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.
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. There was a single Special Session, which convened on January 5, 1970, and adjourned sine die on January 19.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Subdistrict Senator Party Notes1 - Mohave and Yavapai CountiesN/ABoyd Tenney* Republican2 - Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz CountiesN/AJames A. Elliot DemocratN/AJames F. McNulty Jr. Democrat3 - Apache, Navajo and Greenlee CountiesN/AFrank L. Crosby DemocratN/AWilliam Huso* Democrat4 - Coconino County N/AThomas N. Knoles Jr.* Democrat5 - Gila, and Pinal CountiesN/AA. V. (Bill) Hardt DemocratN/AE. B. (Blodie) Thode* Democrat6 - Yuma County N/AHarold C. Giss* Democrat7 - Pima County, Arizona7-AJoe Castillo* Democrat7-BF. T. "Limie" Gibbings* Democrat7-CSam Lena Democrat7-DDouglas S. Holsclaw* Republican7-EKen Cardella* Republican7-FWilliam C. Jacquin* Republican8 - Maricopa County, Arizona8-AJames F. Holley Republican8-BWilliam Porter* Republican8-CJohn B. Conlan* Republican8-DDavid B. Kret* Republican8-EIsabel Burgess* RepublicanSandra Day O'Connor** Republican8-FMike Farren Republican8-GCloves Campbell Sr.* Democrat8-HOrme Lewis Jr.* Republican8-ISomers White Republican8-JBob Wilcox* Republican8-KRay A. Goetze* Republican8-LChristopher T. Johnson* Republican8-MTerry Jones Republican8-NBob Stump* Democrat8-ODan 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.
District Subdistrict Representative Party Notes1 - Mohave and Yavapai CountiesN/AGladys Gardner* RepublicanN/ARay Everett Republican2 - Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz CountiesN/AW. L. "Tay" Cook* DemocratN/AH. F. (Hank) Fenn DemocratN/ARichard Pacheco DemocratN/AEd Sawyer* Democrat3 - Apache, Navajo and Greenlee CountiesN/AJack A. Brown* DemocratN/AG. O. "Sonny" Biles* DemocratN/ABoyd A. Shumway DemocratN/ALynn Tanner Democrat4 - Coconino County N/AHarold L. Huffer* DemocratN/ASam A. McConnell Jr.* Republican5 - Gila, and Pinal CountiesN/APolly Getswiller* DemocratN/ACraig E. Davids DemocratN/AE. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* DemocratN/AFrederick S. Smith* Democrat6 - Yuma County N/ACharles A. Johnson* DemocratN/AM. G. "Pop" Miniken* Democrat7 - Pima County, Arizona7-ABernardo M. Cajero DemocratEmmett S. (Bud) Walker* Democrat7-BEtta Mae Hutcheson* DemocratEthel Maynard* Democrat7-CR. P. "Bob" Fricks DemocratJ. H. (Jim) Dewberry Jr. Democrat7-DJohn H. Haugh RepublicanThomas N. Goodwin* Republican7-EAlbert C. Williams* RepublicanDavid B. Stone* Republican7-FW. A. "Tony" Buehl* RepublicanScott Alexander* Republican8 - Maricopa County, Arizona8-AWalter E. Bloom* RepublicanJames J. Sossaman Republican8-BStan Turley* RepublicanJim L. Cooper Republican8-CSam Flake* RepublicanPeter Kay Republican8-DFrank Kelley* RepublicanJames Shelley* Republican8-ERuth Adams* RepublicanJohn D. Roeder* Republican8-FRenz D. Jennings DemocratD. Lee Jones* Republican8-GTony Abril* DemocratLeon Thompson* Democrat8-HElizabeth Adams Rockwell* RepublicanJay Stuckey* Republican8-IBurton S. Barr* RepublicanRuth Peck* Republican8-JStan Akers* RepublicanTimothy A. Barrow* Republican8-KStuart Schoenburg RepublicanGeorge J. Pale* Republican8-LDon Stewart RepublicanJoseph Shaughnessy Jr.* Republican8-MEdward C. Andrews RepublicanBess B. Stinson* Republican8-NArt Coppinger* DemocratManuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat8-OC. W. "Bill" Lewis RepublicanFred Koory Jr.* Republican
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