Arizona House of Representatives

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The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Members of the Republican Party currently hold a majority in the House.

The House of Representatives is composed of 60 members representing 30 multimember constituencies, with two members per district. This district setup is similar to both the Washington and Idaho House of Representatives districting systems. Each member represents at least 86,000 citizens, with a total district population of at least 172,000.

The House convenes in the adjucent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

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[edit] Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Republican James P. Weiers District 10 (Phoenix). The Majority Leader is Republican Tom Boone of District 4 (Glendale). The Minority Leader is Democrat Phil Lopes of District 27 (Tucson).

[edit] Leadership information

Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker James P. Weiers Republican Phoenix District 10
Majority Leader Tom Boone Republican Glendale District 4
Minority Leader Phil Lopes Democratic Tucson District 27

[edit] Current composition

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 33
  Democratic Party 27
 Total
 60
 Majority
 6

[edit] Current members, 2007-2008

Name District Party
Lucy Mason 01 Republican
Andy Tobin 01 Republican
Albert Tom 02 Democratic
Tom Chabin 02 Democratic
Trish Groe 03 Republican
Nancy G. McLain 03 Republican
Tom Boone 04 Republican
Judy Burges 04 Republican
Jack Brown 05 Democratic
Bill Konopnicki 05 Republican
Doug Clark 06 Republican
Sam Crump 06 Republican
Ray Barnes 07 Republican
Nancy K. Barto 07 Republican
Michele Reagan 08 Republican
John Kavanaugh 08 Republican
Bob Stump 09 Republican
Rick Murphy 09 Republican
Jackie Thrasher 10 Democratic
James P. Weiers 10 Republican
Adam Driggs 11 Republican
Mark DeSimone 11 Democratic
Jerry P. Weiers 12 Republican
John B. Nelson 12 Republican
Steve Gallardo 13 Democratic
Martha Garcia 13 Democratic
Robert Meza 14 Democratic
Chad Campbell 14 Democratic
Kyrsten Sinema 15 Democratic
David M. Lujan 15 Democratic
Cloves Campbell Jr. 16 Democratic
Ben R. Miranda 16 Democratic
Ed Ableser 17 Democratic
David Schapira 17 Democratic
Mark Anderson 18 Republican
Russell K. Pearce 18 Republican
Rich Crandall 19 Republican
Kirk Adams 19 Republican
Bob Robson 20 Republican
John McComish 20 Republican
Warde Nichols 21 Republican
Steven B. Yarbrough 21 Republican
Andy Biggs 22 Republican
Eddie Farnsworth 22 Republican
Pete Rios 23 Democratic
Barbara McGuire 23 Democratic
Lynne Pancrazi 24 Democratic
Teresa Ulmer 24 Democratic
Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez 25 Democratic
Jennifer Burns 25 Republican
Pete Hershberger 26 Republican
Nancy Young Wright 26 Democratic
Phil Lopes 27 Democratic
Olivia Cajero Bedford 27 Democratic
Steve Farley 28 Democratic
David T. Bradley 28 Democratic
Linda Lopez 29 Democratic
Tom Prezelski 29 Democratic
Jonathan Paton 30 Republican
Marian A. McClure 30 Republican

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