| Number: | 30th |
| Start: | January 1, 1971 |
| End: | December 31, 1972 |
| Senators: | 30 |
| Reps: | 60 |
| S-Majority: | Republican (18–12) |
| H-Majority: | Republican (34–26) |
| Sessionstart1: | January 11 |
| Sessionend1: | May 14, 1971 |
| Sessionstart2: | January 10 |
| Sessionend2: | May 14, 1972 |
| Special Session1 Start: | September 27 |
| Special Session1 End: | October 21, 1971 |
| Previous: | 29th |
| Next: | 31st |
The 30th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1972, during the first two years of Jack Williams' third term as Governor of Arizona. Due to a state constitutional amendment, the election of 1970 was the first in Arizona with a four-year term for the governor. The legislature remained at two-year terms.[1] While the number of senators remained constant at 30 and the members of the house of representatives held steady at 60, the structure of the legislature changed. In the prior legislature, it had been broken into 8 districts, with two of those districts (districts 7 and 8) further broken down into sub-districts (6 and 15 sub-districts, respectively). Beginning with this legislature, the structure was changed to 30 districts, with a single senator and two representatives from each district. The Republicans picked up a single seat in the Senate, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the balance in the lower house remained with a Republican edge of 34–26.
The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1971, and adjourned on May 14; while the second convened on January 10, 1972, and adjourned on May 14.[2] [3] There was a single Special Session, which convened on September 27, 1971, and adjourned on October 21.
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Senator | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties | Boyd Tenney | Republican | ||
| 2 - Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties | Thomas N. Knoles Jr. | Democrat | ||
| 3 - Apache, Navajo, Gila and Graham Counties | Roy Palmer | Republican | ||
| 4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo Counties | John W. McLaughlin | Democrat | ||
| 5 - Maricopa, and Yuma Counties | Harold C. Giss | Democrat | ||
| 6 - Maricopa, and Pinal Counties | E. B. (Blodie) Thode | Democrat | ||
| 7 - Gila, and Pinal Counties | A. V. (Bill) Hardt | Democrat | ||
| 8 - Cochise, Graham, and Pinal Counties | Charles Awalt | Democrat | ||
| 9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties | James F. McNulty Jr. | Democrat | ||
| 10 - Pima, and Yuma Counties | Joe Castillo | Democrat | ||
| 11 - Pima County | F. T. "Limie" Gibbings | Democrat | ||
| 12 - Pima County | Sam Lena | Democrat | ||
| 13 - Pima County | Douglas S. Holsclaw | Republican | ||
| 14 - Pima County | Scott Alexander | Republican | ||
| 15 - Pima County | William C. Jacquin | Republican | ||
| 16 - Maricopa County | Fred Koory Jr. | Republican | ||
| 17 - Maricopa County | Ray A. Goetze | Republican | ||
| 18 - Maricopa County | Joe Shaughnessy Jr. | Republican | ||
| 19 - Maricopa County | Ray Rottas | Republican | ||
| 20 - Maricopa County | Sandra Day O'Connor | Republican | ||
| 21 - Maricopa County | John B Conlan | Republican | ||
| 22 - Maricopa County | Bess B. Stinson | Republican | ||
| 23 - Maricopa County | Leo Corbet | Republican | ||
| 24 - Maricopa County | Howard S. Baldwin | Republican | ||
| 25 - Maricopa County | Trudy Camping | Republican | ||
| 26 - Maricopa County | David B. Kret | Republican | ||
| 27 - Maricopa County | Bob Stump | Democrat | ||
| 28 - Maricopa County | Cloves Campbell Sr. | Democrat | ||
| 29 - Maricopa County | James A. Mack | Republican | ||
| 30 - Maricopa County | D. Delos Ellsworth | Republican | ||
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Representative | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties | Gladys Gardner | Republican | ||
| Ray Everett | Republican | |||
| 2 - Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties | Harold L. Huffer | Democrat | ||
| Sam A. McConnell Jr. | Republican | |||
| 3 - Apache, Navajo, Gila and Graham Counties | Boyd A. Shumway | Democrat | ||
| Glen L. Flake | Democrat | |||
| 4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo Counties | G. 0. "Sonny" Biles | Democrat | ||
| Jack A. Brown | Democrat | |||
| 5 - Maricopa, and Yuma Counties | Elwood W. Bradford | Democrat | ||
| Jones Osborn | Democrat | |||
| 6 - Maricopa, and Pinal Counties | Craig E. Davids | Democrat | ||
| Polly Getzwiller | Democrat | |||
| 7 - Gila, and Pinal Counties | Edward G. Guerrero | Democrat | ||
| E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum | Democrat | |||
| 8 - Cochise, Graham, and Pinal Counties | Hank Fenn | Democrat | ||
| Ed C. Sawyer | Democrat | |||
| 9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties | Richard Pacheco | Democrat | ||
| William R. Ryan | Democrat | |||
| 10 - Pima, and Yuma Counties | Bernardo M. Cajero | Democrat | ||
| E. S. "Bud" Walker | Democrat | |||
| 11 - Pima County | Etta Mae Hutcheson | Democrat | ||
| Ethel Maynard | Democrat | |||
| 12 - Pima County | R. P . "Bob" Fricks | Democrat | ||
| J. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr. | Democrat | |||
| 13 - Pima County | Thomas N . Goodwin | Republican | ||
| H. Thomas Kincaid | Republican | |||
| 14 - Pima County | Helen Grace Carlson | Democrat | ||
| David B. Stone | Republican | |||
| 15 - Pima County | W. A. "Tony" Buehl | Republican | ||
| Charles W. King | Republican | |||
| 16 - Maricopa County | C. W. "Bill" Lewis | Republican | ||
| Hal Runyan | Republican | |||
| 17 - Maricopa County | James B. Ratliff | Republican | ||
| W. Vincent Thelander | Republican | |||
| 18 - Maricopa County | Don Stewart | Republican | ||
| Bob Strother | Republican | |||
| 19 - Maricopa County | Stan Akers | Republican | ||
| Timothy A. Barrow | Republican | |||
| 20 - Maricopa County | Ruth Adams | Republican | ||
| Richard Burgess | Republican | |||
| 21 - Maricopa County | Sam Flake | Republican | ||
| Peter Kay | Republican | |||
| 22 - Maricopa County | Howard Adams | Republican | ||
| Bill McCune | Republican | |||
| 23 - Maricopa County | Burton S. Barr | Republican | ||
| Ruth Peck | Republican | |||
| 24 - Maricopa County | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell | Republican | ||
| Jay Stuckey | Republican | |||
| 25 - Maricopa County | D. Lee Jones | Republican | ||
| Jim Skelly | Republican | |||
| 26 - Maricopa County | Frank Kelley | Republican | ||
| Bob Hungerford | Republican | |||
| 27 - Maricopa County | Art Coppinger | Democrat | ||
| Manuel "Lito" Pena | Democrat | |||
| 28 - Maricopa County | Leon Thompson | Democrat | ||
| Horace E. Owens | Democrat | |||
| 29 - Maricopa County | James J. Sossaman | Republican | ||
| Michael Goodwin | Republican | |||
| 30 - Maricopa County | Stan Turley | Republican | ||
| Jim L. Cooper | Republican | |||