8th Arizona State Legislature

The 8th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1927 to December 31, 1928, during the first and second years of George W. P. Hunt's sixth tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 47 to 52. The Democrats held large majorities in both houses.

8th Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1927 – December 31, 1928
Senate
Members19
PresidentMulford Winsor (D)
Party controlDemocratic (17–2)
House of Representatives
Members52
SpeakerA. M. Crawford (D)
Party controlDemocratic (43–9)
Sessions
1stJanuary 10 – April 20, 1927

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 10, 1927; and adjourned on April 20.[1]:iii

There was six special sessions of this legislature during 1927 and 1928. The first special session took place from January 3-January 8, 1927, before the regular session convened.[1]:479 The second special lasted a single day, March 30, 1927, while the regular session was in recess.[1]:495 The third session was convened on July 25, 1927 and adjourned on August 11, 1927.[2] The fourth special session convened almost immediately following the adjournment of the third special session, on August 11, and went into recess on August 12. It reconvened on October 24, and adjourned on November 5.[2]:43 The fifth special session was convened on November 19, 1928 and adjourned on December 31, at 7:04 PM.[3]:509 The sixth and final session was convened shortly thereafter at 8:30 PM, and adjourned at 3:10 AM on January 1, 1929.[3]:537

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

County Senator Party Notes
Apache Fred Colter* Democratic
Cochise Fred Sutter Democratic
J. B. Wylie* Democratic
Coconino Walter Runke* Republican
Gila Alfred Kinney* Democratic
John R. Lyons* Democratic
Graham T. S. Kimball Democratic
Greenlee Harry W. Hill Democratic
Maricopa Dan P. Jones Democratic
Harlow Akers Democratic
Mohave Charles Waters Democratic
Navajo G. W. Nelson Democratic
Pima William C. Joyner Democratic
T. W. Donnelly* Democratic
Pinal Thomas N. Wills Democratic
Santa Cruz Andrew Bettwy Democratic
Yavapai A. H. Favour* Democratic
Wayne Thornburg* Republican
Yuma Mulford Winsor* Democratic

Employees
  • Secretary: Dorothy Burton
  • Assistant Secretary: William J. Graham
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Van A. Reichards
  • Chaplain: Reverend E. E. Williams
  • Doorkeeper: E. J. Fiock

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House grew by five seats from the 7th Legislature: 2 in Maricopa County, and 1 each in Coconino, Navajo, and Pima counties.

County Representative Party Notes
Apache Jacob Hamblin* Democratic
Cochise W. E. Oxsheer Democratic
A. J. Morgan* Democratic
Thomas Cowperthwaite Democratic
W. E. Jones* Democratic
Harry E. Pickett* Democratic
Norman Abell* Democratic
William Coxon Democratic
Coconino Fred W. Perkins Republican
Earl C. Slipher Democratic
Gila John McCormick* Democratic
M. F. Murphy* Democratic
William G. Rosenbaum Democratic
J. Knox Kent* Democratic
Graham W. L. Nelson Republican
S. O. Williams* Democratic
Greenlee M. J. Hannon* Democratic
Clarence R. Lynch Democratic
Maricopa Elijah Allen Republican
M. V. Decker Democratic
Robt. L. Finch* Republican
M. J. Francis Democratic
B. H. Gibbs Democratic
Joseph M. Holub Democratic
Vernetie O. Ivy Democratic
Guy L. Jones Democratic
Homer C. Ludden* Democratic
R. T. Mahon Democratic
W. D. McBrayer* Democratic
C. A. McKee Democratic
C. Emmett Newton Democratic
Fred W. Norton Democratic
W. S. Norviel Republican
John P. Orme* Democratic
Mohave W. B. Carr Democratic
Navajo S. C. Rogers Republican
C. G. McQuillan Republican
Pima R.R. Kennedy Democratic
F. E. A. Kimball Republican
John M. Morgan * Democratic
G. T. Old Democratic
Thomas M. Peters Republican
Oliver B. Patton* Democratic
Pinal Fred A. Griffin Democratic
Charles F. Studley, Jr Democratic
Santa Cruz Gladys Walker Democratic
Yavapai Hilliard T. Brooke* Democratic
Frank W. Boville* Democratic
A. M. Crawford* Democratic
W. W. Rhodes* Democratic
Yuma Nellie T. Bush Democratic
William Wisener* Democratic

Employees
  • Chief Clerk: F.R. Duffy
  • Assistant Chief Clerk: Ora Orme
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: O.J. Whiteside
  • Chaplain: Reverend Seaborn Crutchfield

References
  1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1925, Seventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1927 Volume 2, Eighth Legislature, Third and Fourth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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