Arizona House of Representatives


The Arizona 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. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms. Members of the Republican Party currently hold a narrow majority in the House.
Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two representatives. Multi-member districts are also used in the Washington, North Dakota and Idaho House of Representatives, as well as the New Jersey General Assembly, and are less common than the single-member districts used by most state legislatures.
Each representative represents a district of at least 172,000 people. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Leadership of the House

The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, and the Majority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Outside of legislative authority, the Speaker is given the power to employ, terminate and alter the compensation of all House employees. The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker the individual responsible for approving House expense accounts. The minority party selects a Minority Leader, an Assistant Minority Leader and a Minority Whip in a closed caucus.

Leadership information

Current composition

Current members, 2019–2021

DistrictImageNamePartyResidenceFirst elected
1Noel W. CampbellRepPrescott2014
1Steve PierceRepPrescott2019†
2Rosanna GabaldónDemSahuarita2012
2Daniel Hernández Jr.DemTucson2016
3Andrés CanoDemTucson2018
3Alma HernandezDemTucson2018
4Charlene FernandezDemYuma2014
4Geraldine PetenDemGoodyear2017†
5Regina CobbRepKingman2014
5Leo BiasiucciRepLake Havasu City2018
6Bob ThorpeRepFlagstaff2012
6Walter BlackmanRepPayson2018
7Arlando TellerDemWindow Rock2018
7Myron TsosieDemChinle2018
8David CookRepCasa Grande2016
8T. J. ShopeRepCoolidge2012
9Randall FrieseDemTucson2014
9Pamela HannleyDemTucson2016
10Kirsten EngelDemTucson2016
10Domingo DeGraziaDemTucson2018
11Mark FinchemRepOro Valley2014
11Bret RobertsRepSaddlebrooke2018
12Travis GranthamRepGilbert2016
12Warren PetersenRepGilbert2018
13Tim DunnRepYuma2018†
13Joanne OsborneRepLitchfield Park2018
14Becky NuttRepSierra Vista2016
14Gail GriffinRepSierra Vista2018
15John AllenRepScottsdale2012
15Nancy BartoRepCave Creek2018
16Kelly TownsendRepMesa2012
16John FillmoreRepApache Junction2018
17Jeff WeningerRepChandler2015
17Jennifer PawlikDemChandler2018
18Mitzi EpsteinDemChandler2016
18Jennifer JermaineDemPhoenix2014
19Diego EspinozaDemAvondale2014
19Lorenzo SierraDemPhoenix2018
20Anthony KernRepGlendale2014
20Shawnna BolickRepPhoenix2018
21Tony RiveroRepGlendale2014
21Kevin PayneRepSun City2016
22Ben TomaRepPeoria2017†
22Frank CarrollRepPeoria2018
23Jay LawrenceRepFountain Hills2014
23John KavanaghRepScottsdale2018
24Jennifer LongdonDemPhoenix2018
24Amish ShahDemPhoenix2018
25Russell BowersRepMesa2014
25Michelle UdallRepMesa2016
26Isela BlancDemTempe2016
26Athena SalmanDemTempe2016
27Reginald BoldingDemPhoenix2014
27Diego RodriguezDemPhoenix2018
28Kelli ButlerDemParadise Valley2016
28Aaron LiebermanDemParadise Valley2018
29Richard C. AndradeDemPhoenix2014
29Cesar ChavezDemPhoenix2016
30Robert MezaDemGlendale2016
30Raquel TeranDemPhoenix2018

†Member was originally appointed to the office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Committees

The current standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are as follows:
CommitteeChairmanVice-Chairman
AppropriationsRegina E. CobbJohn Kavanagh
CommerceJeff WeningerTravis Grantham
EducationMichelle UdallJohn Fillmore
ElectionsKelly TownsendFrank Carroll
Federal RelationsMark FinchemGail Griffin
GovernmentJohn KavanaghKevin Payne
Health and Human ServicesNancy BartoJay Lawrence
JudiciaryJohn AllenWalter Blackman
Land & AgricultureTimothy M. DunnTravis Grantham
Military & Veterans AffairsJay LawrenceJoanne Osborne
Natural Resources, Energy & WaterGail GriffinTimothy M. Dunn
Public SafetyKevin PayneAnthony T. Kern
Regulatory AffairsTravis GranthamBret Roberts
RulesAnthony T. KernThomas "T.J." Shope, Jr.
State & International AffairsTony RiveroWalter Blackman
TechnologyBob ThropeJeff Weninger
TransportationNoel CampbellLeo Biasiucci
Ways & MeansBen TomaShawnna Bolick