24th Arizona State Legislature

The 24th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1959 to December 31, 1960, during the first of three terms of Paul Fannin's time as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at two per county, totaling 28, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 80. The Democrats picked up a seat in the upper house, increasing their edge to 27–1. In the House, the Republicans picked up three seats, however the Democrats still held a 54–26 edge.

24th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1959 – December 31, 1960
Senate
Members	28
Party control	Democratic (27–1)
House of Representatives
Members	80
Party control	Democratic (54–26)
Sessions
1st January 12 – March 31, 1959 2nd January 11 – March 26, 1960

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1959, and adjourned on March 31; while the second convened on January 11, 1960, and adjourned on March 26.[1][2] There were no Special Sessions.

State Senate

Members

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

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Lynn Lockhart*	Democrat
	Melvin C. Greer*	Democrat
Cochise	Dan S. Kitchel*	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
	John Mickelson	Democrat
Greenlee	M. L. Sims*	Democrat
	Carl Gale*	Democrat
Maricopa	Hilliard T. Brooke	Democrat
	Frank G. Murphy*	Democrat
Mohave	C. Clyde Bollinger**	Democrat
	Thelma Bollinger**	Democrat
	Robert Morrow*	Democrat
Navajo	J. Morris Richards*	Democrat
	Glenn Blansett	Democrat
Pima	David S. Wine	Democrat
	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbet*	Republican
Pinal	Charles S. Goff*	Democrat
	Ben Arnold*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown*	Democrat
	C. B. (Bert) Smith*	Democrat
Yavapai	David H. Palmer*	Democrat
	Charles H. Orme Sr.*	Democrat
Yuma	Harold C. Giss*	Democrat
	R. H. Thompson*	Democrat

The ** denotes that Thelma Bollinger was appointed to the seat vacated upon the death of C. Clyde Bollinger

House of Representatives

Members

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

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	James S. Shreeve*	Democrat
Cochise	Charles O. Bloomquist*	Democrat
	W. L. (Tay) Cook*	Democrat
	Clyde M. Dalton*	Democrat
	Andrew J. Gilbert	Democrat
Coconino	Thomas N. Knoles Jr.*	Democrat
	Harold J. Scudder*	Democrat
Gila	Nelson D. Breyton*	Democrat
	R. E. (Arky) Burnham	Democrat
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democrat
Graham	Milton Lines*	Democrat
	E. L. Tidwell*	Democrat
Greenlee	Tom W. Berry*	Democrat
	G. O. Biles*	Democrat
Maricopa	Carl Austin*	Democrat
	W. B. Barkley*	Democrat
	Frank Bowman	Democrat
	Lewis B. Bramkamp*	Democrat
	Robert Brewer*	Republican
	Elmer T. Burson	Republican
	David H. Campbell*	Republican
	Conrad James Carreon*	Democrat
	Sherman R. Dent*	Democrat
	Laron Waldo DeWitt*	Republican
	Marie S. Earl*	Democrat
	Geraldine F. Eliot*	Republican
	Jack E. Gardner*	Democrat
	Chet Goldberg Jr.	Republican
	J. O. Grimes*	Democrat
	Merle E. Hays	Democrat
	Priscilla H. Hays	Republican
	F. A. (Jake) Higgins*	Republican
	Marshall Humphrey	Republican
	Emogene M. Jennings*	Republican
	Sidney Kartus	Democrat
	Elmer G. King	Democrat
	W. I. (Ike) Lowry*	Republican
	Gene B. McClellan	Republican
	Robert L. Myers	Republican
	Charles H. Oatman	Democrat
	Ruth Peck	Republican
	William S. Porter	Republican
	Don Reese	Republican
	T. C. Rhodes*	Democrat
	Arthur B. Schellenberg*	Republican
	Carl Sims Sr.*	Democrat
	Bill Stephens*	Democrat
	Bob Stump	Democrat
	Martin P. Toscano	Democrat
	Wm. F. (Pat) Vipperman Jr.	Democrat
	Mohave	J. J. Glancy*	Democrat
Navajo	Lee F. Dover*	Democrat
	Augusta T. Larson*	Republican
Pima	W. G. "Bill" Bodell*	Republican
	Emilio Carrillo	Democrat
	Harold L. Cook*	Democrat
	Arnold Elias	Democrat
	Thomas D. Fridena*	Democrat
	John H. Haugh*	Republican
	David G. Hawkins	Republican
	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
	V. S. Hostetter*	Republican
	Etta Mae Hutcheson*	Democrat
	James L. Kennedy	Democrat
	Ray Martin	Democrat
	William I. Minor	Democrat
	Emmett S. (Bud) Walker	Democrat
	Thomas C. Webster	Republican
	Alvin Wessler*	Republican
Pinal	Charles Moody	Democrat
	Frederick S. Smith*	Democrat
	E. Blodwen Thode*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Robert R. Hathaway*	Democrat
Yavapai	Joseph L. Allen	Democrat
	Mabel S. Ellis*	Democrat
	M. A. Lindner*	Democrat
Yuma	Clara Osborne Botzum	Democrat
	Robert L. Klauer*	Democrat
	Cecil D. Miller	Democrat

References

1. "1959 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fourth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
2. "1960 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.