The 17th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1946, during the third of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate. while the Republicans gained a single house seat.
Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 18, 1945; and adjourned on March 9. There were three special sessions, the first of which was held from September 10 through September 29, 1945, the second was held from April 23 – May 3, 1946, and the third was held between September 9 – 28, 1946.
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* DemocraticGrahamWesley A. Townsend DemocraticGreenleeA. C. Stanton* Democratic MaricopaDavid P. Kimball DemocraticWalter J. Thalheimer* DemocraticMohaveCharles P. Elmer DemocraticNavajoLloyd C. Henning* Democratic PimaH. H. d'Autremont* DemocraticWilliam Kimball* DemocraticPinalCharles S. Goff DemocraticSanta CruzW. H. Hathaway* Democratic YavapaiPaul C. Keefe* DemocraticNorman Fain* DemocraticYumaHugo B. Farmer Democratic
House of Representatives Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Representative Party NotesApacheDon F. Riggs Democratic CochiseI. A. Rosok DemocraticM. F. Ryan 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 GrahamLoren L. Follett DemocraticK. W. Lines DemocraticGreenleeFred J. Fritz* Democratic MaricopaCharles H. Abels* DemocraticH. C. Armstrong* DemocraticG. N. Baker* DemocraticCecil A. Bell* DemocraticJack Cummard* DemocraticJ. W. Estes DemocraticJ. H. Fairbanks* DemocraticCarroll Hudson* DemocraticO. A. Kane DemocraticSidney Kartus DemocraticR. F. Kilpatrick* DemocraticAlvin Lindsey* Democratic0. L. McDaniel* DemocraticD. McDonald* DemocraticT. McGowan* DemocraticLaura McRae* DemocraticM. Joe Murphy DemocraticS. Norton* DemocraticClaire Phelps* DemocraticKenneth K. Pound* DemocraticJoe M. Rumsey* DemocraticRoy A. Taylor DemocraticFletcher West Timmerman DemocraticMohaveE. L. Jameson* Democratic NavajoJohn L. Westover* DemocraticClay B. Simer Democratic PimaBob Barber DemocraticRobert H. Forbes* DemocraticJoseph J. O'Neill* DemocraticRoy Martin* DemocraticJohn S. Hardwicke DemocraticJohn H. Ayraud* DemocraticJames W. Ewing RepublicanD. M. Penny* DemocraticA. Berky* Democratic Pinal0. W. Rugg DemocraticGeorge Ernst* DemocraticSanta CruzRichard S. Stearns Jr.* Democratic YavapaiRobert E. Perkins* DemocraticRalph C. Hooker DemocraticLeonard Klein* DemocraticHarry E. Metz* Democratic YumaClara Osborne Botzum* DemocraticN. S. McCallum Democratic
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