson	District 9
Minority Whip	Lupe Contreras	Democratic	Cashion	District 19

Current composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	21	9	30	1

Begin	17	13	30	0
July 12, 2013^[2]	12	29	1
July 31, 2013^[3]	13	30	0
August 20, 2013^[4]		16	29	1
September 11, 2013^[5]		17	30	0
January 13, 2014^[6]	12		29	1
January 21, 2014^[7]	13		30	0
End of previous legislature	13		30	0

Begin	17	13	30	0
November 23, 2015^[8]	18	12	30	0
Latest voting share	7001600000000000000♠60%	7001400000000000000♠40%

Current members, 2015–2017

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Assumed office on
1	Steve Pierce	Rep	Prescott	2009
2	Andrea Dalessandro	Dem	Green Valley	2014†
3	Olivia Cajero Bedford	Dem	Tucson	2011
4	Lynne Pancrazi	Dem	Yuma	2012
5	Sue Donahue	Rep	Lake Havasu City	2015†
6	Sylvia Allen	Rep	Heber	2015†
7	Carlyle Begay	Rep	Ganado	2013†
8	Barbara McGuire	Dem	Kearny	2013
9	Steve Farley	Dem	Tucson	2013
10	David Bradley	Dem	Tucson	2013
11	Steve Smith	Rep	Maricopa	2011
12	Andy Biggs	Rep	Gilbert	2011
13	Don Shooter	Rep	Yuma	2011
14	Gail Griffin	Rep	Hereford	2011
15	Nancy Barto	Rep	Phoenix	2011
16	Dave Farnsworth	Rep	Mesa	2013†
17	Steve Yarbrough	Rep	Chandler	2011
18	Jeff Dial	Rep	Chander	2011
19	Lupe Contreras	Dem	Cashion	2015
20	Kimberly Yee	Rep	Phoenix	2013
21	Debbie Lesko	Rep	Peoria	2009
22	Judy Burges	Rep	Sun City West	2012
23	John Kavanagh	Rep	Fountain Hills	2007
24	Katie Hobbs	Dem	Phoenix	2013
25	Bob Worsley	Rep	Mesa	2013
26	Andrew Sherwood	Dem	Tempe	2015†
27	Catherine Miranda	Dem	Phoenix	2006
28	Adam Driggs	Rep	Phoenix	2011
29	Martin Quezada	Dem	Phoenix	2012
30	Robert Meza	Dem	Phoenix	2011

† Member was originally appointed.

Committees

Current committees include:^[9]

Senate Ethics
Appropriations
Government and Environment
Health and Human Services
Judiciary
Commerce, Energy and Military
Education

Elections
Transportation
Public Safety
Rules
Natural Resources and Rural Affairs
Finance

References

↑ Senate Rule 2: The President
↑ Democrat Jack Jackson, Jr. (District 7) resigned to take a job in the Obama administration.
↑ Democrat Carlyle Begay appointed to succeed Jackson
↑ Republican Rich Crandall resigned to become Director of Education in Wyoming.
↑ Republican Dave Farnsworth appointed to succeed Crandall
↑ Democrat Linda J. Lopez (District 2) resigned to focus on running a private foundation.
↑ Democrat Andrea Dalessandro appointed to succeed Lopez.
↑ Democrat Carlyle Begay switches party affiliation to the Republican party
↑ "Arizona Senate Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

External links

Members of the Arizona Senate

52nd Legislature (2015–2017) President of the Senate: Andy Biggs (R) President Pro Tempore: Sylvia Allen (R) Majority Leader: Steve Yarbrough (R) Minority Leader: Katie Hobbs (D)

Steve Pierce (R) Andrea Dalessandro (D) Olivia Cajero Bedford (D) Lynne Pancrazi (D) Sue Donahue (R) Sylvia Allen (R) Carlyle Begay (R) Barbara McGuire (D) Steve Farley (D) David Bradley (D) Steve Smith (R) Andy Biggs (R) Don Shooter (R) Gail Griffin (R) Nancy Barto (R) Dave Farnsworth (R) Steve Yarbrough (R) Jeff Dial (R) Lupe Contreras (D) Kimberly Yee (R) Debbie Lesko (R) Judy Burges (R) John Kavanagh (R) Katie Hobbs (D) Bob Worsley (R) Andrew Sherwood (D) Catherine Miranda (D) Adam Driggs (R) Martín Quezada (D) Robert Meza (D)

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Members of the Arizona House of Representatives

51st Legislature (2015–2017) Speaker of the House: David Gowan (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Bob Robson (R) Majority Leader: Steve Montenegro (R) Minority Leader: Eric Meyer (D)

Karen Fann (R) Noel W. Campbell (R) John Christopher Ackerley (R) Rosanna Gabaldón (D) Sally Ann Gonzales (D) Macario Saldate (D) Lisa Otondo (D) Charlene R. Fernandez (D) Sonny Borrelli (R) Regina Cobb (R) Brenda Barton (R) Bob Thorpe (R) Jennifer D. Benally (D) Albert Hale (D) Frank Pratt (R) T. J. Shope (R) Matt Kopec (D) Randall Friese (D) Stefanie Mach (D) Bruce Wheeler (D) Mark Finchem (R) Vince Leach (R) Warren Petersen (R) Eddie Farnsworth (R) Steve Montenegro (R) Darin Mitchell (R) David Gowan (R) David Stevens (R) Heather Carter (R) John Allen (R) Doug Coleman (R) Kelly Townsend (R) Jeff Weninger (R) J. D. Mesnard (R) Jill Norgaard (R) Bob Robson (R) Diego Espinoza (D) Mark Cardenas (D) Paul Boyer (R) Anthony Kern (R) Tony Rivero (R) Rick Grey (R) Phil Lovas (R) David Livingston (R) Jay Lawrence (R) Michelle Ugenti (R) Ken Clark (D) Lela Alston (D) Justin Olson (R) Russell Bowers (R) Juan Mendez (D) Celeste Plumlee (D) Reginald Bolding (D) Rebecca Rios (D) Kate Brophy McGee (R) Eric Meyer (D) Richard C. Andrade (D) Ceci Velasquez (D) Jonathan Larkin (D) Debbie McCune Davis (D)

Republican (36) Democratic (24) Arizona Legislature Arizona House of Representatives Arizona Senate

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