52nd Arizona State Legislature

The 52nd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, during the first two years of Doug Ducey's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. Senate balance was unchanged, leaving the Republicans with a 17-13 majority. Republicans also maintained an unchanged 36–24 majority in the House. One senator switched party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in November 2015, boosting the Senate Republican majority to 18-12 for the second legislative session.^[1]

52nd Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016
Senate
Members	30
President	Andy Biggs
Temporary President	Sylvia Allen
Party control	Republican (17-13)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Speaker	David Gowan
Party control	Republican (36–24)
Sessions
1st January 12 – April 3, 2015 2nd January 11 – May 7, 2016
Special sessions
1st October 28 – October 30, 2015

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 2015, and adjourned on April 3, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 2016 and adjourned sine die on May 7.^[2][3][4][5]

There was one Special Session, which was convened on October 28, 2015 and adjourned on October 30.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

District	Senator	Party	Notes
1	Steve Pierce*	Republican
2	Andrea Dalessandro*	Democrat
3	Olivia Cajero Bedford*	Democrat
4	Lynne Pancrazi*	Democrat
5	Kelli Ward*	Republican	Resigned December 15, 2015
	Sue Donahue	Republican	Appointed December 22, 2015
6	Sylvia Allen	Republican
7	Carlyle Begay*	Democrat	Switched to Republican Party on November 23, 2015[1]
8	Barbara McGuire *	Democrat
9	Steve Farley*	Democrat
10	David Bradley*	Democrat
11	Steve Smith	Republican
12	Andy Biggs*	Republican
13	Don Shooter*	Republican
14	Gail Griffin*	Republican
15	Nancy Barto*	Republican
16	David C. Farnsworth*	Republican
17	Steve Yarbrough*	Republican
18	Jeff Dial	Republican
19	Lupe Contreras	Democrat
20	Kimberly Yee*	Republican
21	Debbie Lesko	Republican
22	Judy M. Burges*	Republican
23	John Kavanagh	Republican
24	Katie Hobbs*	Democrat
25	Bob Worsley*	Republican
26	Ed Ableser*	Democrat	Resigned September 30, 2015
	Andrew Sherwood	Democrat	Appointed November 4, 2015
27	Catherine Miranda	Democrat
28	Adam Driggs*	Republican
29	Martin Quezada	Democrat
30	Robert Meza*	Democrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

District	Representative	Party	Notes
1	Karen Fann*	Republican
	Noel W. Campbell	Republican
2	J. Christopher Ackerley	Republican
	Rosanna Gabaldon*	Democrat
3	Sally Ann Gonzales*	Democrat
	Macario Saldate*	Democrat
4	Charlene Fernandez	Democrat
	Lisa Otondo*	Democrat
5	Sonny Borrelli*	Republican
	Regina Cobb	Republican
6	Brenda Barton*	Republican
	Bob Thorpe*	Republican
7	Albert Hale*	Democrat
	Jennifer D. Benally	Democrat
8	Frank Pratt*	Republican
	Thomas R. Shope Jr.*	Republican
9	Victoria Steele*	Democrat	Resigned January 12, 2016
	Randall Friese	Democrat
	Matt Kopec	Democrat	Appointed January 19, 2016 to replace Steele
10	Stefanie Mach*	Democrat
	Bruce Wheeler*	Democrat
11	Mark Finchem	Republican
	Vince Leach	Republican
12	Edwin W. Farnsworth*	Republican
	Warren Petersen*	Republican
13	Darin Mitchell*	Republican
	Steve B. Montenegro*	Republican
14	David Gowan*	Republican
	David W. Stevens*	Republican
15	John Allen*	Republican
	Heather Carter*	Republican
16	Doug Coleman*	Republican
	Kelly Townsend*	Republican
17	Jeff Weninger	Republican
	J. D. Mesnard*	Republican
18	Jill Norgaard	Republican
	Bob Robson*	Republican
19	Mark A. Cardenas*	Democrat
	Diego Espinoza	Democrat
20	Paul Boyer*	Republican
	Anthony Kern	Republican
21	Rick Gray*	Republican
	Tony Rivero	Republican
22	David Livingston*	Republican
	Phil Lovas*	Republican
23	Jay Lawrence	Republican
	Michelle Ugenti*	Republican
24	Lela Alston*	Democrat
	Ken Clark	Democrat
25	Justin Olson*	Republican
	Russell Bowers	Republican
26	Juan Mendez*	Democrat
	Andrew C. Sherwood*	Democrat	Appointed on November 4, 2015 to Senate
	Celeste Plumlee	Democrat	Appointed on December 9, 2015 to replace Sherwood
27	Reginald Bolding	Democrat
	Rebecca Rios	Democrat
28	Kate Brophy McGee*	Republican
	Eric Meyer*	Democrat
29	Richard C. Andrade	Democrat
	Ceci Velasquez	Democrat
30	Jonathan Larkin	Democrat
	Debbie McCune Davis*	Democrat

References

1. "Arizona lawmaker Carlyle Begay switches parties". AZCentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2015 Volume 1, Fifty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 1 to 200". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2015 Volume 2, Fifty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapter 201 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
4. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2016 Volume 1, Fifty-Second Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapter 1 to 202". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
5. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2016 Volume 2, Fifty-Second Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapter 203 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2021.