45th Arizona State Legislature

45th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Senate
Members	30
President	Randall Gnant
Temporary President	Member rotation
Party control	Neither (15–15)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Speaker	Jim Weiers
Party control	Republican (36–24)
Sessions
1st January 8 – May 10, 2001 2nd January 14 – May 23, 2002
Special sessions
1st September 24 – September 26, 2001 2nd November 13 – December 19, 2001 3rd February 4 – March 20, 2002 4th April 1 – May 23, 2002 5th July 30 – August 1, 2002 6th November 25 – November 25, 2002

The 45th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002, during the final two years of Jane Dee Hull's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans lost a seat in the Senate, creating a 15-15 balance with the Democrats. The Republicans lost four seats in the House, maintaining their majority in the lower chamber, 36–24.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 2001, and adjourned on May 10, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 14, 2002, and adjourned sine die on May 23.

There were six Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on September 24, 2001, and adjourned on September 26; the second convened on November 13, 2001, and adjourned sine die on December 19; the third convened on February 4, 2002, and adjourned sine die March 20; the fourth convened on April 1, 2002, and adjourned sine die on May 23; the fifth convened on July 30, 2002, and adjourned sine die August 1; the sixth and final special session convened and adjourned on November 25, 2002.

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	Ken Bennett*	Republican
2	John Verkamp	Republican
3	Jack C. Jackson*	Democrat
4	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
5	Herb Guenther*	Democrat
6	Lori S. Daniels	Republican
7	Pete Rios*	Democrat
8	Marsha Arzberger	Democrat
9	Timothy S. Bee	Republican
10	Ramon Valadez	Democrat
11	Elaine Richardson	Democrat
12	Toni Hellon	Republican
13	Virginia Yrun	Democrat	Was appointed April 26, 2001 to replace Andy Nichols
	Andy Nichols	Democrat	Died in office on April 19, 2001
14	Ruth Solomon*	Democrat
15	Edward Cirillo*	Republican
16	Darden C. Hamilton*	Republican
17	Brenda Burns*	Republican
18	Susan Gerard	Republican
19	Scott Bundgaard*	Republican
20	Mary Hartley*	Democrat
21	Marilyn Jarrett	Republican
22	Joe Eddie Lopez*	Democrat
23	Linda Aguirre*	Democrat
24	Dean Martin	Republican
25	Chris Cummiskey*	Democrat
26	Tom Smith*	Republican
27	Harry E. Mitchell*	Democrat
28	Randall Gnant*	Republican
29	David Peterson*	Republican
30	Jay Blanchard	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	Linda Binder*	Republican
	Henry Camarot	Democrat
2	Tom O'Halleran	Republican
	James Sedillo	Democrat
3	Sylvia Laughter*	Democrat
	Albert Tom	Democrat
4	Debra Brimhall*	Republican
	Jake Flake*	Republican
5	Robert Cannell	Republican
	Jim Carruthers*	Democrat
6	John Huppenthal	Republican
	Bob Robson	Republican
7	Cheryl Chase	Democrat
	Mark A. Clark	Democrat
8	Bobby Lugo	Democrat
	Mark Maiorana*	Democrat
9	Randy Graf	Republican
	Marian McClure	Republican
10	Linda J. Lopez	Democrat
	Victor Soltero	Democrat
11	Carmine Cardamone*	Democrat
	Debora Norris*	Democrat
12	Steve Huffman	Republican
	Dan Shottel*	Republican
13	Gabrielle Giffords	Democrat
	Carol Somers	Republican
14	Mary Pickens*	Democrat
	Edward Poelstra	Republican
15	Robert Blendu	Republican
	Mike Gleason*	Republican
16	Linda Gray*	Republican
	James Weiers*	Republican
17	Phil Hanson	Republican
	John Nelson	Republican
18	Deb Gullett	Republican
	James Kraft	Republican
19	Ted Carpenter*	Republican
	Roberta Voss*	Republican
20	Bill Brotherton*	Democrat
	Kathi Foster*	Democrat
21	Dean Cooley*	Republican
	Gary Pierce*	Republican
22	John Loredo*	Democrat
	Richard Miranda*	Democrat
23	Carlos Avelar*	Democrat
	Leah Landrum Taylor*	Democrat
24	Barbara Leff*	Republican
	Stephen Tully	Republican
25	Ken Cheuvront*	Democrat
	Christine Weason*	Democrat
26	Jeff Hatch-Miller*	Republican
	Steve May*	Republican
27	Meg Burton Cahill	Democrat
	Laura Knaperek*	Republican
28	Carolyn Allen*	Republican
	Wesley Marsh*	Republican
29	Mark Anderson*	Republican
	Russell Pearce	Republican
30	Eddie Farnsworth	Republican
	Karen S. Johnson*	Republican