The 26th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1963, to December 31, 1964, during the last of three terms of Paul Fannin's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at two per county, totaling 28, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 80. The Democrats maintained a 24–4 edge in the upper house, while the Republicans gained four seats in the House, trimming the Democrats majority to 48–32.
Sessions The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 1963, and adjourned on April 2; while the second convened on January 13, 1964, and adjourned on April 15. There were two Special Sessions, the first of which convened April 4, 1963, and adjourned sine die on April 4; while the second convened on May 27, 1963, and adjourned sine die on June 3.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Senator Party NotesApacheBert Colter* DemocratAlbert F. Anderson* Republican CochiseDan S. Kitchel* DemocratA. R. Spikes* Democrat CoconinoThomas N. Knoles Jr. DemocratFred F. Udine* Democrat GilaClarence L. Carpenter* DemocratWilliam A. Sullivan* Democrat GrahamDarvil B. McBride* DemocratJohn Mickelson* Democrat GreenleeM. L. Sims* DemocratCarl Gale* Democrat MaricopaHilliard T. Brooke DemocratPaul L. Singer Republican MohaveEarle W. Cook DemocratRobert Morrow* Democrat NavajoWilliam Huso DemocratGlenn Blansett* Democrat PimaSol Ahee DemocratHiram S. (Hi) Corbet* Republican PinalCharles S. Goff* DemocratBen Arnold* Democrat Santa CruzC. B. (Bert) Smith DemocratR. G. Michelena* Democrat YavapaiDavid H. Palmer* DemocratSam Steiger* Republican YumaHarold C. Giss* DemocratR. H. Thompson* Democrat
House of Representatives
Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Representative Party NotesApacheJack A. Brown* Democrat CochiseFred Burke DemocratJames A. Elliott* DemocratAndrew J. Gilbert* Democrat CoconinoCharles W. Sechrist DemocratHarold J. Scudder* Democrat GilaNelson D. Breyton* DemocratEdwynne C. (Polly) Rosenbaum* Democrat GrahamGordon L. Hoopes* Democrat GreenleeG. O. (Sonny) Biles* Democrat MaricopaWilliam C. Attaway Jr. RepublicanW. B. Barkley* DemocratRobert Brewer* RepublicanM. J. (Buck) Brown DemocratIsabel Burgess* RepublicanElmer T. Burson* RepublicanCloves C. Campbell DemocratLaron Waldo DeWitt* RepublicanGeraldine F. Eliot* RepublicanGeorge W. Eubank* RepublicanAl Franz DemocratRay A. Goetze RepublicanPriscilla H. Hays* RepublicanOscar Henry DemocratF. A. (Jake) Higgins* RepublicanJim Holley RepublicanJ. D. Holmes DemocratMarshall Humphrey* RepublicanRobert H. Hutto DemocratDavidson Jenks RepublicanElmer G. King* DemocratDavid B. Kret* RepublicanR. Larry Oldham RepublicanRuth Peck* RepublicanWilliam S. Porter RepublicanJohn C. Pritzlaff RepublicanS. L. Pugh DemocratDon Reese* RepublicanT. C. Rhodes* DemocratArchie C. Ryan* DemocratJames E. Shelley RepublicanWalter P. Sherrill RepublicanBob Stump* DemocratLeon Thompson DemocratMartin P. Toscano* DemocratDerek Van Dyke* RepublicanJohn Vanlandingham DemocratWm. F. (Pat) Vipperman Jr.* DemocratRobert C. Wilcox* RepublicanJim Young DemocratMohaveJ. J. Glancy* Democrat NavajoFrank L. Crosby DemocratClay Simer Democrat PimaSandy P. Bowling DemocratTony Carrillo DemocratEdward M. Chambers RepublicanEvo J. De Concini DemocratHarold L. Cook* DemocratJohn H. Haugh* RepublicanDavid G. Hawkins* RepublicanRichard J. Herbert DemocratDouglas S. Holsclaw* RepublicanEtta Mae Hutcheson* DemocratRay Martin* DemocratForrest B. Pearce DemocratDoris Varn* RepublicanEmmett S. (Bud) Walker* DemocratThomas C. Webster* RepublicanAlvin Wessler* RepublicanJoe D. Ybarra* Democrat PinalCharles Moody* DemocratFrederick S. Smith* DemocratPolly Getzwiller Democrat Santa CruzRobert R. Hathaway* Democrat YavapaiMabel S. Ellis* DemocratBoyd Tenney RepublicanFrank B. Ogden Republican YumaM. G. (Pop) Miniken DemocratCharles A. Johnson DemocratC. L. (Charlie) Slane Democrat
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