The 13th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1937, to December 31, 1938, during Rawghlie Clement Stanford's first and only term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and representatives remained constant, with 19 and 51 members respectively. While the Democrats regained one hundred percent of the senate seats, the Republicans broke the Democrats complete domination in the house, managing to obtain a single seat, one of the two from Navajo County.
Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 11, 1937; and adjourned on March 13. There were four special sessions. The first ran from May 10 through May 29, 1937; the second ran from June 2 through June 22, 1937; the third special session was convened on July 22, 1937, and adjourned on August 4. and the fourth and final special session ran from September 15 – October 4, 1938.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Senator Party NotesApacheW. E. Wiltbank Democratic CochiseJoe S. Hunt* DemocraticDan Angius* DemocraticCoconinoJames E. Babbitt Democratic GilaDaniel E. Rienhardt* DemocraticE. H. McEachren* DemocraticGrahamW. B. Kelly DemocraticGreenleeA. C. Stanton Democratic MaricopaFrank T. Pomeroy DemocraticR. T. Jones DemocraticMohaveJ. Hubert Smith* DemocraticNavajoRobert L. Moore Democratic PimaHenry A. Dalton DemocraticAugust Wieden DemocraticPinalW. C. Truman DemocraticSanta CruzJ. A. Harrison* Democratic YavapaiPaul C. Keefe* DemocraticPresidentW. E. Patterson* DemocraticYumaH. H. Baker Democratic
House of Representatives Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The size of the House remained constant from the prior legislature: 51 seats.
County Representative Party NotesApacheG. Oscar Hamblin Democratic CochiseDavid J. Marks* DemocraticHoward McKinney DemocraticM. A. Gray* DemocraticFrank W. Sharpe Jr.* DemocraticVernon G. Davis* Democratic CoconinoClyde M. Stauffer* DemocraticL. S. Williams* Democratic GilaJames R. Heron* DemocraticWilliam G. Rosenbaum* DemocraticNelson D. Brayton Democratic GrahamFrank Skinner DemocraticS. 0. Williams DemocraticGreenleeFred J. Fritz Democratic MaricopaGeorge A. Batchelder* DemocraticJ. Irvin Burk DemocraticJ. M. Combs DemocraticJack Cummard DemocraticM. E. Curry* DemocraticWilliam F. Gillett* DemocraticJ. Melvin Goodson* DemocraticPhilip A. Isley* DemocraticLindsay Johnson DemocraticL. R. McDonald DemocraticCharles M. Menderson DemocraticW. W. Mitchell DemocraticWilliam Petersen* DemocraticBridgie Porter* DemocraticFritzi Struckmeyer DemocraticHarry J. Sullivan DemocraticC. T. Thompson* DemocraticR. K. Wood* DemocraticMohaveRobert E. Morrow* Democratic NavajoWilliam Bourdon DemocraticOren L. Murray* Democratic PimaVern Priser DemocraticHarold D. Adamson DemocraticWilliam Wisdom* DemocraticL. B. Wilson DemocraticF. K. (Kit) Carson DemocraticB. J. O'Neill* DemocraticWilliam Spaid Democratic PinalR. W. Kenworthy* DemocraticW. E. Mullen* Democratic Santa CruzGordon Farley Democratic YavapaiA. A. Johns DemocraticV. A. Reichard* DemocraticLeonard Klein DemocraticHarry J. Mader* Democratic YumaEli C. Shelton DemocraticWilliam Wisener* Democratic
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