Arizona House of Representatives
56th Arizona Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started
January 9, 2023
Leadership
Ben Toma (R)
since January 9, 2023
Speaker pro tempore
Travis Grantham (R)
since January 11, 2021
Majority Leader
Leo Biasiucci (R)
since January 9, 2023
Minority Leader
Lupe Contreras (D)
since June 21, 2023
Structure
Seats60 representatives
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (31)

Minority

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
(60 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(60 seats)
RedistrictingArizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Arizona State Capitol
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, Arizona  85007
Website
Arizona House of Representatives

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,[lower-alpha 1] 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

31 29
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End 52nd, November 2016 36 24 60 0
Begin 53rd, January 2017 35 25 60 0
End 53rd, November 2018
Begin 54th, January 2019 31 29 60 0
Begin 56th, January 2023 31 29 60 0
April 12, 2023[4] 30 59 1
May 5, 2023[5] 31 60 0
May 8, 2023[6] 28 59 1
June 7, 2023[7] 29 60 0
Latest voting share 51.7% 48.3%

Membership, 2023–2025

District Image Name Party Residence First elected
1 Quang NguyenRep Prescott 2020
Selina BlissRep Prescott 2022
2 Judy SchwiebertDem Phoenix 2020
Justin WilmethRep Phoenix 2020
3 Joseph ChaplikRep Scottsdale 2020
Alexander KolodinRep Scottsdale 2022
4 Matt GressRep Phoenix 2022
Laura TerechDem Scottsdale 2022
5 Jennifer LongdonDem Phoenix 2018
Amish ShahDem Phoenix 2018
6 Myron TsosieDem Chinle 2018
Mae PeshlakaiDem Cameron 2022
7 David CookRep Globe 2016
David MarshallRep Snowflake 2022
8 Vacant Tempe 2024
Melody HernandezDem Tempe 2020
9 Lorena AustinDem Mesa 2022
Seth BlattmanDem Mesa 2022
10 Justin HeapRep Mesa 2022
Barbara ParkerRep Mesa 2022
11 Marcelino QuiñonezDem Phoenix 2021†
Oscar De Los SantosDem Phoenix 2022
12 Patty ContrerasDem Ahwatukee 2022
Stacey TraversDem Phoenix 2022
13 Jennifer PawlikDem Chandler 2018
Julie WilloughbyRep Chandler 2023†
14 Travis GranthamRep Gilbert 2016
Laurin HendrixRep Gilbert 2022
15 Jacqueline ParkerRep Mesa 2020
Neal CarterRep San Tan Valley 2021†
16 Teresa MartinezRep Casa Grande 2021†
Keith SeamanDem Casa Grande 2022
17 Rachel JonesRep Tucson 2022
Cory McGarrRep Marana 2022
18 Christopher MathisDem Tucson 2021†
Nancy GutierrezDem Tucson 2022
19 Gail GriffinRep Sierra Vista 2018
Lupe DiazRep Benson 2021†
20 Betty VillegasDem Tucson 2023†
Alma HernandezDem Tucson 2018
21 Consuelo HernandezDem Sunnyside 2022
Stephanie Stahl HamiltonDem Tucson 2022
22 Lupe ContrerasDem Cashion 2022
Leezah SunDem Phoenix 2022
23 Mariana SandovalDem Goodyear 2022
Michele PeñaRep Yuma 2022
24 Lydia HernandezDem Phoenix 2022
Analise OrtizDem Phoenix 2022
25 Tim DunnRep Yuma 2018†
Michael CarboneRep Buckeye 2022
26 Cesar AguilarDem Phoenix 2022
Quantá CrewsDem Phoenix 2023†
27 Kevin PayneRep Sun City 2016
Ben TomaRep Peoria 2017†
28 David LivingstonRep Peoria 2022
Beverly PingerelliRep Glendale 2020
29 Steve MontenegroRep Surprise 2022
Austin SmithRep Wittmann 2022
30 Leo BiasiucciRep Lake Havasu City 2018
John GilletteRep Kingman 2022

†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:

Committee Chair Vice Chair
Appropriations David Livingston Joseph Chaplik
Commerce Justin Wilmeth Michael Carbone
Education Beverly Pingerelli David Marshall
Government Tim Dunn John Gillette
Health & Human Services Steve Montenegro Barbara Parker
Judiciary Quang Nguyen Selina Bliss
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Lupe Diaz Michele Pena
Military Affairs & Public Safety Kevin Payne Rachel Jones
Municipal Oversight & Elections Jacqueline Parker Alexander Kolodin
Natural Resources, Energy & Water Gail Griffin Austin Smith
Regulatory Affairs Laurin Hendrix Cory McGarr
Rules Travis Grantham Travis Grantham
Transportation & Infrastructure David Cook Teresa Martinez
Ways & Means Neal Carter Justin 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.
  5. Republican Julie Willoughby appointed to succeed Harris.
  6. Democrat Flavio Bravo (District 26) resigned after being appointed to the State Senate.
  7. Democrat Quantá Crews appointed to succeed Bravo.

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