| Number: | 17th |
| Start: | January 1, 1945 |
| End: | December 31, 1946 |
| Senators: | 19 |
| Reps: | 58 |
| S-Majority: | Democratic (19–0) |
| H-Majority: | Democratic (57–1) |
| Sessionstart1: | January 8 |
| Sessionend1: | March 9, 1945 |
| Special Session1 Start: | September 10 |
| Special Session1 End: | September 29, 1945 |
| Special Session2 Start: | April 23 |
| Special Session2 End: | May 3, 1946 |
| Special Session3 Start: | September 9 |
| Special Session3 End: | September 28, 1946 |
| Previous: | 16th |
| Next: | 18th |
The 17th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1946, during the third of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate. while the Republicans gained a single house seat.
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 18, 1945; and adjourned on March 9.[1] There were three special sessions, the first of which was held from September 10 through September 29, 1945,[2] the second was held from April 23 – May 3, 1946, and the third was held between September 9 – 28, 1946.
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| County | Senator | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Bert J. Colter | Democratic | ||
| Cochise | Ralph Cowan | Democratic | ||
| Dan Angius | Democratic | |||
| Coconino | James E. Babbitt | Democratic | ||
| Gila | S. L. Bixby | Democratic | ||
| James R. Heron | Democratic | |||
| Graham | Wesley A. Townsend | Democratic | ||
| Greenlee | A. C. Stanton | Democratic | ||
| Maricopa | David P. Kimball | Democratic | ||
| Walter J. Thalheimer | Democratic | |||
| Mohave | Charles P. Elmer | Democratic | ||
| Navajo | Lloyd C. Henning | Democratic | ||
| Pima | H. H. d'Autremont | Democratic | ||
| William Kimball | Democratic | |||
| Pinal | Charles S. Goff | Democratic | ||
| Santa Cruz | W. H. Hathaway | Democratic | ||
| Yavapai | Paul C. Keefe | Democratic | ||
| Norman Fain | Democratic | |||
| Yuma | Hugo B. Farmer | Democratic | ||
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| County | Representative | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Don F. Riggs | Democratic | ||
| Cochise | I. A. Rosok | Democratic | ||
| M. F. Ryan | Democratic | |||
| H. J. Lewis | Democratic | |||
| Frank W. Sharpe Jr. | Democratic | |||
| A. R. Spikes | Democratic | |||
| Coconino | Frank L. Christensen | Democratic | ||
| W. C. Rittenhouse | Democratic | |||
| Gila | Robert Fitzgerald | Democratic | ||
| William G. Rosenbaum | Democratic | |||
| Harold Copp | Democratic | |||
| Graham | Loren L. Follett | Democratic | ||
| K. W. Lines | Democratic | |||
| Greenlee | Fred J. Fritz | Democratic | ||
| Maricopa | Charles H. Abels | Democratic | ||
| H. C. Armstrong | Democratic | |||
| G. N. Baker | Democratic | |||
| Cecil A. Bell | Democratic | |||
| Jack Cummard | Democratic | |||
| J. W. Estes | Democratic | |||
| J. H. Fairbanks | Democratic | |||
| Carroll Hudson | Democratic | |||
| O. A. Kane | Democratic | |||
| Sidney Kartus | Democratic | |||
| R. F. Kilpatrick | Democratic | |||
| Alvin Lindsey | Democratic | |||
| 0. L. McDaniel | Democratic | |||
| D. McDonald | Democratic | |||
| T. McGowan | Democratic | |||
| Laura McRae | Democratic | |||
| M. Joe Murphy | Democratic | |||
| S. Norton | Democratic | |||
| Claire Phelps | Democratic | |||
| Kenneth K. Pound | Democratic | |||
| Joe M. Rumsey | Democratic | |||
| Roy A. Taylor | Democratic | |||
| Fletcher West Timmerman | Democratic | |||
| Mohave | E. L. Jameson | Democratic | ||
| Navajo | John L. Westover | Democratic | ||
| Clay B. Simer | Democratic | |||
| Pima | Bob Barber | Democratic | ||
| Robert H. Forbes | Democratic | |||
| Joseph J. O'Neill | Democratic | |||
| Roy Martin | Democratic | |||
| John S. Hardwicke | Democratic | |||
| John H. Ayraud | Democratic | |||
| James W. Ewing | Republican | |||
| D. M. Penny | Democratic | |||
| A. Berky | Democratic | |||
| Pinal | 0. W. Rugg | Democratic | ||
| George Ernst | Democratic | |||
| Santa Cruz | Richard S. Stearns Jr. | Democratic | ||
| Yavapai | Robert E. Perkins | Democratic | ||
| Ralph C. Hooker | Democratic | |||
| Leonard Klein | Democratic | |||
| Harry E. Metz | Democratic | |||
| Yuma | Clara Osborne Botzum | Democratic | ||
| N. S. McCallum | Democratic | |||