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.
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. 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.
District Senator Party Notes1John U. Hays Republican2Tony Gabaldon* Democrat3James Henderson Jr. Democrat4A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat5Jones Osborn* Democrat6Allen J. Stephens Democrat7Peter D. Rios* Democrat8Ed Sawyer* Democrat9Jeffrey J. Hill* Republican10Luis A. Gonzales* Democrat11Jaime P. Gutierrez* Democrat12John T. Mawhinney* Republican13Greg Lunn* Republican14William J. De Long * Republican15S. H. Runyan* Republican16Wayne Stump* Republican17Anne Lindeman* Republican18Tony West* Republican19Bill Davis* Republican20Lela Alston* Democrat21Carl J. Kunasek* Republican22Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat23Alfredo Gutierrez* Democrat24Pete Corpstein* Republican25Jacque Steiner* Republican26Peter Kay* Republican27Juanita Harelson* Republican28Robert B. Usdane* Republican29Jack J. Taylor* Republican30Stan Turley* Republican
House of Representatives
Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Representative Party Notes1Donald R. Aldridge* RepublicanR. D. Carson Republican2Sam A. McConnell Jr.* RepublicanJohn Wettaw* Republican3Benjamin Hanley* DemocratJack C. Jackson Democrat4Edward G. Guerrero* DemocratE. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat5Frank McElhaney* DemocratRobert J. McLendon* Democrat6Henry Evans* DemocratJames Hartdegen* Republican7Roy Hudson* DemocratRichard Pacheco* Democrat8Gus Arzberger DemocratJoe Lane* Republican9Bart Baker* RepublicanWilliam J. English* Republican10Carmen Cajero* DemocratJesus R. Higuera* Democrat11Peter Goudinoff* DemocratJohn Kromko* Democrat12Reid Ewing DemocratE. D. Jewett Jr.* Republican13David C. Bartlett DemocratLarry Hawke* Republican14Jim Green* RepublicanCindy L. Resnick* Democrat15Bob Denny* RepublicanJames B. Ratliff* Republican16Bob Hungerford* RepublicanKaren Mills Republican17Sterling Ridge* RepublicanPatrica D. Wright* Republican18Burton S. Barr* RepublicanJane Dee Hull** Republican19Janice Brewer* RepublicanNancy Wessel* Republican20Trent Franks RepublicanDebbie McCune* Democrat21Henry Haws RepublicanLeslie Whiting Johnson* Republican22Art Hamilton* DemocratEarl V. Wilcox* Democrat23Armando Ruiz* DemocratCarolyn Walker* Democrat24Gary Giordano RepublicanChris Herstam* Republican25John C. King RepublicanElizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican26Frank Kelley* RepublicanJim Meredith* Republican27Bev Hermon* RepublicanDoug Todd* Republican28Heinz Hink RepublicanJim Skelly* Republican29Jim L. Cooper* RepublicanLela Steffey* Republican30Mark Killian* RepublicanJames J. Sossaman* Republican
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