The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives was the legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.
Sessions The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 2021.
The second regular session began on January 10, 2022, adjourning on June 25, 2022.
There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding.
Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Senator Party Notes1Karen Fann* Republican2Rosanna Gabaldon Democrat3Sally Ann Gonzales* Democrat4Lisa Otondo* Democrat5Sonny Borrelli* Republican6Wendy Rogers Republican7Jamescita Peshlakai* DemocratResigned December 22, 2021Theresa Hatathlie DemocratAppointed January 6, 20228T. J. Shope Republican9Victoria Steele* Democrat10Kirsten Engel DemocratResigned September 8, 2021Stephanie Stahl Hamilton DemocratAppointed October 20, 202111Vince Leach* Republican12Warren Petersen Republican13Sine Kerr* Republican14David Gowan* Republican15Nancy Barto Republican16Kelly Townsend Republican17J.D. Mesnard* Republican18Sean Bowie* Democrat19Lupe Contreras* Democrat20Paul Boyer* Republican21Rick Gray* Republican22David Livingston* Republican23Michelle Ugenti* Republican24Lela Alston* Democrat25Tyler Pace* Republican26Juan Mendez* Democrat27Rebecca Rios* Democrat28Christine Marsh Democrat29Martin Quezada* Democrat30Tony Navarrete* DemocratResigned August 10, 2021Raquel Terán DemocratAppointed September 15, 2021
House of Representatives
Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Representative Party Notes1Quang Nguyen RepublicanJudy Burges Republican2Daniel Hernandez Jr.* DemocratAndrea Dalessandro Democrat3Alma Hernandez* DemocratAndrés Cano* Democrat4Charlene Fernandez* DemocratResigned November 15, 2021Brian Fernandez DemocratAppointed November 22, 2021Joel John Republican5Leo Biasiucci* RepublicanRegina Cobb* Republican6Walter Blackman* RepublicanBrenda Barton Republican7Arlando Teller* DemocratMyron Tsosie* Democrat8David Cook* RepublicanFrank Pratt RepublicanDied September 21, 2021Neal Carter RepublicanAppointed October 27, 20219Pamela Hannley* DemocratRandall Friese* DemocratResigned November 15, 2021Christopher Mathis DemocratAppointed December 7, 202110Stephanie Stahl Hamilton DemocratAppointed to Arizona Senate October 20, 2021Morgan Abraham DemocratAppointed December 7, 2021Domingo DeGrazia Democrat11Mark Finchem* RepublicanBret Roberts* RepublicanResigned September 30, 2021Teresa Martinez RepublicanAppointed October 27, 202112Jake Hoffman RepublicanTravis Grantham* Republican13Joanne Osborne* RepublicanTim Dunn* Republican14Becky Nutt* RepublicanResigned November 1, 2021Lupe Diaz RepublicanAppointed November 19, 2021Gail Griffin* Republican15Justin Wilmeth RepublicanSteve Kaiser Republican16John Fillmore* RepublicanJacqueline Parker Republican17Jeff Weninger* RepublicanJennifer Pawlik* Democrat18Jennifer Jermaine* DemocratDenise Epstein* Democrat19Lorenzo Sierra* DemocratDiego Espinoza* Democrat20Shawnna Bolick* RepublicanJudy Schwiebert Democrat21Kevin Payne* RepublicanBeverly Pingerelli Republican22Frank Carroll* RepublicanBen Toma* Republican23Joseph Chaplik RepublicanJohn Kavanagh Republican24Jennifer Longdon* DemocratAmish Shah* Democrat25Michelle Udall* RepublicanRussell Bowers* Republican26Melody Hernandez DemocratAthena Salman* Democrat27Reginald Bolding* DemocratDiego Rodriguez* DemocratResigned November 17, 2021Marcelino Quiñonez DemocratAppointed December 15, 202128Kelli Butler* DemocratAaron Lieberman* DemocratResigned September 20, 2021Sarah Liguori DemocratAppointed October 18, 202129Richard C. Andrade* DemocratCesar Chavez* Democrat30Robert Meza* DemocratRaquel Terán* DemocratAppointed to Arizona Senate September 15, 2021Christian Solorio DemocratAppointed October 27, 2021
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