21st Arizona State Legislature

The 21st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1953 to December 31, 1954, during the last two years of John Howard Pyle's term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 68 to 80. The Republicans picked up four Senate seats, leaving the Democrats in control of the upper house with a 15–4 margin. In the House, the Republicans picked up nineteen seats, while the number of seats controlled by the Democrats decreased by seven, giving the Democrats a 50–30 edge.

21st Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1953 – December 31, 1954
Senate
Members	19
Party control	Democratic (15–4)
House of Representatives
Members	80
Party control	Democratic (50–30)
Sessions
1st January 12 – March 31, 1953 2nd January 11 – April 10, 1954
Special sessions
1st October 13 – November 3, 1953

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1953; and adjourned on March 31, while the second convened on January 11, 1954, and adjourned on April 10.[1][2] The only special session was convened on October 13, 1953 and adjourned sine die on November 3, 1953.[2]^:421

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]^:xvi

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Bryant Whiting	Republican
Cochise	Alfred Paul Jr.	Democrat
	A. R. Spikes	Democrat
Coconino	Robert W. Prochnow	Democrat
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter*	Democrat
	William A. Sullivan*	Democrat
Graham	Jim Smith	Democrat
Greenlee	A. C. Stanton*	Democrat
Maricopa	O.D. Miller	Republican
	William R. Pyper	Republican
Mohave	Earl W. Cooke	Democrat
Navajo	Clay Simer*	Democrat
Pima	James W. Ewing**	Republican
	H. S. Corbett**	Republican
	William Kimball*	Democrat
Pinal	James Herron Jr.*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Hubert 0. Merryweather*	Democrat
Yavapai	Kel M. Fox	Democrat
	Charles H. Orme Sr.	Democrat
Yuma	Harold C. Giss*	Democrat

** James W. Ewing died in office and was replaced by H. S. Corbett

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]^:xvii-xxi

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	Lorin M. Farr	Republican
Cochise	Evelyn Anderson	Democrat
	Charles O. Bloomquist*	Democrat
	W. L. Cook*	Democrat
	Fred Dove	Democrat
	H. J. Lewis	Democrat
Coconino	John W. Stilley	Republican
	Harry F. Sutherland*	Republican
Gila	Charles Horne*	Democrat
	Louis B. Ellsworth Jr.	Democrat
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democrat
Graham	Milton Lines*	Democrat
	E. L. Tidwell	Democrat
Greenlee	M. L. Simms*	Democrat
Maricopa	L. S. Adams Jr*	Democrat
	Ruth Adams	Republican
	Elijah Allen**	Republican
	Clint Anderson*	Democrat
	H. C. Armstrong*	Democrat
	D. F. Benson	Democrat
	Robert Brewer	Republican
	Isabel Burgess	Republican
	L. Max Connolly*	Democrat
	Jack Cummard*	Democrat
	Sherman R. Dent	Democrat
	Mary Dwyer*	Democrat
	Ed Ellsworth*	Democrat
	W. W. Franklin*	Democrat
	Clara S. Haberl	Republican
	Jack Hays	Republican
	Walter Hirsch	Republican
	Sam Joy	Republican
	Owen A. Kane*	Democrat
	Sidney Kartus*	Democrat
	Richard G. Kleindienst	Republican
	Ruth C. Kuntz	Republican
	Norman S. Lee	Democrat
	C. H. Marion	Republican
	Laura McRae*	Democrat
	Robert L. Myers*	Republican
	William S. Porter**	Republican
	T. C. Rhodes*	Democrat
	W. H. Ridgeway	Democrat
	Harry S. Ruppelius*	Democrat
	Carl Sims Sr.*	Democrat
	J. P. Stump	Democrat
	Harold W. Tshudy	Republican
	Derek Van Dyke*	Republican
	R. H. Wallace*	Republican
	Hal Warner	Democrat
	Robert E. Wilson*	Democrat
	William Younger Wood	Democrat
Mohave	Robert E. Morrow*	Democrat
Navajo	Lee F. Dover	Democrat
	Wallace H. Larson*	Republican
Pima	Harold Burton	Republican
	Oscar C. Cole*	Democrat
	John H. Haugh	Republican
	Douglas S. Holsclaw	Republican
	V. S. Hostetter*	Republican
	Norval W. Jasper	Republican
	David F. Lindsay	Democrat
	John W. Mcinnes	Republican
	Frank G. Robles*	Democrat
	William K. Ruchey	Republican
	Enos P. Schaffer*	Democrat
	David G. Watkins*	Democrat
	Alvin Wessler*	Republican
	Julliette C. Willis*	Republican
	Larry Woods	Democrat
Pinal	A. L. Bartlett*	Democrat
	J. Ney Miles*	Democrat
	E. Blodwen Thode	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown*	Democrat
Yavapai	A. H. Bisjak*	Democrat
	Walter F. Edwards	Republican
	Dick W. Martin*	Republican
	Henry Rush*	Democrat
Yuma	Robert Hodge	Democrat
	E. C. Johnson	Democrat
	John C. Smith Jr.	Democrat

The ** means that Elijah Allen died in office and was replaced by William S. Porter

References

1. "1953 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-first Legislature, First Regular Session, 1952, Second Special Session, Twentieth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
2. "1954 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-first Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1953, First Special Session, Twenty-first Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.