26th Arizona State Legislature

The 26th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1963 to December 31, 1964, during the last 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 Democrats maintained a 24–4 edge in the upper house, while the Republicans gained four seats in the House, trimming the Democrats majority to 48–32.

26th Arizona State Legislature
← 25th 27th →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1964
Senate
Members	28
Party control	Democratic (24–4)
House of Representatives
Members	80
Party control	Democratic (48–32)
Sessions
1st January 14 – April 2, 1963 2nd January 13 – April 15, 1964
Special sessions
1st April 4 – April 12, 1963 2nd May 27 – June 3, 1963

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 1963, and adjourned on April 2; while the second convened on January 13, 1964, and adjourned on April 15.[1][2] There were two Special Sessions, the first of which convened April 4, 1963, and adjourned sine die on April 4;[1]^:309 while the second convened on May 27, 1963, and adjourned sine die on June 3.[1]^:343

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	Thomas N. Knoles Jr.	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	Hilliard T. Brooke	Democrat
	Paul L. Singer	Republican
Mohave	Earle W. Cook	Democrat
	Robert Morrow*	Democrat
Navajo	William Huso	Democrat
	Glenn Blansett*	Democrat
Pima	Sol Ahee	Democrat
	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbet*	Republican
Pinal	Charles S. Goff*	Democrat
	Ben Arnold*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	C. B. (Bert) Smith	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	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
Cochise	Fred Burke	Democrat
	James A. Elliott*	Democrat
	Andrew J. Gilbert*	Democrat
Coconino	Charles W. Sechrist	Democrat
	Harold J. Scudder*	Democrat
Gila	Nelson D. Breyton*	Democrat
	Edwynne C. (Polly) Rosenbaum*	Democrat
Graham	Gordon L. Hoopes*	Democrat
Greenlee	G. O. (Sonny) Biles*	Democrat
Maricopa	William C. Attaway Jr.	Republican
	W. B. Barkley*	Democrat
	Robert Brewer*	Republican
	M. J. (Buck) Brown	Democrat
	Isabel Burgess*	Republican
	Elmer T. Burson*	Republican
	Cloves C. Campbell	Democrat
	Laron Waldo DeWitt*	Republican
	Geraldine F. Eliot*	Republican
	George W. Eubank*	Republican
	Al Franz	Democrat
	Ray A. Goetze	Republican
	Priscilla H. Hays*	Republican
	Oscar Henry	Democrat
	F. A. (Jake) Higgins*	Republican
	Jim Holley	Republican
	J. D. Holmes	Democrat
	Marshall Humphrey*	Republican
	Robert H. Hutto	Democrat
	Davidson Jenks	Republican
	Elmer G. King*	Democrat
	David B. Kret*	Republican
	R. Larry Oldham	Republican
	Ruth Peck*	Republican
	William S. Porter	Republican
	John C. Pritzlaff	Republican
	S. L. Pugh	Democrat
	Don Reese*	Republican
	T. C. Rhodes*	Democrat
	Archie C. Ryan*	Democrat
	James E. Shelley	Republican
	Walter P. Sherrill	Republican
	Bob Stump*	Democrat
	Leon Thompson	Democrat
	Martin P. Toscano*	Democrat
	Derek Van Dyke*	Republican
	John Vanlandingham	Democrat
	Wm. F. (Pat) Vipperman Jr.*	Democrat
	Robert C. Wilcox*	Republican
	Jim Young	Democrat
Mohave	J. J. Glancy*	Democrat
Navajo	Frank L. Crosby	Democrat
	Clay Simer	Democrat
Pima	Sandy P. Bowling	Democrat
	Tony Carrillo	Democrat
	Edward M. Chambers	Republican
	Evo J. De Concini	Democrat
	Harold L. Cook*	Democrat
	John H. Haugh*	Republican
	David G. Hawkins*	Republican
	Richard J. Herbert	Democrat
	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
	Etta Mae Hutcheson*	Democrat
	Ray Martin*	Democrat
	Forrest B. Pearce	Democrat
	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
	Polly Getzwiller	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Robert R. Hathaway*	Democrat
Yavapai	Mabel S. Ellis*	Democrat
	Boyd Tenney	Republican
	Frank B. Ogden	Republican
Yuma	M. G. (Pop) Miniken	Democrat
	Charles A. Johnson	Democrat
	C. L. (Charlie) Slane	Democrat

References

1. "1963 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-sixth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
2. "1964 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 18, 2018.