22nd Arizona State Legislature

The 22nd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1956, during the first of two terms of Ernest McFarland's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators was increased to two per county, for a total of 28, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 80 to 81. The Republicans lost two Senate seats, leaving the Democrats in control of the upper house with a 26–2 margin. In the House, the Republicans lost ten seats, while the number of seats controlled by the Democrats increased by eleven, giving the Democrats a 61–20 edge.

22nd Arizona State Legislature
← 21st 23rd →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1956
Senate
Members	28
Party control	Democratic (26–2)
House of Representatives
Members	81
Party control	Democratic (61–20)
Sessions
1st January 10 – April 3, 1955 2nd January 9 – April 14, 1956
Special sessions
1st October 24 – November 28, 1955 2nd November 28 – December 20, 1955 3rd December 20, 1955 – January 7, 1956

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1955, and adjourned on April 3; while the second convened on January 9, 1956, and adjourned on April 14.[1][2] There were three Special Sessions: the first convened on October 4, 1955 and adjourned sine die on November 28;[2]^:423 the Second Special Session convened on November 28, 1955 and adjourned sine die on December 20;[2]^:443 and the Third Special Session convened on December 20, 1955 and adjourned sine die on January 7, 1956.[2]^:481

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	Lynn Lockhart	Democrat
	Melvin C. Greer	Democrat
Cochise	Fred Dove	Democrat
	A. R. Spikes*	Democrat
Coconino	Robert W. Prochnow*	Democrat
	Fred F. Udine	Democrat
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter*	Democrat
	William A. Sullivan*	Democrat
Graham	Jim Smith*	Democrat
	Wilford R. Richardson	Democrat
Greenlee	M. L. Sims	Democrat
	A. C. Stanton*	Democrat
Maricopa	Joe Haldiman Jr.	Democrat
	R. S. Hart	Democrat
Mohave	Earl W. Cooke*	Democrat
	Robert Morrow	Democrat
Navajo	Clay Simer*	Democrat
	William R. Bourdon	Republican
Pima	Thomas Collins	Democrat
	H. S. Corbett*	Republican
Pinal	Charles S. Goff	Democrat
	Ben Arnold	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown	Democrat
	C. B. Smith	Democrat
Yavapai	Ray Vyne	Democrat
	Charles H. Orme Sr.*	Democrat
Yuma	Harold C. Giss*	Democrat
	R. H. Thompson	Democrat

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
	Clyde M. Dalton	Democrat
Coconino	Andrew Matson	Democrat
	Harold J. Scudder	Democrat
Gila	Nelson D. Breyton	Democrat
	Louis B. Ellsworth Jr.*	Democrat
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democrat
Graham	Milton Lines*	Democrat
	E. L. Tidwell*	Democrat
Greenlee	Tom W. Berry	Democrat
	G. O. Biles	Democrat
Maricopa	Chas. H. Abels	Democrat
	Carl C. Andersen	Republican
	Carl Austin	Democrat
	David H. Campbell	Republican
	Conrad James Carreon	Democrat
	Ed Ellsworth*	Democrat
	W. W. Franklin*	Democrat
	J. O. Grimes	Democrat
	William J. Harkness	Democrat
	Ruth I. Hunt	Democrat
	Sidney Kartus*	Democrat
	Neales Kennedy	Democrat
	Norman S. Lee	Democrat
	Malcom L. Lentz	Republican
	W. I. (Ike) Lowry	Republican
	C. H. Marion*	Republican
	Laura McRae*	Democrat
	W. W. Mitchell Sr.	Democrat
	Robert L. Myers*	Republican
	Patrick W. O'Reilly	Democrat
	Robert A. Petrie*	Democrat
	James B. Phillips*	Republican
	William S. Porter*	Republican
	S. Earl Pugh	Democrat
	Champe Raftery	Democrat
	Lillian Retzloff	Democrat
	T. C. Rhodes*	Democrat
	Del Rogers	Democrat
	Harry S. Ruppelius*	Democrat
	Arthur B. Schellenberg	Republican
	Carl Sims Sr.*	Democrat
	George R. Steward	Democrat
	J. P. Stump*	Democrat
	Hal Warner*	Democrat
	Ruth Adams White	Republican
	Robert E. Wilson*	Democrat
	Wm. Younger Wood	Democrat
Mohave	Guy Rutherford	Democrat
Navajo	Lee F. Dover*	Democrat
	Augusta T. Larson	Republican
Pima	Harry Ackerman	Democrat
	Vicente Alfaro	Democrat
	Keith S. Brown	Republican
	Harold Burton*	Republican
	James W. Carroll	Democrat
	Thomas D. Fridena	Democrat
	John H. Haugh*	Republican
	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
	V. S. Hostetter*	Republican
	Etta Mae Hutcheson	Democrat
	James L. Kennedy	Democrat
	William I. Minor	Democrat
	Enos P. Schaffer*	Democrat
	Alvin Wessler*	Republican
	Julliette C. Willis*	Republican
	David S. Wine	Democrat
Pinal	Harry Bagnall	Democrat
	Frederick S. Smith	Democrat
	E. Blodwen Thode*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Robert R. Hathaway	Democrat
	Mrs. Weldon Bailey**	Democrat
	Robert Hathaway**	Democrat
Yavapai	Mabel S. Ellis	Democrat
	Dick W. Martin	Republican
	M. A. Lindner***	Democrat
	A. C. McCoy***	Democrat
Yuma	Robert L. Klauer	Democrat
	William B. Carr	Democrat
	David B. Babbitt	Democrat

The ** denotes Mrs. Weldon Bailey was appointed until Robert Hathaway was of legal age to serve.

The *** denotesA. C. McCoy was elected, but died in office. M. A. Lindner was appointed to serve the term

References

1. "1955 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-second Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
2. "1956 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-Second Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 8, 2018.