12th Arizona State Legislature

The 12th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1936, during Benjamin Baker Moeur's second term as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant, while the number of representatives in the house decreased from 63 to 51. The Republicans broke the Democrats complete domination in the senate, managing to obtain a single seat, that of Apache County, however the house was entirely in Democratic hands.

12th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1935 – December 31, 1936
Senate
Members	19
President	Neil Kilmartin (D)
Party control	Democratic (18–1)
House of Representatives
Members	51
Speaker	Thomas D. Tway (D)
Party control	Democratic (51–0)
Sessions
1st January 14 – March 21, 1935
Special sessions
1st November 26 – December 14, 1936

Sessions

The Legislature met for the Non regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 14, 1935; and adjourned on March 21.[1] There was a special session which ran from November 5–24, 1936.[2]

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]^:iii

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Bryant Whiting	Republican
Cochise	Joe S. Hunt	Democratic
	Dan Angius*	Democratic
Coconino	Clyde Stauffer	Democratic
Gila	Daniel E. Rienhardt	Democratic
	E,. H. McEachren*	Democratic
Graham	Aaron Nelson	Democratic
Greenlee	Peter Riley	Democratic
Maricopa	George A. Johnson	Democratic
	Joe C. Haldiman	Democratic	President
Mohave	J. Hubert Smith	Democratic
Navajo	G. W. Nelson	Democratic
Pima	E. T. Houston*	Democratic
	Thomas Collins*	Democratic
Pinal	Peter H. Ethington	Democratic
Santa Cruz	J. A. Harrison*	Democratic
Yavapai	Paul C. Keefe	Democratic
	W. E. Patterson	Democratic
Yuma	Nellie T. Bush	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:[1]^:iv

• Secretary: William J. Graham
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank J. Gillick
• Chaplain: Reverend T. T. Hughes
• Chaplain: Reverend Perry McArthur

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House shrank by twelve seats from the 11th Legislature: 4 in Maricopa County, 2 each in Cochise and Gila counties, and 1 each in Greenlee, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma counties.[1]^:v

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	Don R. Patterson	Democratic
Cochise	David J. Marks	Democratic
	Frank Bowling	Democratic
	M. A. Gray	Democratic
	Frank W. Sharpe Jr.	Democratic
	Vernon G. Davis*	Democratic
Coconino	James E. Babbitt*	Democratic
	L. S. Williams*	Democratic
Gila	James R. Heron*	Democratic
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democratic
	Ben H. Franklin	Democratic
Graham	Frank Skinner	Democratic
	Fred Webb*	Democratic
Greenlee	Matt Danenhauer	Democratic
Maricopa	Bert C. Armstrong*	Democratic
	G. A. Batchelder	Democratic
	Guy C. Chisum	Democratic
	M. E. Curry	Democratic
	William F. Gillett	Democratic
	J. Melvin Goodson	Democratic
	Raymond S. Hill	Democratic
	Tom J. Imler	Democratic
	Philip A. Isley	Democratic
	J. E. Love	Democratic
	W. R. Palmer*	Democratic
	William Petersen	Democratic
	Bridgie Porter*	Democratic
	M. G. Pratt*	Democratic
	L. Alton Riggs*	Democratic
	Harry J. Sullivan	Democratic
	C. T. Thompson	Democratic
	J. C. Wilson*	Democratic
Mohave	Robert E. Morrow	Democratic
Navajo	James Petersen	Democratic
	Oren L. Murray	Democratic
Pima	Justo A. Chavez	Democratic
	John H. Rapp*	Democratic
	William Wisdom*	Democratic
	C. W. Gardner	Democratic
	D. M. Penny	Democratic
	B. J. O'Neill*	Democratic
	Thomas D. Tway*	Democratic
Pinal	R. W. Kenworthy	Democratic
	Thomas S. Richards*	Democratic
Santa Cruz	Edwin F. Bohlinger*	Democratic
Yavapai	John H. Orthel	Democratic
	V. A. Reichard	Democratic
	Philemon G. Steinel	Democratic
	Harry J. Mader	Democratic
Yuma	Bernard T. Caine	Democratic
	William Wisener*	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:[1]^:v

• Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
• Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Hilbers
• Chaplain: Reverend Cecil Harris

References

1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1935, Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1936, Twelfth Legislature, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.