The 12th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the
Arizona State Senate and the
Arizona House of Representatives
The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State C ...
, was constituted from January 1, 1935, to December 31, 1936, during
Benjamin Baker Moeur
Benjamin Baker Moeur (December 22, 1869 – March 16, 1937) was an American physician who served as the fourth governor of Arizona.
Biography
Born in Decherd, Tennessee, Moeur attended medical school in Little Rock, Arkansas. After graduating i ...
's
second term as
Governor of Arizona, in
Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant, while the number of representatives in the house decreased from 63 to 51. The Republicans broke the Democrats complete domination in the senate, managing to obtain a single seat, that of
Apache County
Apache County is in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns.
Most of the county is occupied by part ...
, however the house was entirely in Democratic hands.
Sessions
The Legislature met for the Non regular session at the State Capitol in
Phoenix on January 14, 1935; and adjourned on March 21.
There was a special session which ran from November 5–24, 1936.
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Employees
The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:
* Secretary: William J. Graham
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank J. Gillick
* Chaplain: Reverend T. T. Hughes
* Chaplain: Reverend Perry McArthur
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House shrank by twelve seats from the 11th Legislature: 4 in Maricopa County, 2 each in Cochise and Gila counties, and 1 each in Greenlee, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma counties.
Employees
The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:
* Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
* Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Hilbers
* Chaplain: Reverend Cecil Harris
References
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Arizona legislative sessions
1935 in Arizona
1936 in Arizona
1935 U.S. legislative sessions
1936 U.S. legislative sessions