The 35th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the second 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 maintained their 16–14 edge in the upper house, and gained a seat in the lower house, increasing their majority there to 43–17.
Sessions The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned on April 25, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1982, and adjourned sine die on April 24. There were seven Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on July 7, 1981, and adjourned sine die on September 4; the second convened on July 8, 1981, and adjourned seventeen days later on July 25; the third convened that same year on September 1 and adjourned sine die on September 3; the fourth convened on November 9, 1981, at 9:00 in the morning, and adjourned that same day at 4:24 in the afternoon; the fifth and sixth special sessions were held concurrently from December 1, 1981, through January 11, 1982; the seventh and final special session convened on December 1, 1981, and adjourned later that month on December 7.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Senator Party Notes1Boyd Tenney* Republican2Tony Gabaldon* Democrat3Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.* Democrat4A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat5Jones Osborn* Democrat6Polly Getzwiller* Democrat7William L. Swink* Democrat8Ed Sawyer* Democrat9Jeffrey J. Hill* Republican10Luis A. Gonzales* Democrat11Jaime P. Gutierrez* Democrat12John T. Mawhinney* Republican13Greg Lunn Republican14Jim Kolbe* Republican15S. H. Runyan* Republican16Marcia G. Weeks Democrat17Anne Lindeman* Republican18Leo Corbet* Republican19Ray Rottas* Republican20Lela Alston* Democrat21Richard Kimball* Democrat22Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat23Alfredo Gutierrez* Democrat24John C. Pritzlaff Jr.* Republican25Jacque Steiner Republican26Peter Kay Republican27James A. Mack* Republican28Robert B. Usdane* Republican29Jack J. Taylor* Republican30Stan Turley* Republican
House of Representatives
Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Representative Party Notes1Jerry Everall* RepublicanJohn U. Hays* Republican2Sam A. McConnell Jr.* RepublicanJohn Wettaw* Republican3Benjamin Hanley* DemocratDaniel Peaches* Republican4Edward G. Guerrero* DemocratE. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat5Morris Courtright RepublicanFrank McElhaney Democrat6James Hartdegen* RepublicanRenz D. Jennings* Democrat7George W. Kline RepublicanRichard Pacheco* Democrat8Joe Lane* RepublicanSteve Vukcevich* Democrat9Bart Baker* RepublicanWilliam J. English* Republican10Carmen Cajero* DemocratJesus R. Higuera Democrat11Peter Goudinoff* DemocratMike Morales* Republican12Thomas N. Goodwin* RepublicanE. D. Jewett Jr. Republican13Clare Dunn** DemocratLarry Hawke* Republican14William J. De Long RepublicanE. H. Lew Macy Republican15Bob Denny* RepublicanJames B. Ratliff* Republican16Bob Hungerford* RepublicanRhonda Thomas Republican 17C. W. "Bill" Lewis* RepublicanPatrica D. Wright* Republican18Burton S. Barr* RepublicanPete Dunn* Republican19Jane D. Hull* RepublicanW. A. "Tony" West Jr.* Republican20Lillian Jordan* RepublicanDebbie McCune* Democrat21Donald Kenney* RepublicanElizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican22Art Hamilton* DemocratEarl V. Wilcox* Democrat23Tony R. Abril* DemocratLeon Thompson* Democrat24Pete Corpstein* RepublicanCal Holman* Republican25Glenn Davis DemocratD. Lee Jones* Republican26Peter Kay* RepublicanJim Meredith Republican27Juanita Harelson* RepublicanDoug Todd* Republican28Paul R. Messinger RepublicanJim Skelly* Republican29Donna J. Carlson* RepublicanJim L. Cooper* Republican30Carl J. Kunasek* RepublicanJames J. Sossaman* Republican
The ** denotes that she died in office on July 30, 1981, and was replaced by the appointment of David M. Rodriguez
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