37th Arizona State Legislature

The 37th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1986, during the second two years of Bruce Babbitt's second full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The composition of the senate remained constant, with the Republicans holding a 18–12, while the Democrats gained a seat in the lower house, decreasing the Republican majority to 38–22.

37th Arizona State Legislature
← 36th 38th →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (38–22)
Sessions
1st January 14 – May 8, 1985 2nd January 13 – May 14, 1986

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 1985, and adjourned on May 8, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 13, 1986 and adjourned sine die on May 14.[1]^:i[2]^:i There were no special sessions.

State Senate

Members

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

District	Senator	Party	Notes
1	John U. Hays	Republican
2	Tony Gabaldon*	Democrat
3	James Henderson Jr.	Democrat
4	A. V. "Bill" Hardt*	Democrat
5	Jones Osborn*	Democrat
6	Allen J. Stephens	Democrat
7	Peter D. Rios*	Democrat
8	Ed Sawyer*	Democrat
9	Jeffrey J. Hill*	Republican
10	Luis A. Gonzales*	Democrat
11	Jaime P. Gutierrez*	Democrat
12	John T. Mawhinney*	Republican
13	Greg Lunn*	Republican
14	William J. De Long *	Republican
15	S. H. Runyan*	Republican
16	Wayne Stump*	Republican
17	Anne Lindeman*	Republican
18	Tony West*	Republican
19	Bill Davis*	Republican
20	Lela Alston*	Democrat
21	Carl J. Kunasek*	Republican
22	Manuel "Lito" Pena*	Democrat
23	Alfredo Guteirrez*	Democrat
24	Pete Corpstein*	Republican
25	Jacque Steiner*	Republican
26	Peter Kay*	Republican
27	Juanita Harelson*	Republican
28	Robert B. Usdane*	Republican
29	Jack J. Taylor*	Republican
30	Stan Turley*	Republican

House of Representatives

Members

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

District	Representative	Party	Notes
1	Donald R. Aldridge*	Republican
	R. D. Carson	Republican
2	Sam A. McConnell Jr.*	Republican
	John Wettaw*	Republican
3	Benjamin Hanley*	Democrat
	Jack C. Jackson	Democrat
4	Edward G. Guerrero*	Democrat
	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*	Democrat
5	Frank McElhaney*	Democrat
	Robert J. McLendon*	Democrat
6	Henry Evans*	Democrat
	James Hartdegen*	Republican
7	Roy Hudson*	Democrat
	Richard Pacheco*	Democrat
8	Gus Arzberger	Democrat
	Joe Lane*	Republican
9	Bart Baker*	Republican
	William J. English*	Republican
10	Carmen Cajero*	Democrat
	Jesus R. Higuera*	Democrat
11	Peter Goudinoff*	Democrat
	John Kromko*	Democrat
12	Reid Ewing	Democrat
	E. D. Jewett Jr.*	Republican
13	David C. Bartlett	Democrat
	Larry Hawke*	Republican
14	Jim Green*	Republican
	Cindy L. Resnick*	Democrat
15	Bob Denny*	Republican
	James B. Ratliff*	Republican
16	Bob Hungerford*	Republican
	Karen Mills	Republican
17	Sterling Ridge*	Republican
	Patrica D. Wright*	Republican
18	Burton S. Barr*	Republican
	Jane Dee Hull**	Republican
19	Janice Brewer*	Republican
	Nancy Wessel*	Republican
20	Trent Franks	Republican
	Debbie McCune*	Democrat
21	Henry Haws	Republican
	Leslie Whiting Johnson*	Republican
22	Art Hamilton*	Democrat
	Earl V. Wilcox*	Democrat
23	Armando Ruiz*	Democrat
	Carolyn Walker*	Democrat
24	Gary Giordano	Republican
	Chris Herstam*	Republican
25	John C. King	Republican
	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell*	Republican
26	Frank Kelley*	Republican
	Jim Meredith*	Republican
27	Bev Hermon*	Republican
	Doug Todd*	Republican
28	Heinz Hink	Republican
	Jim Skelly*	Republican
29	Jim L. Cooper*	Republican
	Lela Steffey*	Republican
30	Mark Killian*	Republican
	James J. Sossaman*	Republican

References

1. "Session Laws, State of Arizona, 1985 Thirty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
2. "Session Laws, State of Arizona, 1986 Thirty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 1, 2018.