The 56th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix, Arizona, United States on January 9, 2023, during the first two years of Katie Hobbs's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2022 Senate election, Republicans maintained an unchanged 16–14 majority. Republicans also maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2022 House election.[1]
| 56th Arizona State Legislature | |||||
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| President | Warren Petersen | ||||
| Temporary President | T. J. Shope | ||||
| Party control | Republican (16–14) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Speaker | Ben Toma | ||||
| Party control | Republican (31–29) | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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Sessions
editThe Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 9, 2023.[2]
The second regular session began on January 8, 2024.[2]
Senate
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Bennett | Republican | |
| 2 | Steve Kaiser | Republican | |
| 3 | John Kavanagh | Republican | |
| 4 | Christine Marsh* | Democratic | |
| 5 | Lela Alston* | Democratic | |
| 6 | Theresa Hatathlie* | Democratic | |
| 7 | Wendy Rogers* | Republican | |
| 8 | Juan Mendez* | Democratic | |
| 9 | Eva Burch | Democratic | |
| 10 | Dave Farnsworth | Republican | |
| 11 | Catherine Miranda | Democratic | |
| 12 | Mitzi Epstein | Democratic | |
| 13 | J. D. Mesnard* | Republican | |
| 14 | Warren Petersen* | Republican | |
| 15 | Jake Hoffman | Republican | |
| 16 | T. J. Shope* | Republican | |
| 17 | Justine Wadsack | Republican | |
| 18 | Priya Sundareshan | Democratic | |
| 19 | David Gowan* | Republican | |
| 20 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democratic | |
| 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón* | Democratic | |
| 22 | Eva Diaz | Democratic | |
| 23 | Brian Fernandez | Democratic | |
| 24 | Anna Hernandez | Democratic | |
| 25 | Sine Kerr* | Republican | |
| 26 | Raquel Terán* | Democratic | |
| 27 | Anthony Kern | Republican | |
| 28 | Frank Carroll | Democratic | |
| 29 | Janae Shamp | Republican | |
| 30 | Sonny Borrelli* | Republican |
House of Representatives
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
References
edit- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2022 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. State of Arizona. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 Session Timeline" (PDF). Arizona State Legislature. State of Arizona. Retrieved March 14, 2021.