38th Arizona State Legislature explained

Number:38th
Start:January 1, 1987
End:December 31, 1988
Senators:30
Reps:60
S-Majority:Republican (19–11)
H-Majority:Republican (36–24)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 12
Sessionend1:May 19, 1987
Sessionstart2:January 11
Sessionend2:July 1, 1988
Special Session1 Start:January 21
Special Session1 End:January 25, 1987
Special Session2 Start:June 29
Special Session2 End:July 1, 1987
Special Session3 Start:July 20
Special Session3 End:July 22, 1987
Previous:37th
Next:39th

The 38th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1988, during the two years of Evan Mecham's term as Governor of Arizona, and the first year of Rose Mofford's term as governor after Mecham's impeachment. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them a 19-11 majority, while the Democrats gained to seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 36–24.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1987, and adjourned on May 19, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1988, and adjourned sine die on July 1.[1] [2]

There were three Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 21, 1987, and adjourned on January 25; the second convened on June 29, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 1; and the third convened on July 20, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 22.

State Senate

Members

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

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1John U. HaysRepublican
2Tony GabaldonDemocrat
3James Henderson Jr.Democrat
4A. V. "Bill" HardtDemocrat
5Jones OsbornDemocrat
6Allen J. StephensDemocrat
7Peter D. RiosDemocrat
8Carol MacDonaldRepublican
9Jeffrey J. HillRepublican
10Jesus HigueraDemocrat
11Jaime P. GutierrezDemocrat
12John T. MawhinneyRepublican
13Greg LunnRepublican
14William J. De Long *Republican
15S. H. RunyanRepublican
16Wayne StumpRepublican
17Pat WrightRepublican
18Tony WestRepublican
19Janice BrewerRepublican
20Lela AlstonDemocrat
21Carl J. KunasekRepublican
22Manuel "Lito" PenaDemocrat
23Carolyn WalkerDemocrat
24Pete CorpsteinRepublican
25Jacque SteinerRepublican
26Peter KayRepublican
27Doug ToddRepublican
28Robert B. UsdaneRepublican
29Jack J. TaylorRepublican
30James SossamanRepublican

House of Representatives

Members

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

DistrictRepresentativePartyNotes
1Donald R. AldridgeRepublican
R. D. CarsonRepublican
2Karan EnglishDemocrat
John WettawRepublican
3Benjamin HanleyDemocrat
Jack C. JacksonDemocrat
4Jack A. BrownDemocrat
E. C. "Polly" RosenbaumDemocrat
5Herbert GuentherDemocrat
Robert J. McLendonDemocrat
6Henry EvansDemocrat
James HartdegenRepublican
7Roy HudsonDemocrat
Richard PachecoDemocrat
8Gus ArzbergerDemocrat
Joe LaneRepublican
9Bart BakerRepublican
William J. EnglishRepublican
10Carmen CajeroDemocrat
Phillip HubbardDemocrat
11Peter GoudinoffDemocrat
John KromkoDemocrat
12Reid EwingDemocrat
Jack JewettRepublican
13David C. BartlettDemocrat
Larry HawkeRepublican
14Jim GreenRepublican
Cindy L. ResnickDemocrat
15Bob DennyRepublican
James B. RatliffRepublican
16Bob HungerfordRepublican
Karen MillsRepublican
17Brenda BurnsRepublican
Sterling RidgeRepublican
18Jane Dee HullRepublican
George E. WeiszRepublican
19Nancy WesselRepublican
Jim WhiteRepublican
20Debbie McCuneDemocrat
Bobby RaymondDemocrat
21Robert W. BroughtonRepublican
Leslie Whiting JohnsonRepublican
22Art HamiltonDemocrat
Earl V. WilcoxDemocrat
23Sandra D. KennedyDemocrat
Armando RuizDemocrat
24Gary GiordanoRepublican
Chris HerstamRepublican
25John C. KingRepublican
Elizabeth Adams RockwellRepublican
26Jim MeredithRepublican
Jim MillerRepublican
27Bev HermonRepublican
Jenny NortonRepublican
28Heinz HinkRepublican
Jim SkellyRepublican
29Lela SteffeyRepublican
Don StrauchRepublican
30Mark KillianRepublican
William A. MundellRepublican

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1987 Thirty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session . State of Arizona . November 2, 2018.
  2. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1988 Thirty-Eighth Legislature, Second Regular Session . State of Arizona . November 2, 2018.