25th Arizona State Legislature

The 25th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1962, during the second of three terms of Paul Fannin's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at two per county, totaling 28, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 80. The Republicans picked up three seats in the upper house, but the Democrats still had a 24–4 edge. In the House the Republicans picked up two seats, leaving the Democrats with a 52–28 edge.

25th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1961 – December 31, 1962
Senate
Members	28
Party control	Democratic (24–4)
House of Representatives
Members	80
Party control	Democratic (52–28)
Sessions
1st January 9 – March 24, 1961 2nd January 8 – March 22, 1962
Special sessions
1st July 17 – July 31, 1961

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1961, and adjourned on March 24; while the second convened on January 8, 1962, and adjourned on March 22.[1][2] There was a single Special Session, which convened on July 17, 1961, and adjourned sine die on July 31.[2]^:463

State Senate

Members

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

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Bert Colter	Democrat
	Albert F. Anderson	Republican
Cochise	Dan S. Kitchel*	Democrat
	A. R. Spikes*	Democrat
Coconino	Robert W. Prochnow*	Democrat
	Fred F. Udine*	Democrat
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter*	Democrat
	William A. Sullivan*	Democrat
Graham	Darvil B. McBride	Democrat
	John Mickelson*	Democrat
Greenlee	M. L. Sims*	Democrat
	Carl Gale*	Democrat
Maricopa	Joe Haldiman Jr.	Democrat
	Evan Mecham	Republican
Mohave	Thelma Bollinger*	Democrat
	Robert Morrow*	Democrat
Navajo	J. Morris Richards*	Democrat
	Glenn Blansett*	Democrat
Pima	David S. Wine*	Democrat
	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbet*	Republican
Pinal	Charles S. Goff*	Democrat
	Ben Arnold*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Frank A. Bennet	Democrat
	R. G. Michelena	Democrat
Yavapai	David H. Palmer*	Democrat
	Sam Steiger	Republican
Yuma	Harold C. Giss*	Democrat
	R. H. Thompson*	Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

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

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	James S. Shreeve*	Democrat
Cochise	W. L. (Tay) Cook*	Democrat
	Clyde M. Dalton*	Democrat
	James A. Elliott	Democrat
	Andrew J. Gilbert*	Democrat
Coconino	Thomas N. Knoles Jr.*	Democrat
	Harold J. Scudder*	Democrat
Gila	Nelson D. Breyton*	Democrat
	Louis B. Ellsworth Jr.	Democrat
	Edwynne C. (Polly) Rosenbaum	Democrat
Graham	Milton Lines*	Democrat
	Gordon L. Hoopes	Democrat
Greenlee	Tom W. Berry*	Democrat
	G. O. (Sonny) Biles*	Democrat
Maricopa	Carl Austin*	Democrat
	W. B. Barkley*	Democrat
	Robert Brewer*	Republican
	Isabel Burgess	Republican
	Elmer T. Burson*	Republican
	Conrad James Carreon*	Democrat
	F. A. (Rocky) Crane*	Democrat
	Laron Waldo DeWitt*	Republican
	Geraldine F. Eliot*	Republican
	George W. Eubank	Republican
	Gilbert Gray	Democrat
	Merle E. Hays*	Democrat
	Priscilla H. Hays*	Republican
	F. A. (Jake) Higgins*	Republican
	J. D. Holmes	Democrat
	Marshall Humphrey*	Republican
	Robert H. Hutto	Democrat
	Elmer G. King*	Democrat
	Ralph W. Koch	Republican
	David B. Kret	Republican
	Gene B. McClellan*	Republican
	George W. Peck	Democrat
	Ruth Peck*	Republican
	William S. Porter	Republican
	S. L. Pugh	Democrat
	Don Reese*	Republican
	T. C. Rhodes*	Democrat
	L. Alton (Pat) Riggs	Democrat
	Archie C. Ryan	Democrat
	Arthur B. Schellenberg*	Republican
	Bill Stephens*	Democrat
	Bob Stump*	Democrat
	Martin P. Toscano*	Democrat
	Derek Van Dyke	Republican
	Wm. F. (Pat) Vipperman Jr.	Democrat
	Robert C. Wilcox	Republican
	John Wood	Republican
Mohave	J. J. Glancy*	Democrat
Navajo	Lee F. Dover*	Democrat
	Augusta T. Larson*	Republican
Pima	W. M. (Bill) Carson	Democrat
	Harold L. Cook*	Democrat
	Arnold Elias*	Democrat
	Thomas D. Fridena*	Democrat
	John H. Haugh*	Republican
	David G. Hawkins	Republican
	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
	Etta Mae Hutcheson*	Democrat
	John C. Jordan	Democrat
	Ray Martin*	Democrat
	Nicholas Traficanti	Republican
	Doris Varn	Republican
	Emmett S. (Bud) Walker	Democrat
	Thomas C. Webster	Republican
	Alvin Wessler*	Republican
	Joe D. Ybarra	Democrat
Pinal	Charles Moody*	Democrat
	Frederick S. Smith*	Democrat
	E. Blodwen Thode*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Robert R. Hathaway*	Democrat
Yavapai	Mabel S. Ellis*	Democrat
	M. A. Lindner*	Democrat
	Raymond Rowland	Republican
Yuma	Clara Osborne Botzum	Democrat
	Robert L. Klauer*	Democrat
	Cecil D. Miller	Democrat

References

1. "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
2. "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.