13th Arizona State Legislature

13th Arizona State Legislature
12th 14th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1937 – December 31, 1938
Senate
Members19
PresidentPaul C. Keefe
Party controlDemocratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members51
SpeakerVernon G. Davis
Party controlDemocratic (50–1)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11 – March 13, 1937
Special sessions
1stMay 10 – May 29, 1937
2ndJune 2 – June 22, 1937
3rdJuly 22 – August 4, 1937
4thSeptember 15 – October 4, 1938

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.[1] There were four special sessions. The first ran from May 10 through May 29, 1937;[1]: 533  the second ran from June 2 through June 22, 1937;[1]: 585  the third special session was convened on July 22, 1937, and adjourned on August 4.[1]: 709  and the fourth and final special session ran from September 15 – October 4, 1938.[2]: 513 

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: 29 

County Senator Party Notes
Apache W. E. Wiltbank Democratic
Cochise Joe S. Hunt* Democratic
Dan Angius* Democratic
Coconino James E. Babbitt Democratic
Gila Daniel E. Rienhardt* Democratic
E. H. McEachren* Democratic
Graham W. B. Kelly Democratic
Greenlee A. C. Stanton Democratic
Maricopa Frank T. Pomeroy Democratic
R. T. Jones Democratic
Mohave J. Hubert Smith* Democratic
Navajo Robert L. Moore Democratic
Pima Henry A. Dalton Democratic
August Wieden Democratic
Pinal W. C. Truman Democratic
Santa Cruz J. A. Harrison* Democratic
Yavapai Paul C. Keefe* Democratic President
W. E. Patterson* Democratic
Yuma H. 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.[1]: 29 

County Representative Party Notes
Apache G. Oscar Hamblin Democratic
Cochise David J. Marks* Democratic
Howard McKinney Democratic
M. A. Gray* Democratic
Frank W. Sharpe Jr.* Democratic
Vernon G. Davis* Democratic
Coconino Clyde M. Stauffer* Democratic
L. S. Williams* Democratic
Gila James R. Heron* Democratic
William G. Rosenbaum* Democratic
Nelson D. Brayton Democratic
Graham Frank Skinner Democratic
S. 0. Williams Democratic
Greenlee Fred J. Fritz Democratic
Maricopa George A. Batchelder* Democratic
J. Irvin Burk Democratic
J. M. Combs Democratic
Jack Cummard Democratic
M. E. Curry* Democratic
William F. Gillett* Democratic
J. Melvin Goodson* Democratic
Philip A. Isley* Democratic
Lindsay Johnson Democratic
L. R. McDonald Democratic
Charles M. Menderson Democratic
W. W. Mitchell Democratic
William Petersen* Democratic
Bridgie Porter* Democratic
Fritzi Struckmeyer Democratic
Harry J. Sullivan Democratic
C. T. Thompson* Democratic
R. K. Wood* Democratic
Mohave Robert E. Morrow* Democratic
Navajo William Bourdon Democratic
Oren L. Murray* Democratic
Pima Vern Priser Democratic
Harold D. Adamson Democratic
William Wisdom* Democratic
L. B. Wilson Democratic
F. K. (Kit) Carson Democratic
B. J. O'Neill* Democratic
William Spaid Democratic
Pinal R. W. Kenworthy* Democratic
W. E. Mullen* Democratic
Santa Cruz Gordon Farley Democratic
Yavapai A. A. Johns Democratic
V. A. Reichard* Democratic
Leonard Klein Democratic
Harry J. Mader* Democratic
Yuma Eli C. Shelton Democratic
William Wisener* Democratic

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1937, Thirteenth Legislature, Regular Session, First and Second Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1938, Thirteenth Legislature, Fourth Special Session, 1939, Fourteenth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 7, 2017.