The 16th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1943, to December 31, 1944, during the second of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the house increased from 52 to 58 members. The Democrats controlled all the senate and house seats.
Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 11, 1943; and adjourned on March 14. There were two special sessions, the first of which was held from February 15 through February 24, 1944, and the second of which was held from February 25 – March 16, 1944.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Senator Party NotesApacheBert J. Colter* Democratic CochiseRalph Cowan* DemocraticDan Angius* DemocraticCoconinoJames E. Babbitt* Democratic GilaS. L. Bixby* DemocraticJames R. Heron DemocraticGrahamV. P. Richards DemocraticGreenleeA. C. Stanton* Democratic MaricopaJames Minotto DemocraticWalter J. Thalheimer DemocraticMohaveJ. Hubert Smith* DemocraticNavajoLloyd C. Henning* Democratic PimaH. H. d'Autremont* DemocraticWilliam Kimball* DemocraticPinalL. E. Canfil DemocraticSanta CruzW. H. Hathaway Democratic YavapaiPaul C. Keefe* DemocraticNorman Fain* DemocraticYumaH. H. Baker* Democratic
House of Representatives Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The size of the House increased to 58 members; 4 seats were added in Maricopa County and 2 in Pima County.
County Representative Party NotesApacheWalter Pulsipher* Democratic CochiseWilliam K. Caley DemocraticHoward McKinney* DemocraticH. J. Lewis* DemocraticFrank W. Sharpe Jr.* DemocraticA. R. Spikes Democratic CoconinoFrank L. Christensen* DemocraticW. C. Rittenhouse Democratic GilaRobert Fitzgerald DemocraticWilliam G. Rosenbaum* DemocraticHarold Copp* Democratic GrahamWalter Foote DemocraticWarner B. Mattice* DemocraticGreenleeFred J. Fritz* Democratic MaricopaCharles H. Abels DemocraticH. C. Armstrong* DemocraticG. N. Baker DemocraticArthur J. Barnes DemocraticCecil A. Bell* DemocraticMaxine P. Brubaker* DemocraticWilliam H. Chester DemocraticJack Cummard DemocraticJ. H. Fairbanks DemocraticCarroll Hudson DemocraticFred M. Jahn DemocraticFrank E. Jordan DemocraticR. F. Kilpatrick* DemocraticAlvin Lindsey DemocraticO. L. McDaniel* DemocraticD. McDonald DemocraticT. McGowan* DemocraticLaura McRae DemocraticW. W. Mitchell* DemocraticS. Norton DemocraticClaire Phelps* DemocraticKenneth K. Pound DemocraticJoe M. Rumsey DemocraticMohaveE. L. Jameson* Democratic NavajoJohn L. Westover DemocraticW. T. Willey Democratic PimaFrank G. Robles* DemocraticRobert H. Forbes* DemocraticJoseph J. O'Neill DemocraticRoy Martin* DemocraticGaynor K. Stover* DemocraticJohn H. Ayraud DemocraticJerome P. Martin DemocraticD. M. Penny DemocraticA. Berky Democratic PinalC. S. Goff* DemocraticGeorge Ernst* DemocraticSanta CruzRichard S. Stearns Jr. Democratic YavapaiRobert E. Perkins* DemocraticA. L. Favour DemocraticLeonard Klein* DemocraticHarry E. Metz Democratic YumaClara Osborne Botzum DemocraticAlbert W. Dudley* Democratic
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