Arizona Senate

Coordinates: 33°26′53″N 112°5′45″W / 33.44806°N 112.09583°W / 33.44806; -112.09583

Arizona State Senate
53rd Arizona Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
 4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Steve Yarbrough (R)
Since January 3, 2017
Structure
Seats 30 senators
Political groups

Majority party

Minority party

Length of term
 2 years
Authority Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary $24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
 November 8, 2016
(30 seats)
Next election
 November 6, 2018
(30 seats)
Redistricting Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Arizona State Capitol
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
Arizona State Senate

The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to four terms for a total of eight years. Members of the Republican Party are currently the majority in the Senate.

As with the Arizona House of Representatives, members to the Senate are elected from the same legislative districts as House members, however one Senator represents the constituency, while for the House there are two Representatives per district. This districting system is similar to those of the Idaho and Washington State Senate. In political science, this type of legislative district is called a multi-member district.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

The Senate convenes in the adjacent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Leadership of the Senate

Arizona, along with Oregon, Maine and Wyoming, is one of the four U.S. states to have abolished the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the nominal senate president in many states. As a result, the Senate elects its own presiding officer, the President of the Senate, who presides over the body, appoints members to all of the Senate's committees and to joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. The Senate President also appoints a President pro tempore, who serves for the duration of a session of the legislature, to preside in his absence, and may appoint a temporary President pro tempore in the absence of the President and President pro tempore.[1]

The current President of the Senate is Republican Steve Yarbrough of District 17, the Senate Majority Leader is Kimberly Yee of District 20.[2] The current Minority Leader is Katie Hobbs of District 24 with Steve Farley of District 9 as the Assistant Minority Leader.[3]

Leadership information

PositionNamePartyResidenceDistrict
President of the SenateSteve YarbroughRepublicanChandlerDistrict 17
President Pro TemporeJohn KavanaghRepublicanScottsdaleDistrict 23
Majority LeaderKimberly YeeRepublicanPhoenixDistrict 20
Majority WhipGail GriffinRepublicanHerefordDistrict 14
Minority LeaderKatie HobbsDemocraticPhoenixDistrict 24
Assistant Minority LeaderSteve FarleyDemocraticTucsonDistrict 9
Minority WhipLupe ContrerasDemocraticCashionDistrict 19

Current composition

17 13
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
2011–2013 21 9 30 1
2013–2015 17 13 30 0
Begin 2015–17 17 13 30 0
November 23, 2015[4] 18 12
December 15, 2015[5] 17 29 1
December 22, 2015[6] 18 30 0
Begin 2017–19 17 13 30 0
Latest voting share 57% 43%

Current members, 2017–2019

DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceAssumed office on
1Karen FannRepPrescott2017
2Andrea DalessandroDemGreen Valley2014†
3Olivia Cajero BedfordDemTucson2011
4Lisa OtondoDemYuma2017
5Sonny BorrelliRepLake Havasu City2017
6Sylvia AllenRepHeber2015†
7Jamescita PeshlakaiDemCameron2017
8Frank PrattRepCasa Grande2017
9Steve FarleyDemTucson2013
10David BradleyDemTucson2013
11Steve SmithRepMaricopa2011
12Warren PetersenRepGilbert2017
13Sine KerrRepBuckeye2018†
14Gail GriffinRepHereford2011
15Nancy BartoRepPhoenix2011
16Dave FarnsworthRepMesa2013†
17Steve YarbroughRepChandler2011
18Sean BowieDemAhwatukee2017
19Lupe ContrerasDemCashion2015
20Kimberly YeeRepPhoenix2013
21Rick GrayRepSun City2018†
22Judy BurgesRepSun City West2012
23John KavanaghRepFountain Hills2007
24Katie HobbsDemPhoenix2013
25Bob WorsleyRepMesa2013
26Juan MendezDemTempe2017
27Catherine MirandaDemPhoenix2015
28Kate Brophy McGeeRepPhoenix2017
29Martin QuezadaDemPhoenix2012
30Robert MezaDemPhoenix2011

† Member was originally appointed.

Committees

Current committees include:[7]

Past composition of the Senate

See also

References

  1. ↑ Senate Rule 2: The President
  2. ↑ Arizona State Legislature. "Fifty-second Legislature - Second Regular Session Roster". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Member Roster". Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Carlyle Begay (District 7) switched parties from Democratic to Republican
  5. ↑ Kelli Ward (District 5) resigned
  6. ↑ "Next lawmaker up: Sue Donahue is newest Arizona state senator". Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Arizona Senate Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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