45th Arizona State Legislature

The 45th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002, during the final two years of Jane Dee Hull's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans lost a seat in the Senate, creating a 15-15 balance with the Democrats. The Republicans lost four seats in the House, maintaining their majority in the lower chamber, 36–24.

45th Arizona State Legislature
←44th 46th→
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Senate
Members30
PresidentRandall Gnant
Temporary PresidentMember rotation
Party controlNeither (15–15)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerJim Weiers
Party controlRepublican (36–24)
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – May 10, 2001
2ndJanuary 14 – May 23, 2002
Special sessions
1stSeptember 24 – September 26, 2001
2ndNovember 13 – December 19, 2001
3rdFebruary 4 – March 20, 2002
4thApril 1 – May 23, 2002
5thJuly 30 – August 1, 2002
6thNovember 25 – November 25, 2002

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 2001, and adjourned on May 10, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 14, 2002 and adjourned sine die on May 23.[1]:i[2]:i

There were six Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on September 24, 2001 and adjourned on September 26;[3]:2405 the second convened on November 13, 2001 and adjourned sine die on December 19;[4]:1937 the third convened on February 4, 2002 and adjourned sine die March 20;[4]:2087 the fourth convened on April 1, 2002 and adjourned sine die on May 23;[4]:2145 the fifth convened on July 30, 2002 and adjourned sine die August 1;[4]:2149 the sixth and final special session convened and adjourned on November 25, 2002.[4]:2175

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 Ken Bennett* Republican
2 John Verkamp Republican
3 Jack C. Jackson* Democrat
4 Jack A. Brown* Democrat
5 Herb Guenther* Democrat
6 Lori S. Daniels Republican
7 Pete Rios* Democrat
8 Marsha Arzberger Democrat
9 Timothy S. Bee Republican
10 Ramon Valadez Democrat
11 Elaine Richardson Democrat
12 Toni Hellon Republican
13 Virginia Yrun Democrat Was appointed April 26, 2001 to replace Andy Nichols
Andy Nichols Democrat Died in office on April 19, 2001
14 Ruth Solomon* Democrat
15 Edward Cirillo* Republican
16 Darden C. Hamilton* Republican
17 Brenda Burns* Republican
18 Susan Gerard Republican
19 Scott Bundgaard* Republican
20 Mary Hartley* Democrat
21 Marilyn Jarrett Republican
22 Joe Eddie Lopez* Democrat
23 Linda Aguirre* Democrat
24 Dean Martin Republican
25 Chris Cummiskey* Democrat
26 Tom Smith* Republican
27 Harry E. Mitchell* Democrat
28 Randall Gnant* Republican
29 David Peterson* Republican
30 Jay Blanchard Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

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

District Representative Party Notes
1 Linda Binder* Republican
Henry Camarot Democrat
2 Tom O'Halleran Republican
James Sedillo Democrat
3 Sylvia Laughter* Democrat
Albert Tom Democrat
4 Debra Brimhall* Republican
Jake Flake* Republican
5 Robert Cannell Republican
Jim Carruthers* Democrat
6 John Huppenthal Republican
Bob Robson Republican
7 Cheryl Chase Democrat
Mark A. Clark Democrat
8 Bobby Lugo Democrat
Mark Maiorana* Democrat
9 Randy Graf Republican
Marian McClure Republican
10 Linda J. Lopez Democrat
Victor Soltero Democrat
11 Carmine Cardamone* Democrat
Debora Norris* Democrat
12 Peter Herschberger Republican
Steve Huffman* Republican
13 Gabrielle Giffords Democrat
Carol Somers Republican
14 Mary Pickens* Democrat
Edward Poelstra Republican
15 Robert Blendu Republican
Mike Gleason* Republican
16 Linda Gray* Republican
James Weiers* Republican
17 Phil Hanson Republican
John Nelson Republican
18 Deb Gullett Republican
James Kraft Republican
19 Ted Carpenter* Republican
Roberta Voss* Republican
20 Bill Brotherton* Democrat
Kathi Foster* Democrat
21 Dean Cooley* Republican
Gary Pierce* Republican
22 John Loredo* Democrat
Richard Miranda* Democrat
23 Carlos Avelar* Democrat
Leah Landrum Taylor* Democrat
24 Barbara Leff* Republican
Stephen Tully Republican
25 Ken Cheuvront* Democrat
Christine Weason* Democrat
26 Jeff Hatch-Miller* Republican
Steve May* Republican
27 Meg Burton Cahill Democrat
Laura Knaperek* Republican
28 Carolyn Allen* Republican
Wesley Marsh* Republican
29 Mark Anderson* Republican
Russell Pearce Republican
30 Eddie Farnsworth Republican
Karen S. Johnson* Republican

References
  1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2002 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 258". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 2, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 236 to End, First Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2002 Volume 2, Forty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 259 to End, Second to Sixth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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