39th Arizona State Legislature

The 39th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1990, during the last two years of Rose Mofford's term as governor. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats gained two seats in the Senate, cutting the Republican majority to 17-13, and the Democrats also gained a seat in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 35–25.

39th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1990
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (17–13)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (35–25)
Sessions
1st January 9 – June 16, 1989 2nd January 8 – June 28, 1990
Special sessions
1st September 20 – September 22, 1989 2nd November 21 – November 22, 1989 3rd January 10 – June 28, 1990 4th May 14 – May 16, 1990 5th November 19 – November 19, 1990

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1989, and adjourned on June 16, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 8, 1990 and adjourned sine die on June 28.[1]^:i[2]^:i

There were five Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on September 20, 1989 and adjourned on September 22;[1]^:1655 the second convened on November 21, 1989 and adjourned sine die on November 22;[1]^:1679 the third convened on January 10, 1990 and adjourned sine die on June 28;[3]^:2245 the fourth convened on May 14, 1990 and adjourned sine die on May 16;[3]^:2461 and the fifth convened on November 19, 1990 and adjourned sine die later on that same day.[3]^:2471

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	Gus Arzberger	Democrat
9	Jeffrey J. Hill*	Republican
10	Jesus Higuera*	Democrat
11	Jaime P. Gutierrez*	Democrat
12	John T. Mawhinney*	Republican
13	David C. Bartlett	Democrat
14	William J. De Long *	Republican
15	Bob Denny	Republican
16	Wayne Stump*	Republican
17	Pat Wright*	Republican
18	Leo Corbet	Republican
19	Janice Brewer*	Republican
20	Lela Alston*	Democrat
21	Jerry Gillespie	Republican
22	Manuel "Lito" Pena*	Democrat
23	Carolyn Walker*	Democrat
24	Pete Corpstein*	Republican
25	Jacque Steiner*	Republican
26	Tom Patterson	Republican
27	Doug Todd*	Republican
28	Robert B. Usdane*	Republican
29	Lester Pearce	Republican
30	James Sossaman*	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	Karan English*	Democrat
	John Wettaw*	Republican
3	Benjamin Hanley*	Democrat
	Jack C. Jackson*	Democrat
4	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*	Democrat
5	Herbert Guenther*	Democrat
	Robert J. McLendon*	Democrat
6	Henry Evans*	Democrat
	James Hartdegen*	Republican
7	Frank Arthur Celaya	Democrat
	Richard Pacheco*	Democrat
8	Ruben F. Ortega	Democrat
	Michael D. Palmer	Democrat
9	Bart Baker*	Republican
	William J. English*	Republican
10	Carmen Cajero*	Democrat
	Phillip Hubbard*	Democrat
11	Peter Goudinoff*	Democrat
	John Kromko*	Democrat
12	Ruth E. Eskesen	Republican
	E. D. Jewett Jr.*	Republican
13	Patricia Noland	Republican
	Eleanor D. Schorr*	Democrat
14	Cindy L. Resnick*	Democrat
	Ruth Solomon	Democrat
15	Kyle W. Hindman	Republican
	Robert W. Williams	Republican
16	Dave McCarroll	Republican
	Karen Mills	Republican
17	Brenda Burns	Republican
	Robert Burns	Republican
18	Susan Muir Gerard	Republican
	Jane Dee Hull*	Republican
19	Don Kenney	Republican
	Nancy Wessel*	Republican
20	Debbie McCune*	Democrat
	Bobby Raymond*	Democrat
21	Stan Barnes	Republican
	Leslie Whiting Johnson*	Republican
22	Art Hamilton*	Democrat
	Earl V. Wilcox*	Democrat
23	Sandra D. Kennedy*	Democrat
	Armando Ruiz*	Democrat
24	Chris Herstam*	Republican
	Candice Nagel	Republican
25	Suzanne Laybe	Democrat
	Margaret Updike	Republican
26	Jim Meredith*	Republican
	Jim Miller*	Republican
27	Bev Hermon*	Republican
	Jenny Norton*	Republican
28	Heinz Hink*	Republican
	Jim Skelly*	Republican
29	Lela Steffey*	Republican
	John T. Wrzesinski	Republican
30	Mark Killian*	Republican
	William A. Mundell*	Republican

References

1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1990 Volume 1, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 313". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1990 Volume 2, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, Second Special Session, Chapters 314 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.