2nd Arizona State Legislature
2nd Arizona State Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
Term | January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1916 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 19 | ||||
President | W. P. Sims[1] | ||||
Party control | Democrat 18-1 | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 35 | ||||
Speaker | William E. Brooks[2] | ||||
Party control | Democrat 35-0 | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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Special sessions | |||||
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The 2nd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1915, to December 31, 1916, during the second term of George W. P. Hunt as governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators and representatives remained constant, at 19 and 35 respectively. The Democrats increased their lead in both houses, winning 18 of the 19 senate seats, and winning a clean sweep of the house, 35–0.
Sessions
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 11, 1915; and adjourned on March 11.[3]: 4
A special session was called by the governor, and met between April 23 – May 29, 1915.[3]: 217 A second special session was invoked from June 1–28, 1915.[3]: 337
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[4]
County | Senator | Party | Notes |
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Apache | Fred Colter | Democrat | |
Cochise | William M. Riggs | Democrat | |
W. P. Sims* | Democrat | ||
Coconino | Hugh E. Campbell | Democrat | |
Gila | John E. Bacon | Democrat | |
Alfred Kinney* | Democrat | ||
Graham | D. H. Claridge | Democrat | |
Greenlee | George H. Chase* | Democrat | |
Maricopa | O. S. Stapley | Democrat | |
Sam F. Webb | Democrat | ||
Mohave | Henry Lovin* | Democrat | |
Navajo | D. D. Crabb | Republican | |
Pima | Mose Drachman | Democrat | |
A. P. Martin | Democrat | ||
Pinal | Charles E. MacMillin | Democrat | |
Santa Cruz | Harry J. Karns | Democrat | |
Yavapai | Morris Goldwater | Democrat | |
Frances Munds | Democrat | First woman Arizona State Senator | |
Yuma | J. S. Garvin | Democrat |
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[4]
County | Representative | Party | Notes |
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Apache | Rachel Berry | Democrat | First woman representative |
Cochise | Sam P. Briscoe | Democrat | |
William L. Cook | Democrat | ||
Oscar Doyle | Democrat | ||
Charles T. Francis | Democrat | ||
W. J. Graham* | Democrat | ||
J. S. Merrill | Democrat | ||
John E. Newbury | Democrat | ||
Coconino | William Marlar | Democrat | |
Gila | B.F. Baker | Democrat | |
William E. Brooks* | Democrat | ||
W. D. Claypool | Democrat | ||
Graham | J. D. Lee | Democrat | |
J. H. Lines | Democrat | ||
Greenlee | John Christy | Democrat | |
Sam F. Lanford | Democrat | ||
Maricopa | Guy D. Acuff | Democrat | |
A. G. Austin | Democrat | ||
J. C. Goodwin | Democrat | ||
J. E. McLain | Democrat | ||
T. T. Powers | Democrat | ||
Loren F. Vaughn | Democrat | ||
Mohave | W. P. Mahoney | Democrat | |
Navajo | Sam W. Proctor | Democrat | |
Pima | J. W. Buchanan* | Democrat | |
Sheldon A. Reed | Democrat | ||
J. Breck Richardson | Democrat | ||
Pinal | Frank Pinkley | Democrat | |
Santa Cruz | Richard Farrell | Democrat | |
Yavapai | A. A. Johns | Democrat | |
J. E. Leeper | Democrat | ||
O. F. Orthel | Democrat | ||
John J. Sweeney | Democrat | ||
Yuma | James L. Edwards | Democrat | |
J. B. Flanagan | Democrat |
See also
References
- ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 13–14. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 14. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1915, Second Legislature, Regular Session, First and Second Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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