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

PositionNamePartyResidenceDistrict
SpeakerBen TomaRepublicanPeoriaDistrict 27
Speaker Pro TemporeTravis GranthamRepublicanGilbertDistrict 14
Majority LeaderLeo BiasiucciRepublicanLake Havasu CityDistrict 30
Majority WhipTeresa MartinezRepublicanCasa GrandeDistrict 16
Minority LeaderLupe ContrerasDemocraticCashionDistrict 22
Assistant Minority LeaderOscar De Los SantosDemocraticPhoenixDistrict 11
Minority WhipMelody HernandezDemocraticTempeDistrict 8
Nancy GutierrezDemocraticTucsonDistrict 18

Composition

3128
RepublicanDemocratic
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
RepublicanDemocraticVacant
End 52nd, November 20163624600
Begin 53rd, January 20173525600
End 53rd, November 2018
Begin 54th, January 20193129600
Begin 56th, January 20233129600
April 12, 2023[4]30591
May 5, 2023[5]31600
May 8, 2023[6]28591
June 7, 2023[7]29600
July 4, 2024[8]28591
July 25, 2024[9]29600
January 1, 2024[10]28591
January 26, 2024[11]27582
January 31, 2024[12][13]582
February 1, 2024[14]26573
February 7, 2024[15]27582
February 14, 2024[16]28591
February 26, 2024[17]29600
March 19, 2024[18]28591
Latest voting share52.5%47.5%

Membership, 2023–2025

DistrictImageNamePartyResidenceFirst elected
1Quang NguyenRepPrescott2020
Selina BlissRepPrescott2022
2Judy SchwiebertDemPhoenix2020
Justin WilmethRepPhoenix2020
3Joseph ChaplikRepScottsdale2020
Alexander KolodinRepScottsdale2022
4Matt GressRepPhoenix2022
Laura TerechDemScottsdale2022
5Sarah LiguoriDemPhoenix2024†
Charles LuckingDemPhoenix2024†
6Myron TsosieDemChinle2018
Mae PeshlakaiDemCameron2022
7David CookRepGlobe2016
David MarshallRepSnowflake2022
8Melody HernandezDemTempe2020
VacantTempe2024
9Lorena AustinDemMesa2022
Seth BlattmanDemMesa2022
10Justin HeapRepMesa2022
Barbara ParkerRepMesa2022
11Marcelino QuiñonezDemPhoenix2021†
Oscar De Los SantosDemPhoenix2022
12Patty ContrerasDemAhwatukee2022
Stacey TraversDemPhoenix2022
13Jennifer PawlikDemChandler2018
Julie WilloughbyRepChandler2023†
14Travis GranthamRepGilbert2016
Laurin HendrixRepGilbert2022
15Jacqueline ParkerRepMesa2020
Neal CarterRepSan Tan Valley2021†
16Teresa MartinezRepCasa Grande2021†
Keith SeamanDemCasa Grande2022
17Rachel JonesRepTucson2022
Cory McGarrRepMarana2022
18Christopher MathisDemTucson2021†
Nancy GutierrezDemTucson2022
19Gail GriffinRepSierra Vista2018
Lupe DiazRepBenson2021†
20Alma HernandezDemTucson2018
Betty VillegasDemTucson2023†
21Consuelo HernandezDemSunnyside2022
Stephanie Stahl HamiltonDemTucson2022
22Lupe ContrerasDemCashion2022
Elda Luna-NájeraDemTolleson2024†
23Mariana SandovalDemGoodyear2022
Michele PeñaRepYuma2022
24Lydia HernandezDemPhoenix2022
Analise OrtizDemPhoenix2022
25Tim DunnRepYuma2018†
Michael CarboneRepBuckeye2022
26Cesar AguilarDemPhoenix2022
Quantá CrewsDemPhoenix2023†
27Kevin PayneRepSun City2016
Ben TomaRepPeoria2017†
28David LivingstonRepPeoria2022
Beverly PingerelliRepGlendale2020
29Steve MontenegroRepSurprise2022
Austin SmithRepWittmann2022
30Leo BiasiucciRepLake Havasu City2018
John GilletteRepKingman2022

†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:

CommitteeChairVice Chair
AppropriationsDavid LivingstonJoseph Chaplik
CommerceJustin WilmethMichael Carbone
EducationBeverly PingerelliDavid Marshall
GovernmentTim DunnJohn Gillette
Health & Human ServicesSteve MontenegroBarbara Parker
JudiciaryQuang NguyenSelina Bliss
Land, Agriculture & Rural AffairsLupe DiazMichele Pena
Military Affairs & Public SafetyKevin PayneRachel Jones
Municipal Oversight & ElectionsJacqueline ParkerAlexander Kolodin
Natural Resources, Energy & WaterGail GriffinAustin Smith
Regulatory AffairsLaurin HendrixCory McGarr
RulesTravis GranthamTravis Grantham
Transportation & InfrastructureDavid CookTeresa Martinez
Ways & MeansNeal CarterJustin 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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