55th Arizona State Legislature explained

Number:	55th
Start:	January 1, 2021
End:	December 31, 2022
President:	Karen Fann
Pro Tem:	Vince Leach
Speaker:	Russell Bowers
Senators:	30
Reps:	60
S-Majority:	Republican (16–14)
H-Majority:	Republican (31–29)
Sessionstart1:	January 11, 2021
Sessionend1:	June 30, 2021
Sessionstart2:	January 10, 2022
Sessionend2:	June 25, 2022
Special Session1 Start:	June 15
Special Session1 End:	June 17, 2021
Previous:	54th
Next:	56th

The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.^[1]

Sessions

The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 2021.^{[2] [3]}

The second regular session began on January 10, 2022, adjourning on June 25, 2022.^[4]

There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding.^[5]

Senate

Members

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

District	Senator	Party	Notes
1	Karen Fann		Republican
2	Rosanna Gabaldon		Democrat
3	Sally Ann Gonzales		Democrat
4	Lisa Otondo		Democrat
5	Sonny Borrelli		Republican
6	Wendy Rogers		Republican
7	Jamescita Peshlakai		Democrat	Resigned December 22, 2021^[6]
	Theresa Hatathlie		Democrat	Appointed January 6, 2022^[7]
8	T. J. Shope		Republican
9	Victoria Steele		Democrat
10	Kirsten Engel		Democrat	Resigned September 8, 2021^[8]
	Stephanie Stahl Hamilton		Democrat	Appointed October 20, 2021^[9]
11	Vince Leach		Republican
12	Warren Petersen		Republican
13	Sine Kerr		Republican
14	David Gowan		Republican
15	Nancy Barto		Republican
16	Kelly Townsend		Republican
17	J.D. Mesnard		Republican
18	Sean Bowie		Democrat
19	Lupe Contreras		Democrat
20	Paul Boyer		Republican
21	Rick Gray		Republican
22	David Livingston		Republican
23	Michelle Ugenti		Republican
24	Lela Alston		Democrat
25	Tyler Pace		Republican
26	Juan Mendez		Democrat
27	Rebecca Rios		Democrat
28	Christine Marsh		Democrat
29	Martin Quezada		Democrat
30	Tony Navarrete		Democrat	Resigned August 10, 2021^[10]
	Raquel Terán		Democrat	Appointed September 15, 2021^[11]

House of Representatives

Members

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

District	Representative	Party	Notes
1	Quang Nguyen		Republican
	Judy Burges		Republican
2	Daniel Hernandez Jr.		Democrat
	Andrea Dalessandro		Democrat
3	Alma Hernandez		Democrat
	Andrés Cano		Democrat
4	Charlene Fernandez		Democrat	Resigned November 15, 2021^[12]
	Brian Fernandez		Democrat	Appointed November 22, 2021^[13]
	Joel John		Republican
5	Leo Biasiucci		Republican
	Regina Cobb		Republican
6	Walter Blackman		Republican
	Brenda Barton		Republican
7	Arlando Teller		Democrat
	Myron Tsosie		Democrat
8	David Cook		Republican
	Frank Pratt		Republican	Died September 21, 2021^[14]
	Neal Carter		Republican	Appointed October 27, 2021^[15]
9	Pamela Hannley		Democrat
	Randall Friese		Democrat	Resigned November 15, 2021
	Christopher Mathis		Democrat	Appointed December 7, 2021^[16]
10	Stephanie Stahl Hamilton		Democrat	Appointed to Arizona Senate October 20, 2021
	Morgan Abraham		Democrat	Appointed December 7, 2021
	Domingo DeGrazia		Democrat
11	Mark Finchem		Republican
	Bret Roberts		Republican	Resigned September 30, 2021^[17]
	Teresa Martinez		Republican	Appointed October 27, 2021
12	Jake Hoffman		Republican
	Travis Grantham		Republican
13	Joanne Osborne		Republican
	Tim Dunn		Republican
14	Becky Nutt		Republican	Resigned November 1, 2021^[18]
	Lupe Diaz		Republican	Appointed November 19, 2021^[19]
	Gail Griffin		Republican
15	Justin Wilmeth		Republican
	Steve Kaiser		Republican
16	John Fillmore		Republican
	Jacqueline Parker		Republican
17	Jeff Weninger		Republican
	Jennifer Pawlik		Democrat
18	Jennifer Jermaine		Democrat
	Denise Epstein		Democrat
19	Lorenzo Sierra		Democrat
	Diego Espinoza		Democrat
20	Shawnna Bolick		Republican
	Judy Schwiebert		Democrat
21	Kevin Payne		Republican
	Beverly Pingerelli		Republican
22	Frank Carroll		Republican
	Ben Toma		Republican
23	Joseph Chaplik		Republican
	John Kavanagh		Republican
24	Jennifer Longdon		Democrat
	Amish Shah		Democrat
25	Michelle Udall		Republican
	Russell Bowers		Republican
26	Melody Hernandez		Democrat
	Athena Salman		Democrat
27	Reginald Bolding		Democrat
	Diego Rodriguez		Democrat	Resigned November 17, 2021^[20]
	Marcelino Quiñonez		Democrat	Appointed December 15, 2021^[21]
28	Kelli Butler		Democrat
	Aaron Lieberman		Democrat	Resigned September 20, 2021^[22]
	Sarah Liguori		Democrat	Appointed October 18, 2021^[23]
29	Richard C. Andrade		Democrat
	Cesar Chavez		Democrat
30	Robert Meza		Democrat
	Raquel Terán		Democrat	Appointed to Arizona Senate September 15, 2021
	Christian Solorio		Democrat	Appointed October 27, 2021^[24]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2020 General Election . Arizona Secretary of State . State of Arizona . 5 May 2021.
2. Web site: 2021 Session Timeline . Arizona State Legislature . State of Arizona . 5 May 2021.
3. Web site: Arizona Legislature: Lawmakers approve school voucher changes, adjourn session for the year . The Arizona Republic . 6 July 2021.
4. Web site: Arizona legislative session comes to an end overnight . Fox 10 Phoenix . 27 June 2022 . 25 June 2022.
5. Web site: Christie . Bob . Arizona Legislature passes $100M fire funding plan . AP . 17 June 2021 . 17 June 2021.
6. Web site: Gómez . Laura . December 23 . Arizona Mirror . Sen. Peshlakai resigns, headed for Dept. of Interior role • Arizona Mirror . Arizona Mirror . 7 January 2022.
7. Web site: Burkitt . Bree . Theresa Hatathlie appointed to District 7 Senate vacancy . Arizona Daily Sun . 7 January 2022 . en.
8. Web site: Associated Press . Engel quits Arizona Senate to focus on District 2 congressional race . Fox 10 Phoenix . 9 September 2021 . 8 September 2021.
9. Web site: Giles . Ben . Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton appointed to the Arizona Senate . KJZZ . 21 October 2021 . en . 20 October 2021.
10. Web site: Tony Navarrete resigns from Arizona Senate amid child sex crime charges . KTAR.com . 11 August 2021 . 10 August 2021.
11. Web site: Associated Press . Terán selected to replace Navarrete in Arizona Senate . KTAR.com . 15 September 2021 . 15 September 2021.
12. Web site: Democrat lawmaker stepping down from Arizona House to focus on medical career . KTAR.com . 5 November 2021 . 5 November 2021.
13. Web site: Fernandez's son will replace her in Arizona House . AP NEWS . 23 November 2021 . en . 22 November 2021.
14. Web site: Shapiro . Danny . Arizona state Rep. Frank Pratt dies following long illness . KTAR.com . 21 September 2021 . 21 September 2021.
15. Web site: Oxford . Andrew . Pinal County board chooses new legislators for vacant seats . Arizona Public Media . 27 October 2021 . en.
16. Web site: Oxford . Andrew . Pima County supervisors appoint Mathis, Abraham for legislative seats . news.azpm.org . Arizona Public Media . 8 December 2021 . en.
17. Web site: Associated Press . Republican Arizona state Rep. Bret Roberts abruptly announces resignation . KTAR.com . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021.
18. Web site: Stern . Ray . Another lawmaker leaves the Legislature: Clifton Republican Becky Nutt announces resignation from House . The Arizona Republic . 29 October 2021.
19. Web site: Benson man picked as replacement for Becky Nutt in House . Fronteras . 22 November 2021 . en . 20 November 2021.
20. Web site: Phoenix representative Diego Rodriguez resigns during attorney general run . KTAR.com . 15 November 2021 . 13 November 2021.
21. Web site: Stone . Kevin . Marcelino Quiñonez picked to fill final Arizona Legislature vacancy . KTAR.com . 17 December 2021 . 16 December 2021.
22. Web site: Stone . Kevin . Democrat Aaron Lieberman leaves Arizona House to focus on governor run . KTAR.com . 20 September 2021 . 20 September 2021.
23. Web site: Stone . Kevin . Sarah Liguori appointed to fill Arizona House seat for District 28 . KTAR.com . 21 October 2021 . 18 October 2021.
24. Web site: County board appoints architect to fill legislative vacancy . AP News . 27 October 2021 . en . 27 October 2021.