20th Arizona State Legislature

The 20th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1952, during the first two years of John Howard Pyle's term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 58 to 68. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate, while in the house the Democrats increased six seats and the Republicans gained four seats, giving the Democrats a 57–11 edge.

20th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1951 – December 31, 1952
Senate
Members	19
Party control	Democratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members	68
Party control	Democratic (57–11)
Sessions
1st January 8 – March 18, 1951 2nd January 14 – March 27, 1952
Special sessions
1st June 25 – June 29, 1951 2nd July 30 – August 1, 1952

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 1951; and adjourned on March 18, while the second convened on January 14, 1952, and adjourned on March 27.[1][2]^:389 There were two special sessions: the first convened on June 25, 1951, and adjourned sine die on June 29, 1951;[2] while the second convened on July 30, 1952 and adjourned sine die on August 1, 1952.[3]^:377

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]^:3

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Harris R. Miller	Democrat
Cochise	Ralph C. Cowan	Democrat
	John Pintek*	Democrat
Coconino	Charles W. Dryden	Democrat
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter*	Democrat
	William A. Sullivan*	Democrat
Graham	Warner B. Mattice*	Democrat
Greenlee	A. C. Stanton	Democrat
Maricopa	John E. Hunt*	Democrat
	Roy D. Stone*	Democrat
Mohave	Clyde Bollinger*	Democrat
Navajo	Clay Simer*	Democrat
Pima	Thomas Collins	Democrat
	William Kimball*	Democrat
Pinal	James Herron Jr.*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Hubert 0. Merryweather*	Democrat
Yavapai	Sam J. Head*	Democrat
	John R. Franks*	Democrat
Yuma	Harold C. Giss	Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]^:4

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	Walter Pulsipher	Democrat
Cochise	Wesley T. Allen*	Democrat
	Charles O. Bloomquist	Democrat
	W. L. Cook*	Democrat
	Carl W. Morris*	Democrat
	Alfred Paul Jr.*	Democrat
Coconino	Gordon Evans	Democrat
	Harry F. Sutherland	Republican
Gila	Charles Horne	Democrat
	Raymond G. Langham*	Democrat
	Mrs. William G. Rosenbaum*	Democrat
Graham	Milton Lines*	Democrat
	W. A. McBride*	Democrat
Greenlee	M. L. Simms*	Democrat
Maricopa	Lee Ackerman	Democrat
	L. S. Adams, Jr	Democrat
	Clint Anderson	Democrat
	H. C. Armstrong*	Democrat
	W. B. Barkley	Democrat
	Lewis R. Burch*	Democrat
	Francis J. Byrnes	Democrat
	L. Max Connolly*	Democrat
	W. E. Craig*	Democrat
	Jack Cummard*	Democrat
	H. B. Daniels	Democrat
	Mary Dwyer	Democrat
	Ed Ellsworth*	Democrat
	W. C. Estes	Democrat
	W. W. Franklin*	Democrat
	J. Blaine Freestone	Democrat
	Gordon Hunt	Republican
	Owen A. Kane	Democrat
	Sidney Kartus*	Democrat
	Al Lindsey	Democrat
	Laura McRae*	Democrat
	Robert L. Myers	Republican
	T. C. Rhodes	Democrat
	Harry S. Ruppelius	Democrat
	Carl Sims Sr.	Democrat
	Derek Van Dyke	Republican
	R. H. Wallace*	Republican
	Ronald Webster Jr.*	Republican
	Paul J. West	Democrat
	B. T. Wilkinson	Democrat
	Robert E. Wilson	Democrat
Mohave	Robert E. Morrow*	Democrat
Navajo	Lee Kutch	Democrat
	L. E. Stone*	Democrat
Pima	Marvin L. Burton*	Democrat
	Oscar C. Cole*	Democrat
	James W. Ewing*	Republican
	Robert H. Forbes*	Democrat
	Robert H. Frick	Democrat
	John S. Hardwicke*	Democrat
	V. S. Hostetter*	Republican
	Roy Martin*	Democrat
	Paul J. Riley	Democrat
	Frank G. Robles*	Democrat
	Enos P. Schaffer	Democrat
	David G. Watkins	Democrat
	Alvin Wessler	Republican
	Julliette C. Willis	Republican
Pinal	A. L. Bartlett*	Democrat
	J. Ney Miles	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown*	Democrat
Yavapai	A. H. Bisjak*	Democrat
	Kel M. Fox*	Democrat
	Dick W. Martin*	Republican
	Henry Rush*	Democrat
Yuma	Robert Hodge	Democrat
	E. C. Johnson	Democrat
	John C. Smith Jr.	Democrat

References

1. "1951 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, First Regular Session, 1950, First and Second Special Sessions, Nineteenth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
2. "1952 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1951, First Special Sessions, Twentieth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
3. "1953 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, 1952, Second Special Session, Twentieth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.