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Arizona Senate Information

The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members representing an equal amount of constituencies across the state, with each district having average populations of 219,859 (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms with term limits, limiting Senators to four terms (a total of eight years). Members of the Republican Party are currently in the majority in the Senate.

As with the Arizona House of Representatives, members to the Senate are elected from the same legislative districts as House members, however one Senator represents the constituency, while for the House there are two Representatives per district. This districting system is similar to those of the Idaho and Washington State Senate. In political science, this type of legislative district is called a multi-member district.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

The Senate convenes in the adjacent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Leadership of the Senate

Arizona, along with Oregon, Maine and Wyoming, is one of the four U.S. states to have abolished the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the nominal senate president in many states. As a result, the Senate elects its own presiding officer, the President of the Senate, who presides over the body, appoints members to all of the Senate's committees and to joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. The Senate President also appoints a President pro tempore, who serves for the duration of a session of the legislature, to preside in his absence, and may appoint a temporary President pro tempore in the absence of the President and President pro tempore.[1]

The current President of the Senate is Republican Russell Pearce of District 18 (Mesa). The Senate Majority Leader was Scott Bundgaard of District 4 (Phoenix), but is now vacant until a replacement is named for Bundgaard. The Senate Minority Leader is David Schapira of District 17 (Tempe).

Leadership information

Position Name Party Residence District
President of the Senate Russell Pearce Republican Mesa District 18
President pro tempore Sylvia Tenney Allen Republican Snowflake District 5
Majority Leader TBD (Formerly Scott Bundgaard) Republican Phoenix District 4
Majority Whip Steve Pierce Republican Prescott District 1
Minority Leader David Schapira Democratic Tempe District 17
Assistant Minority Leader Leah Landrum Taylor Democratic Phoenix District 16
Minority Whip Paula Aboud Democratic Tucson District 28

Current composition

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 21 9 30 1
Begin 21 9 30 0
Latest voting share 70.0% 30.0%

Current members, 2011-2013

District Senator Party Term-limited
1 - Prescott - Coconino County Steve Pierce Rep 2016
2 - Flagstaff - Navajo & Apache Cties Jack Jackson Dem 2018
3 - Mohave County - La Paz County N. Ron Gould Rep 2012
4 - Yavapai Cty South - Maricopa Cty N. Scott Bundgaard Rep 2018
5 - Gila County - Snowflake Sylvia Tenney Allen Rep 2016
6 - Phoenix North - Cave Creek Lori Klein Rep 2018
7 - Phoenix Nth-Nth-East - Carefree Nancy Barto Rep 2018
8 - Phoenix North-East - Scottsdale Michelle Reagan Rep 2018
9 - Phoenix N-W. - Sun City - Peoria Rick Murphy Rep 2018
10 - Phoenix North Central - Glendale Linda Gray Rep 2012
11 - Phoenix East - Paradise Valley Adam Driggs Rep 2018
12 - Phoenix West - Litchfield Park John Nelson Rep 2018
13 - Phoenix South-West - Tolleson Steve Gallardo Dem 2018
14 - Phoenix South Central Robert Meza Dem 2018
15 - Phoenix South-East Central Kyrsten Sinema Dem 2018
16 - Phoenix South - Guadalupe Leah Landrum Taylor Dem 2014
17 - Phoenix South-East - Tempe David Schapira Dem 2018
18 - Mesa West (Sth-East out Phoenix) Russell Pearce Rep 2016
19 - Mesa East (Sth-East out Phoenix) Rich Crandall Rep 2018
20 - Phoenix South - Chandler West John McComish Rep 2018
21 - Chandler - Queen Creek (S-E Phoen.) Steve Yarbrough Rep 2018
22 - Gilbert - Mesa South - Gold Camp (Gold Canyon) Andy Biggs Rep 2018
23 - Pinal County Steve Smith Rep 2018
24 - Yuma County - La Paz Cty South Don Shooter Rep 2018
25 - Pima County W. - Cochise County Gail Griffin Rep 2018
26 - Oro Valley - Catalina (Tucson North) Al Melvin Rep 2016
27 - Tucson West - Tucson Olivia Cajero Bedford Dem 2018
28 - Tucson North Paula Aboud Dem 2014
29 - Tucson Linda J. Lopez Dem 2016
30 - Green Valley ( Tucson Sth et East) Frank Antenori Rep 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ Senate Rule 2: The President

External links

· · Members of the Arizona State Senate
50th Legislature (2011–2012) President of the Senate: Russell Pearce (R) • President pro Tempore: Sylvia Allen (R) • Majority Leader: Scott Bundgaard (R) • Minority Leader: David Schapira (D)
  1. Steve Pierce (R)
  2. Jack Jackson (D)
  3. Ron Gould (R)
  4. Scott Bundgaard (R)
  5. Sylvia Allen (R)
  6. Lori Klein (R)
  1. Nancy K. Barto (R)
  2. Michele Reagan (R)
  3. Rick Murphy (R)
  4. Linda Gray (R)
  5. Adam Driggs (R)
  6. John B. Nelson (R)
  1. Steve Gallardo (D)
  2. Robert Meza (D)
  3. Kyrsten Sinema (D)
  4. Leah Landrum Taylor (D)
  5. David Schapira (D)
  6. Russell Pearce (R)
  1. Rich Crandall (R)
  2. John McComish (R)
  3. Steve Yarbrough (R)
  4. Andy Biggs (R)
  5. Steve Smith (R)
  6. Don Shooter (R)
  1. Gail Griffin (R)
  2. Al Melvin (R)
  3. Olivia Cajero Bedford (D)
  4. Paula Aboud (D)
  5. Linda J. Lopez (D)
  6. Frank Antenori (R)
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