The 30th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1972, during the first two years of Jack Williams' third term as Governor of Arizona. Due to a state constitutional amendment, the election of 1970 was the first in Arizona with a four-year term for the governor. The legislature remained at two-year terms. While the number of senators remained constant at 30 and the members of the house of representatives held steady at 60, the structure of the legislature changed. In the prior legislature, it had been broken into 8 districts, with two of those districts (districts 7 and 8) further broken down into sub-districts (6 and 15 sub-districts, respectively). Beginning with this legislature, the structure was changed to 30 districts, with a single senator and two representatives from each district. The Republicans picked up a single seat in the Senate, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the balance in the lower house remained with a Republican edge of 34–26.
Sessions The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1971, and adjourned on May 14; while the second convened on January 10, 1972, and adjourned on May 14. There was a single Special Session, which convened on September 27, 1971, and adjourned on October 21.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Senator Party Notes1 - Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma CountiesBoyd Tenney* Republican2 - Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai CountiesThomas N. Knoles Jr.* Democrat3 - Apache, Navajo, Gila and Graham CountiesRoy Palmer Republican4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo CountiesJohn W. McLaughlin Democrat5 - Maricopa, and Yuma CountiesHarold C. Giss* Democrat6 - Maricopa, and Pinal CountiesE. B. (Blodie) Thode* Democrat7 - Gila, and Pinal CountiesA. V. (Bill) Hardt* Democrat8 - Cochise, Graham, and Pinal CountiesCharles Awalt Democrat9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz CountiesJames F. McNulty Jr.* Democrat10 - Pima, and Yuma CountiesJoe Castillo* Democrat11 - Pima CountyF. T. "Limie" Gibbings* Democrat12 - Pima CountySam Lena* Democrat13 - Pima CountyDouglas S. Holsclaw* Republican14 - Pima CountyScott Alexander Republican15 - Pima CountyWilliam C. Jacquin* Republican16 - Maricopa CountyFred Koory Jr. Republican17 - Maricopa CountyRay A. Goetze* Republican18 - Maricopa CountyJoe Shaughnessy Jr. Republican19 - Maricopa CountyRay Rottas Republican20 - Maricopa CountySandra Day O'Connor* Republican21 - Maricopa CountyJohn B. Conlan* Republican22 - Maricopa CountyBess B. Stinson Republican23 - Maricopa CountyLeo Corbet Republican24 - Maricopa CountyHoward S. Baldwin Republican25 - Maricopa CountyTrudy Camping Republican26 - Maricopa CountyDavid B. Kret* Republican27 - Maricopa CountyBob Stump* Democrat28 - Maricopa CountyCloves Campbell Sr.* Democrat29 - Maricopa CountyJames A. Mack Republican30 - Maricopa CountyD. Delos Ellsworth 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 Notes1 - Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma CountiesGladys Gardner* RepublicanRay Everett* Republican2 - Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai CountiesHarold L. Huffer* DemocratSam A. McConnell Jr.* Republican3 - Apache, Navajo, Gila and Graham CountiesBoyd A. Shumway* DemocratGlen L. Flake Democrat4 - Apache, Graham, Greenlee and Navajo CountiesG. O. "Sonny" Biles* DemocratJack A. Brown* Democrat5 - Maricopa, and Yuma CountiesElwood W. Bradford DemocratJones Osborn Democrat6 - Maricopa, and Pinal CountiesCraig E. Davids DemocratPolly Getzwiller* Democrat7 - Gila, and Pinal CountiesEdward G. Guerrero DemocratE. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat8 - Cochise, Graham, and Pinal CountiesHank Fenn DemocratEd C. Sawyer* Democrat9 - Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz CountiesRichard Pacheco DemocratWilliam R. Ryan Democrat10 - Pima, and Yuma CountiesBernardo M. Cajero DemocratE. S. "Bud" Walker Democrat11 - Pima CountyEtta Mae Hutcheson* DemocratEthel Maynard* Democrat12 - Pima CountyR. P. "Bob" Fricks* DemocratJ. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr.* Democrat13 - Pima CountyThomas N. Goodwin* RepublicanH. Thomas Kincaid Republican14 - Pima CountyHelen Grace Carlson DemocratDavid B. Stone* Republican15 - Pima CountyW. A. "Tony" Buehl* RepublicanCharles W. King Republican16 - Maricopa CountyC. W. "Bill" Lewis* RepublicanHal Runyan Republican17 - Maricopa CountyJames B. Ratliff RepublicanW. Vincent Thelander Republican18 - Maricopa CountyDon Stewart* RepublicanBob Strother Republican19 - Maricopa CountyStan Akers* RepublicanTimothy A. Barrow* Republican20 - Maricopa CountyRuth Adams* RepublicanRichard Burgess Republican21 - Maricopa CountySam Flake* RepublicanPeter Kay* Republican22 - Maricopa CountyHoward Adams RepublicanBill McCune Republican23 - Maricopa CountyBurton S. Barr* RepublicanRuth Peck* Republican24 - Maricopa CountyElizabeth Adams Rockwell* RepublicanJay Stuckey* Republican25 - Maricopa CountyD. Lee Jones* RepublicanJim Skelly* Republican26 - Maricopa CountyFrank Kelley* RepublicanBob Hungerford Republican27 - Maricopa CountyArt Coppinger* DemocratManuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat28 - Maricopa CountyLeon Thompson* DemocratHorace E. Owens Democrat29 - Maricopa CountyJames J. Sossaman* RepublicanMichael Goodwin Republican30 - Maricopa CountyStan Turley* RepublicanJim L. Cooper* Republican
References