29th Arizona State Legislature

The 29th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1969 to December 31, 1970, during Jack Williams' second term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 30, and the members of the house of representatives also held steady at 60. The Republicans picked up a single seat in the Senate, giving them a 17–13 edge in the upper house, and the Republicans also gained one seat in the lower house, increasing their margin to 34–26.

29th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1970
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (17–13)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (34–26)
Sessions
1st January 13 – April 11, 1969 2nd January 12 – May 12, 1970
Special sessions
1st January 5 – January 19, 1970

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 13, 1969, and adjourned on April 11; while the second convened on January 12, 1970, and adjourned on May 12.[1]^:xvii[2]^:xxi There was a single Special Session, which convened on January 5, 1970, and adjourned sine die on January 19.[2]^:1151

State Senate

Members

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

District	Subdistrict	Senator	Party	Notes
1 - Mohave and Yavapai Counties	N/A	Boyd Tenney*	Republican
2 - Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz Counties	N/A	James A. Elliot	Democrat
	N/A	James F. McNulty Jr.	Democrat
3 - Apache, Navajo and Greenlee Counties	N/A	Frank L. Crosby	Democrat
	N/A	William Huso*	Democrat
4 - Coconino County	N/A	Thomas N. Knoles Jr.*	Democrat
5 - Gila, and Pinal Counties	N/A	A. V. (Bill) Hardt	Democrat
	N/A	E. B. (Blodie) Thode*	Democrat
6 - Yuma County	N/A	Harold C. Giss*	Democrat
7 - Pima County, Arizona	7-A	Joe Castillo*	Democrat
	7-B	F. T. "Limie" Gibbings*	Democrat
	7-C	Sam Lena	Democrat
	7-D	Douglas S. Holsclaw*	Republican
	7-E	Ken Cardella*	Republican
	7-F	William C. Jacquin*	Republican
8 - Maricopa County, Arizona	8-A	James F. Holley	Republican
	8-B	William Porter*	Republican
	8-C	John B Conlan*	Republican
	8-D	David B. Kret*	Republican
	8-E	Isabel Burgess*	Republican
		Sandra Day O'Connor**	Republican
	8-F	Mike Farren	Republican
	8-G	Cloves Campbell Sr.*	Democrat
	8-H	Orme Lewis Jr.*	Republican
	8-I	Somers White	Republican
	8-J	Bob Wilcox*	Republican
	8-K	Ray A. Goetze*	Republican
	8-L	Christopher T. Johnson*	Republican
	8-M	Terry Jones	Republican
	8-N	Bob Stump*	Democrat
	8-O	Dan Halacy*	Republican

The ** denotes that O'Connor was appointed t replace Burgess when Burgess left to take a position in the Richard M. Nixon administration.

House of Representatives

Members

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

District	Subdistrict	Representative	Party	Notes
1 - Mohave and Yavapai Counties	N/A	Gladys Gardner*	Republican
	N/A	Ray Everett	Republican
2 - Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz Counties	N/A	W. L. "Tay" Cook*	Democrat
	N/A	H. F. (Hank) Fenn	Democrat
	N/A	Richard Pacheco	Democrat
	N/A	Ed Sawyer*	Democrat
3 - Apache, Navajo and Greenlee Counties	N/A	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
	N/A	G. 0. "Sonny" Biles*	Democrat
	N/A	Boyd A. Shumway	Democrat
	N/A	Lynn Tanner	Democrat
4 - Coconino County	N/A	Harold L. Huffer*	Democrat
	N/A	Sam A . McConnell Jr.*	Republican
5 - Gila, and Pinal Counties	N/A	Polly Getswiller*	Democrat
	N/A	Craig E. Davids	Democrat
	N/A	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum*	Democrat
	N/A	Frederick S. Smith*	Democrat
6 - Yuma County	N/A	Charles A. Johnson*	Democrat
	N/A	M. G. "Pop" Miniken*	Democrat
7 - Pima County, Arizona	7-A	Bernardo M. Cajero	Democrat
		Emmett S. (Bud) Walker*	Democrat
	7-B	Etta Mae Hutcheson*	Democrat
		Ethel Maynard*	Democrat
	7-C	R. P . "Bob" Fricks	Democrat
		J. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr.	Democrat
	7-D	John H. Haugh	Republican
		Thomas N . Goodwin*	Republican
	7-E	Albert C. Williams*	Republican
		David B. Stone*	Republican
	7-F	W. A. "Tony" Buehl*	Republican
		Scott Alexander*	Republican
8 - Maricopa County, Arizona	8-A	Walter E. Bloom*	Republican
		James J. Sossaman	Republican
	8-B	Stan Turley*	Republican
		Jim L. Cooper	Republican
	8-C	Sam Flake*	Republican
		Peter Kay	Republican
	8-D	Frank Kelley*	Republican
		James Shelley*	Republican
	8-E	Ruth Adams*	Republican
		John D. Roeder*	Republican
	8-F	Renz D. Jennings	Democrat
		D. Lee Jones*	Republican
	8-G	Tony Abril*	Democrat
		Leon Thompson*	Democrat
	8-H	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell*	Republican
		Jay Stuckey*	Republican
	8-I	Burton S. Barr*	Republican
		Ruth Peck*	Republican
	8-J	Stan Akers*	Republican
		Timothy A. Barrow*	Republican
	8-K	Stuart Schoenburg	Republican
		George J. Pale*	Republican
	8-L	Don Stewart	Republican
		Joseph Shaughnessy Jr.*	Republican
	8-M	Edward C. Andrews	Republican
		Bess B. Stinson*	Republican
	8-N	Art Coppinger*	Democrat
		Manuel "Lito" Pena*	Democrat
	8-O	C. W. "Bill" Lewis	Republican
		Fred Koory Jr.*	Republican

References

1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1969, Twenty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1970, Twenty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, 1st Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2018.