14th Arizona State Legislature explained

Number:14th
Start:January 1, 1939
End:December 31, 1940
Senators:19
Reps:52
S-Majority:Democratic (19–0)
H-Majority:Democratic (51–1)
Sessionstart1:January 9
Sessionend1:March 13, 1939
Special Session1 Start:September 23
Special Session1 End:September 27, 1940
Previous:13th
Next:15th

The 14th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1939, to December 31, 1940, during Robert Taylor Jones's first and only term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the House increased from 51 to 52 members. The Democrats maintained one hundred percent of the senate seats, while the Republicans continued to have a single seat in the House, one of the two from Navajo County.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 9, 1939; and adjourned on March 13.[1] There was a special session which was held from September 23–27, 1940.[2]

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

CountySenatorPartyNotes
ApacheJohn R. ColemanDemocratic
CochiseH. A. (Pete) WimberlyDemocratic
Dan AngiusDemocratic
CoconinoJames E. BabbittDemocratic
GilaDaniel E. RienhardtDemocratic
A. R. EdwardsDemocratic
GrahamBenjamin BlakeDemocratic
GreenleeA. C. StantonDemocratic
MaricopaJames MinottoDemocratic
Charles M. MendersonDemocratic
MohaveRobert E. MorrowDemocratic
NavajoRobert L. MooreDemocratic
PimaHenry A. DaltonDemocratic
V. Clare DoddDemocratic
PinalWilliam CoxonDemocratic
Santa CruzHarold C. Roesner[3] Democraticresigned January 31, 1939[4]
E. F. BohlingerDemocraticappointed to replace Roesner, February 1, 1939
YavapaiPaul C. KeefeDemocratic
W. E. PattersonDemocratic
YumaH. H. BakerDemocratic

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The size of the House increased by a single seat to 52 members, when Maricopa was given a 19th seat.

CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
ApacheG. Oscar HamblinDemocratic
CochiseRalph CowanDemocratic
Howard McKinneyDemocratic
M. A. GrayDemocratic
Frank W. Sharpe Jr.Democratic
E. B. McAlebDemocratic
CoconinoClyde M. StaufferDemocratic
Charles F. WadeDemocratic
GilaJames R. HeronDemocratic
William G. RosenbaumDemocratic
Harold CoppDemocratic
GrahamJ. W. GreenhalghDemocratic
Warner B. MatticeDemocratic
GreenleeFred J. FritzDemocratic
MaricopaGeorge A. BatchelderDemocratic
Cecil A. BellDemocratic
Jack CummardDemocratic
M. E. CurryDemocratic
Charles T. FrancisDemocratic
J. Melvin GoodsonDemocratic
Raymond S. HillDemocratic
Lorna E. LockwoodDemocratic
0. L. McDanielDemocratic
T. McGowanDemocratic
Laura McRaeDemocratic
W. R. PalmerDemocratic
Walter J. RighettiDemocratic
Marvin E. SmithDemocratic
William E. StanfordDemocratic
C. T. ThompsonDemocratic
Raymond WigginsDemocratic
Kirby L. VidrineDemocratic
R. K. WoodDemocratic
MohaveE. L. JamesonDemocratic
NavajoWilliam BourdonDemocratic
Oren L. MurrayDemocratic
PimaC. J. (Jimmy) CarreonDemocratic
Robert H. ForbesDemocratic
D. M. PennyDemocratic
L. B. Wilson Democratic
F. K. (Kit) CarsonDemocratic
B. J. O'NeillDemocratic
William SpaidDemocratic
PinalC. S. GoffDemocratic
W. E. MullenDemocratic
Santa CruzGeorge F. MacDonaldDemocratic
YavapaiRobert E. PerkinsDemocratic
V. A. ReichardDemocratic
Leonard KleinDemocratic
Harry J. MaderDemocratic
YumaEd V. ShawDemocratic
William WisenerDemocratic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1938, Thirteenth Legislature, Fourth Special Session, 1939, Fourteenth Legislature, Regular Session . State of Arizona . February 8, 2017.
  2. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1940, Fourteenth Legislature, First Special Session, 1941, Fifteenth Legislature, Regular Session . State of Arizona . February 8, 2017.
  3. Web site: History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966 . State of Arizona . April 14, 2022 . 50.
  4. News: Bohlinger Has Job In Senate . . February 1, 1939 . 6 . Newspapers.com. April 14, 2022.