22nd Arizona State Legislature

The 22nd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1956, during the first of two terms of Ernest McFarland's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators was increased to two per county, for a total of 28, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 80 to 81. The Republicans lost two Senate seats, leaving the Democrats in control of the upper house with a 26–2 margin. In the House, the Republicans lost ten seats, while the number of seats controlled by the Democrats increased by eleven, giving the Democrats a 61–20 edge.

22nd Arizona State Legislature
←21st 23rd→
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1955 – December 31, 1956
Senate
Members28
Party controlDemocratic (26–2)
House of Representatives
Members81
Party controlDemocratic (61–20)
Sessions
1stJanuary 10 – April 3, 1955
2ndJanuary 9 – April 14, 1956
Special sessions
1stOctober 24 – November 28, 1955
2ndNovember 28 – December 20, 1955
3rdDecember 20, 1955 – January 7, 1956

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1955, and adjourned on April 3; while the second convened on January 9, 1956, and adjourned on April 14.[1][2] There were three Special Sessions: the first convened on October 4, 1955 and adjourned sine die on November 28;[2]:423 the Second Special Session convened on November 28, 1955 and adjourned sine die on December 20;[2]:443 and the Third Special Session convened on December 20, 1955 and adjourned sine die on January 7, 1956.[2]:481

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]:xvi

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Lynn Lockhart Democrat
Melvin C. Greer Democrat
Cochise Fred Dove Democrat
A. R. Spikes* Democrat
Coconino Robert W. Prochnow* Democrat
Fred F. Udine Democrat
Gila Clarence L. Carpenter* Democrat
William A. Sullivan* Democrat
Graham Jim Smith* Democrat
Wilford R. Richardson Democrat
Greenlee M. L. Sims Democrat
A. C. Stanton* Democrat
Maricopa Joe Haldiman Jr. Democrat
R. S. Hart Democrat
Mohave Earl W. Cooke* Democrat
Robert Morrow Democrat
Navajo Clay Simer* Democrat
William R. Bourdon Republican
Pima Thomas Collins Democrat
H. S. Corbett* Republican
Pinal Charles S. Goff Democrat
Ben Arnold Democrat
Santa Cruz Neilson Brown Democrat
C. B. Smith Democrat
Yavapai Ray Vyne Democrat
Charles H. Orme Sr.* Democrat
Yuma Harold C. Giss* Democrat
R. H. Thompson Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]:xvii-xxi

County Representative Party Notes
Apache Lorin M. Farr* Republican
Cochise Evelyn Anderson* Democrat
Charles O. Bloomquist* Democrat
W. L. Cook* Democrat
Clyde M. Dalton Democrat
Coconino Andrew Matson Democrat
Harold J. Scudder Democrat
Gila Nelson D. Breyton Democrat
Louis B. Ellsworth Jr.* Democrat
William G. Rosenbaum* Democrat
Graham Milton Lines* Democrat
E. L. Tidwell* Democrat
Greenlee Tom W. Berry Democrat
G. O. Biles Democrat
Maricopa Chas. H. Abels Democrat
Carl C. Andersen Republican
Carl Austin Democrat
David H. Campbell Republican
Conrad James Carreon Democrat
Ed Ellsworth* Democrat
W. W. Franklin* Democrat
J. O. Grimes Democrat
William J. Harkness Democrat
Ruth I. Hunt Democrat
Sidney Kartus* Democrat
Neales Kennedy Democrat
Norman S. Lee Democrat
Malcom L. Lentz Republican
W. I. (Ike) Lowry Republican
C. H. Marion* Republican
Laura McRae* Democrat
W. W. Mitchell Sr. Democrat
Robert L. Myers* Republican
Patrick W. O'Reilly Democrat
Robert A. Petrie* Democrat
James B. Phillips* Republican
William S. Porter* Republican
S. Earl Pugh Democrat
Champe Raftery Democrat
Lillian Retzloff Democrat
T. C. Rhodes* Democrat
Del Rogers Democrat
Harry S. Ruppelius* Democrat
Arthur B. Schellenberg Republican
Carl Sims Sr.* Democrat
George R. Steward Democrat
J. P. Stump* Democrat
Hal Warner* Democrat
Ruth Adams White Republican
Robert E. Wilson* Democrat
Wm. Younger Wood Democrat
Mohave Guy Rutherford Democrat
Navajo Lee F. Dover* Democrat
Augusta T. Larson Republican
Pima Harry Ackerman Democrat
Vicente Alfaro Democrat
Keith S. Brown Republican
Harold Burton* Republican
James W. Carroll Democrat
Thomas D. Fridena Democrat
John H. Haugh* Republican
Douglas S. Holsclaw* Republican
V. S. Hostetter* Republican
Etta Mae Hutcheson Democrat
James L. Kennedy Democrat
William I. Minor Democrat
Enos P. Schaffer* Democrat
Alvin Wessler* Republican
Julliette C. Willis* Republican
David S. Wine Democrat
Pinal Harry Bagnall Democrat
Frederick S. Smith Democrat
E. Blodwen Thode* Democrat
Santa Cruz Robert R. Hathaway Democrat
Mrs. Weldon Bailey** Democrat
Robert Hathaway** Democrat
Yavapai Mabel S. Ellis Democrat
Dick W. Martin Republican
M. A. Lindner*** Democrat
A. C. McCoy*** Democrat
Yuma Robert L. Klauer Democrat
William B. Carr Democrat
David B. Babbitt Democrat

The ** denotes Mrs. Weldon Bailey was appointed until Robert Hathaway was of legal age to serve.

The *** denotesA. C. McCoy was elected, but died in office. M. A. Lindner was appointed to serve the term

References
  1. "1955 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-second Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. "1956 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-Second Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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