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Arizona House of Representatives
56th Arizona Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started
January 9, 2023
Leadership
Ben Toma ( R)
since January 9, 2023
Speaker pro tempore
Travis Grantham ( R)
since January 11, 2021
Majority Leader
Leo Biasiucci ( R)
since January 9, 2023
Minority Leader
Lupe Contreras ( D)
since June 21, 2023
Structure
Seats60 representatives
Political groups
Majority
  •    Republican (31)

Minority

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
(60 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(60 seats)
Redistricting Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Arizona State Capitol
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
Arizona House of Representatives

The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms, with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator, [a] with each district having a population of at least 203,000. [1]

The last election occurred on November 8, 2022, with the Republican Party securing a narrow two-seat majority in the House.

Leadership of the Arizona House of Representatives

The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, and the Majority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House. [2] In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Outside of legislative authority, the Speaker is given the power to employ, terminate and alter the compensation of all House employees. [3] The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker the individual responsible for approving House expense accounts. The minority party selects a Minority Leader, an Assistant Minority Leader and a Minority Whip in a closed caucus.

Leadership information

Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker Ben Toma Republican Peoria District 27
Speaker Pro Tempore Travis Grantham Republican Gilbert District 14
Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci Republican Lake Havasu City District 30
Majority Whip Teresa Martinez Republican Casa Grande District 16
Minority Leader Lupe Contreras Democratic Cashion District 22
Assistant Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos Democratic Phoenix District 11
Minority Whip Melody Hernandez Democratic Tempe District 8
Nancy Gutierrez Democratic Tucson District 18

Composition

31 28
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End 52nd, November 2016 36 24 60 0
Begin 53rd, January 2017 35 25 60 0
End 53rd, November 2018
Begin 54th, January 2019 31 29 60 0
Begin 56th, January 2023 31 29 60 0
April 12, 2023 [4] 30 59 1
May 5, 2023 [5] 31 60 0
May 8, 2023 [6] 28 59 1
June 7, 2023 [7] 29 60 0
July 4, 2024 [8] 28 59 1
July 25, 2024 [9] 29 60 0
January 1, 2024 [10] 28 59 1
January 26, 2024 [11] 27 58 2
January 31, 2024 [12] [13] 58 2
February 1, 2024 [14] 26 57 3
February 7, 2024 [15] 27 58 2
February 14, 2024 [16] 28 59 1
February 26, 2024 [17] 29 60 0
March 19, 2024 [18] 28 59 1
Latest voting share 52.5% 47.5%

Membership, 2023–2025

District Image Name Party Residence First elected
1 Quang Nguyen Rep Prescott 2020
Selina Bliss Rep Prescott 2022
2 Judy Schwiebert Dem Phoenix 2020
Justin Wilmeth Rep Phoenix 2020
3 Joseph Chaplik Rep Scottsdale 2020
Alexander Kolodin Rep Scottsdale 2022
4 Matt Gress Rep Phoenix 2022
Laura Terech Dem Scottsdale 2022
5 Sarah Liguori Dem Phoenix 2024†
Charles Lucking Dem Phoenix 2024†
6 Myron Tsosie Dem Chinle 2018
Mae Peshlakai Dem Cameron 2022
7 David Cook Rep Globe 2016
David Marshall Rep Snowflake 2022
8 Melody Hernandez Dem Tempe 2020
Vacant Tempe 2024
9 Lorena Austin Dem Mesa 2022
Seth Blattman Dem Mesa 2022
10 Justin Heap Rep Mesa 2022
Barbara Parker Rep Mesa 2022
11 Marcelino Quiñonez Dem Phoenix 2021†
Oscar De Los Santos Dem Phoenix 2022
12 Patty Contreras Dem Ahwatukee 2022
Stacey Travers Dem Phoenix 2022
13 Jennifer Pawlik Dem Chandler 2018
Julie Willoughby Rep Chandler 2023†
14 Travis Grantham Rep Gilbert 2016
Laurin Hendrix Rep Gilbert 2022
15 Jacqueline Parker Rep Mesa 2020
Neal Carter Rep San Tan Valley 2021†
16 Teresa Martinez Rep Casa Grande 2021†
Keith Seaman Dem Casa Grande 2022
17 Rachel Jones Rep Tucson 2022
Cory McGarr Rep Marana 2022
18 Christopher Mathis Dem Tucson 2021†
Nancy Gutierrez Dem Tucson 2022
19 Gail Griffin Rep Sierra Vista 2018
Lupe Diaz Rep Benson 2021†
20 Alma Hernandez Dem Tucson 2018
Betty Villegas Dem Tucson 2023†
21 Consuelo Hernandez Dem Sunnyside 2022
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Dem Tucson 2022
22 Lupe Contreras Dem Cashion 2022
Elda Luna-Nájera Dem Tolleson 2024†
23 Mariana Sandoval Dem Goodyear 2022
Michele Peña Rep Yuma 2022
24 Lydia Hernandez Dem Phoenix 2022
Analise Ortiz Dem Phoenix 2022
25 Tim Dunn Rep Yuma 2018†
Michael Carbone Rep Buckeye 2022
26 Cesar Aguilar Dem Phoenix 2022
Quantá Crews Dem Phoenix 2023†
27 Kevin Payne Rep Sun City 2016
Ben Toma Rep Peoria 2017†
28 David Livingston Rep Peoria 2022
Beverly Pingerelli Rep Glendale 2020
29 Steve Montenegro Rep Surprise 2022
Austin Smith Rep Wittmann 2022
30 Leo Biasiucci Rep Lake Havasu City 2018
John Gillette Rep Kingman 2022

†Member was originally appointed to the office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Committees

The standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are:

Committee Chair Vice Chair
Appropriations David Livingston Joseph Chaplik
Commerce Justin Wilmeth Michael Carbone
Education Beverly Pingerelli David Marshall
Government Tim Dunn John Gillette
Health & Human Services Steve Montenegro Barbara Parker
Judiciary Quang Nguyen Selina Bliss
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Lupe Diaz Michele Pena
Military Affairs & Public Safety Kevin Payne Rachel Jones
Municipal Oversight & Elections Jacqueline Parker Alexander Kolodin
Natural Resources, Energy & Water Gail Griffin Austin Smith
Regulatory Affairs Laurin Hendrix Cory McGarr
Rules Travis Grantham Travis Grantham
Transportation & Infrastructure David Cook Teresa Martinez
Ways & Means Neal Carter Justin Heap

See also

Footnotes and references

Footnotes

  1. ^ Two-member, multi-member districts comprise all the districts of the lower/primary legislatures of Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, New Jersey. Aside from a large minority of New Hampshire's districts which have up to 11 members, single-member districts account for most of the other states' legislatures.

References

  1. ^ "Final Legislative Districts – Approved 1/17/12" (PDF). azredistricting.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Republican Liz Harris (District 13) expelled from the House. [1]
  5. ^ Republican Julie Willoughby appointed to succeed Harris. [2]
  6. ^ Democrat Flavio Bravo (District 26) resigned after being appointed to the State Senate. [3]
  7. ^ Democrat Quantá Crews appointed to succeed Bravo. [4]
  8. ^ Democrat Andrés Cano (District 20) resigned to attend graduate school. [5]
  9. ^ Democrat Betty Villegas appointed to succeed Cano. [6]
  10. ^ Democrat Athena Salman (District 8) resigned to join a political action committee. [7]
  11. ^ Democrat Jennifer Longdon (District 5) resigned to take a job in healthcare policy. [8]
  12. ^ Democrat Jevin Hodge appointed to succeed Salman. [9]
  13. ^ Democrat Leezah Sun (District 22) resigned due to ethics violations. [10]
  14. ^ Democrat Amish Shah (District 5) resigned to focus on his campaign for Arizona's 1st congressional district. [11]
  15. ^ Democrat Sarah Liguori appointed to succeed Longdon. [12]
  16. ^ Democrat Charles Lucking appointed to succeed Shah. [13]
  17. ^ Democrat Elda Luna-Nájera appointed to succeed Sun. [14]
  18. ^ Democrat Jevin Hodge (District 8) resigned due to an allegation of sexual assault. [15]

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