The 38th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1988, during the two years of Evan Mecham's term as Governor of Arizona, and the first year of Rose Mofford's term as governor after Mecham's impeachment. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them a 19–11 majority, while the Democrats gained to seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 36–24.
Sessions The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1987, and adjourned on May 19, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1988, and adjourned sine die on July 1.
There were three Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 21, 1987, and adjourned on January 25; the second convened on June 29, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 1; and the third convened on July 20, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 22.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Senator Party Notes1John U. Hays* Republican2Tony Gabaldon* Democrat3James Henderson Jr.* Democrat4A. V. "Bill" Hardt* Democrat5Jones Osborn* Democrat6Allen J. Stephens* Democrat7Peter D. Rios* Democrat8Carol MacDonald Republican9Jeffrey J. Hill* Republican10Jesus Higuera* Democrat11Jaime P. Gutierrez* Democrat12John T. Mawhinney* Republican13Greg Lunn* Republican14William J. De Long * Republican15S. H. Runyan* Republican16Wayne Stump* Republican17Pat Wright Republican18Tony West* Republican19Janice Brewer Republican20Lela Alston* Democrat21Carl J. Kunasek* Republican22Manuel "Lito" Pena* Democrat23Carolyn Walker Democrat24Pete Corpstein* Republican25Jacque Steiner* Republican26Peter Kay* Republican27Doug Todd Republican28Robert B. Usdane* Republican29Jack J. Taylor* Republican30James Sossaman Republican
House of Representatives
Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
District Representative Party Notes1Donald R. Aldridge* RepublicanR. D. Carson Republican2Karan English DemocratJohn Wettaw* Republican3Benjamin Hanley* DemocratJack C. Jackson* Democrat4Jack A. Brown DemocratE. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* Democrat5Herbert Guenther DemocratRobert J. McLendon* Democrat6Henry Evans* DemocratJames Hartdegen* Republican7Roy Hudson* DemocratRichard Pacheco* Democrat8Gus Arzberger* DemocratJoe Lane* Republican9Bart Baker* RepublicanWilliam J. English* Republican10Carmen Cajero* DemocratPhillip Hubbard Democrat11Peter Goudinoff* DemocratJohn Kromko* Democrat12Reid Ewing* DemocratJack Jewett* Republican13David C. Bartlett* DemocratLarry Hawke* Republican14Jim Green* RepublicanCindy L. Resnick* Democrat15Bob Denny* RepublicanJames B. Ratliff* Republican16Bob Hungerford* RepublicanKaren Mills Republican17Brenda Burns RepublicanSterling Ridge* Republican18Jane Dee Hull* RepublicanGeorge E. Weisz Republican19Nancy Wessel* RepublicanJim White* Republican20Debbie McCune* DemocratBobby Raymond Democrat21Robert W. Broughton RepublicanLeslie Whiting Johnson* Republican22Art Hamilton* DemocratEarl V. Wilcox* Democrat23Sandra D. Kennedy DemocratArmando Ruiz* Democrat24Gary Giordano* RepublicanChris Herstam* Republican25John C. King* RepublicanElizabeth Adams Rockwell* Republican26Jim Meredith* RepublicanJim Miller Republican27Bev Hermon* RepublicanJenny Norton Republican28Heinz Hink* RepublicanJim Skelly* Republican29Lela Steffey* RepublicanDon Strauch Republican30Mark Killian* RepublicanWilliam A. Mundell Republican
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