The 39th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1989, to December 31, 1990, during the last two years of Rose Mofford's term as governor. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats gained two seats in the Senate, cutting the Republican majority to 17–13, and the Democrats also gained a seat in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 35–25.
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1990 | ||||||||||
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| Members | 30 | ||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (17–13) | ||||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||||
| Members | 60 | ||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (35–25) | ||||||||||
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Sessions
editThe Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1989, and adjourned on June 16, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 8, 1990, and adjourned sine die on June 28.[1]: i [2]: i
There were five Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on September 20, 1989, and adjourned on September 22;[1]: 1655 the second convened on November 21, 1989, and adjourned sine die on November 22;[1]: 1679 the third convened on January 10, 1990, and adjourned sine die on June 28;[3]: 2245 the fourth convened on May 14, 1990, and adjourned sine die on May 16;[3]: 2461 and the fifth convened on November 19, 1990, and adjourned sine die later on that same day.[3]: 2471
State Senate
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: vii
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1 | John U. Hays* | Republican | |
| 2 | Tony Gabaldon* | Democrat | |
| 3 | James Henderson Jr.* | Democrat | |
| 4 | A. V. "Bill" Hardt* | Democrat | |
| 5 | Jones Osborn* | Democrat | |
| 6 | Allen J. Stephens* | Democrat | |
| 7 | Peter D. Rios* | Democrat | |
| 8 | Gus Arzberger | Democrat | |
| 9 | Jeffrey J. Hill* | Republican | |
| 10 | Jesus Higuera* | Democrat | |
| 11 | Jaime P. Gutierrez* | Democrat | |
| 12 | John T. Mawhinney* | Republican | |
| 13 | David C. Bartlett | Democrat | |
| 14 | William J. De Long * | Republican | |
| 15 | Bob Denny | Republican | |
| 16 | Wayne Stump* | Republican | |
| 17 | Pat Wright* | Republican | |
| 18 | Leo Corbet | Republican | |
| 19 | Janice Brewer* | Republican | |
| 20 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | |
| 21 | Jerry Gillespie | Republican | |
| 22 | Manuel "Lito" Pena* | Democrat | |
| 23 | Carolyn Walker* | Democrat | |
| 24 | Pete Corpstein* | Republican | |
| 25 | Jacque Steiner* | Republican | |
| 26 | Tom Patterson | Republican | |
| 27 | Doug Todd* | Republican | |
| 28 | Robert B. Usdane* | Republican | |
| 29 | Lester Pearce | Republican | |
| 30 | James Sossaman* | Republican |
House of Representatives
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: viii–ix
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1990 Volume 1, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 313". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1990 Volume 2, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, Second Special Session, Chapters 314 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.