34th Arizona State Legislature

The 34th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1979 to December 31, 1980, during the first two years of Bruce Babbitt's first full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans managed to regain control of the Senate by picking up two seats, giving them a 16–14 edge in the upper house. In the lower chamber, the Republicans increased their majority by 4 seats, giving them a 42–18 margin.

34th Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1979 – December 31, 1980
Senate
Members30
Party controlRepublican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members60
Party controlRepublican (42–18)
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – April 21, 1979
2ndJanuary 14 – May 1, 1980
Special sessions
1stNovember 12, 1979 – April 3, 1980

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 1979, and adjourned on April 21, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 14, 1980 and adjourned sine die on May 1.[1]:i[2]:i There was a single special sessions which convened on November 12, 1979, and adjourned sine die on April 3, 1980.[1]:1067

State Senate

Members

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

District Senator Party Notes
1 Boyd Tenney* Republican
2 Tony Gabaldon Democrat
3 Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.* Democrat
4 A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat
5 Jones Osborn* Democrat
6 Polly Getzwiller* Democrat
7 William L. Swink* Democrat
8 Ed Sawyer* Democrat
9 Jeffrey J. Hill Republican
10 Luis A. Gonzales Democrat
11 Jaime P. Gutierrez Democrat
12 John T. Mawhinney Republican
13 Morris Farr* Democrat
14 Jim Kolbe* Republican
15 S. H. Runyan* Republican
16 Wayne Stump Republican
17 Anne Lindeman* Republican
18 Leo Corbet* Republican
19 Ray Rottas* Republican
20 Lela Alston* Democrat
21 Richard Kimball Democrat
22 Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat
23 Alfredo Guteirrez* Democrat
24 John C. Pritzlaff Jr.* Republican
25 Trudy Camping* Republican
26 Rod J. McMullin* Republican
27 James A. Mack* Republican
28 Robert B. Usdane* Republican
29 Jack J. Taylor* Republican
30 Stan Turley* Republican

House of Representatives

Members

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

District Representative Party Notes
1 Jerry Everall Republican
John U. Hays* Republican
2 Sam A. McConnell Jr.* Republican
John Wettaw* Republican
3 Benjamin Hanley* Democrat
Daniel Peaches* Republican
4 Edward G. Guerrero* Democrat
E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat
5 Morris Courtright Republican
Frank McElhaney Democrat
6 James Hartdegen* Republican
Renz Jennings Democrat
7 Marjory Ollson Democrat
Richard Pacheco* Democrat
8 Joe Lane Republican
Steve Vukcevich* Democrat
9 Bart Baker Republican
William J. English* Republican
10 Larry Bahill* Democrat
Carmen Cajero* Democrat
11 Peter Goudinoff* Democrat
Mike Morales Republican
12 Thomas N . Goodwin* Republican
John Kromko* Democrat
13 Clare Dunn* Democrat
Larry Hawke* Republican
14 Arnold Jeffers* Republican
Ralph Soelter Republican
15 Bob Denny Republican
James B. Ratliff* Republican
16 Bob Hungerford Republican
Diane B. McCarthy* Republican
17 C. W. "Bill" Lewis* Republican
Patrica D. Wright* Republican
18 Burton S. Barr* Republican
Pete Dunn* Republican
19 Jane D. Hull Republican
W. A. "Tony" West Jr.* Republican
20 Lillian Jordan* Republican
Debbie McCune Democrat
21 Donald Kenney* Republican
Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican
22 Art Hamilton* Democrat
Earl V. Wilcox* Democrat
23 Tony R. Abril* Democrat
Leon Thompson* Democrat
24 Pete Corpstein* Republican
Cal Holman* Republican
25 D. Lee Jones* Republican
Jacque Steiner* Republican
26 Peter Kay* Republican
Frank Kelley* Republican
27 Juanita Harelson* Republican
Doug Todd Republican
28 David B. Kret Republican
Jim Skelly** Republican
29 Donna J. Carlson* Republican
Jim L. Cooper* Republican
30 Carl J. Kunasek* Republican
James J. Sossaman* Republican

References
  1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1979, Thirty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1980 Thirty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
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