27th Arizona State Legislature

The 27th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1966, during Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.'s only term 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 two seats in the Senate, giving them a 26–2 edge in the upper house, while the Republicans gained three seats in the House, trimming the Democrats majority to 45–35.

27th Arizona State Legislature
← 26th 28th →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1965 – December 31, 1966
Senate
Members	28
Party control	Democratic (26–2)
House of Representatives
Members	80
Party control	Democratic (45–35)
Sessions
1st January 11 – April 20, 1965 2nd January 10 – April 23, 1966
Special sessions
1st April 21 – May 10, 1965 2nd May 11 – June 15, 1965 3rd June 16 – July 1, 1965 4th September 13 – October 9, 1965

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1965, and adjourned on April 20; while the second convened on January 10, 1966, and adjourned on April 23.[1][2] There were four Special Sessions, all in 1965. The first Special Session convened April 21, 1965, and adjourned sine die on May 10;[1]^:311 the second convened on May 11, 1965, and adjourned sine die on June 15;[1]^:337 the Third Special session convened on June 16, 1965 and adjourned sine die on July 1;[1]^:375 with the final Special Session, the fourth, convened September 13, 1965 and adjourned sine die on October 9.[2]^:351

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	Milford Hall	Democrat
	Walter Pulispher	Democrat
Cochise	Dan S. Kitchel*	Democrat
	A. R. Spikes*	Democrat
Coconino	Thomas N. Knoles Jr.*	Democrat
	Fred F. Udine*	Democrat
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter*	Democrat
	William A. Sullivan*	Democrat
Graham	Darvil B. McBride*	Democrat
	John Mickelson*	Democrat
Greenlee	M. L. Sims*	Democrat
	John McLaughlin	Democrat
Maricopa	George Peck	Democrat
	John Conlan	Republican
Mohave	Earle W. Cook*	Democrat
	Robert Morrow*	Democrat
Navajo	William Huso*	Democrat
	Glenn Blansett*	Democrat
Pima	Sol Ahee*	Democrat
	Edward I. Kennedy	Democrat
Pinal	E. B. Thode	Democrat
	Ben Arnold*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	C. B. (Bert) Smith	Democrat
	Robert Hathaway	Democrat
Yavapai	David H. Palmer*	Democrat
	Boyd Tenney	Republican
Yuma	Harold C. Giss*	Democrat
	Ray 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]^:xx-xxiv

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
Cochise	W. L. (Tay) Cook	Democrat
	James A. Elliott*	Democrat
	Andrew J. Gilbert*	Democrat
Coconino	Charles W. Sechrist*	Democrat
	Harold J. Scudder*	Democrat
Gila	Charles R "Bert" Horne	Democrat
	Edwynne C. (Polly) Rosenbaum*	Democrat
Graham	Gordon L. Hoopes*	Democrat
Greenlee	G. O. (Sonny) Biles*	Democrat
Maricopa	Ruth Adams	Republican
	Harry Bandouveris	Republican
	Burton S. Barr	Republican
	Robert Brewer*	Republican
	M. J. (Buck) Brown *	Democrat
	Isabel Burgess*	Republican
	Leonard M. Calderon Jr.	Democrat
	Cloves C. Campbell*	Democrat
	Delos Ellsworth	Republican
	Sam Flake	Republican
	Al Franz*	Democrat
	Ray A. Goetze*	Republican
	Chet Goldberg Jr.	Republican
	Priscilla H. Hays*	Republican
	Jim Holley*	Republican
	Robert H. Hutto*	Democrat
	Davidson Jenks*	Republican
	Chris T. Johnson	Republican
	Frank J. Kelley	Republican
	A. E. Kluender	Republican
	David B. Kret*	Republican
	R. Larry Oldham*	Republican
	Ruth Peck*	Republican
	M. C. Plummer	Democrat
	William S. Porter*	Republican
	John C. Pritzlaff*	Republican
	T. C. Rhodes*	Democrat
	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell	Republican
	Archie C. Ryan*	Democrat
	James E. Shelley*	Republican
	Walter P. Sherrill*	Republican
	Harold W. Smith	Democrat
	Bob Stump*	Democrat
	Leon Thompson*	Democrat
	Stan Turley	Republican
	David M. Valenzuela	Democrat
	Wm. F. (Pat) Vipperman Jr.*	Democrat
	La Verne Welker	Democrat
	Robert C. Wilcox*	Republican
	Jim Young	Democrat
Mohave	Kent Smith	Democrat
Navajo	Frank L. Crosby*	Democrat
	Clay Simer*	Democrat
Pima	Scott Alexander	Republican
	Thomas G. Beaham	Republican
	Sandy P. Bowling*	Democrat
	William A. Buehl	Republican
	Tony Carrillo*	Democrat
	Thomas B. Fridena	Democrat
	John H. Haugh*	Republican
	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
	Etta Mae Hutcheson*	Democrat
	William C. Jacquin	Republican
	Neal Justin	Democrat
	Sam Lena	Democrat
	Ray Martin*	Democrat
	Forrest B. Pearce*	Democrat
	Doris Varn*	Republican
	Emmett S. (Bud) Walker*	Democrat
	Joe D. Ybarra*	Democrat
Pinal	John C. Felix	Democrat
	Frederick S. Smith*	Democrat
	Polly Getzwiller*	Democrat
Santa Cruz	Jesse W. Allen	Republican
Yavapai	Gladys Gardner	Republican
	William D. Lyman	Republican
	Leo Sullivan	Democrat
Yuma	M. G. (Pop) Miniken*	Democrat
	Charles A. Johnson*	Democrat
	C. L. (Charlie) Slane*	Democrat

References

1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1965, Twenty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, First to Third Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1966, Twenty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session, Fourth Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 19, 2018.