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
District | Image | Name | Party | Residence | First elected |
1 | Noel W. Campbell | Rep | Prescott | 2014 | |
1 | Steve Pierce | Rep | Prescott | 2019† | |
2 | Rosanna Gabaldón | Dem | Sahuarita | 2012 | |
2 | Daniel Hernández Jr. | Dem | Tucson | 2016 | |
3 | Andrés Cano | Dem | Tucson | 2018 | |
3 | Alma Hernandez | Dem | Tucson | 2018 | |
4 | Charlene Fernandez | Dem | Yuma | 2014 | |
4 | Geraldine Peten | Dem | Goodyear | 2017† | |
5 | Regina Cobb | Rep | Kingman | 2014 | |
5 | Leo Biasiucci | Rep | Lake Havasu City | 2018 | |
6 | Bob Thorpe | Rep | Flagstaff | 2012 | |
6 | Walter Blackman | Rep | Payson | 2018 | |
7 | Arlando Teller | Dem | Window Rock | 2018 | |
7 | Myron Tsosie | Dem | Chinle | 2018 | |
8 | David Cook | Rep | Casa Grande | 2016 | |
8 | T. J. Shope | Rep | Coolidge | 2012 | |
9 | Randall Friese | Dem | Tucson | 2014 | |
9 | Pamela Hannley | Dem | Tucson | 2016 | |
10 | Kirsten Engel | Dem | Tucson | 2016 | |
10 | Domingo DeGrazia | Dem | Tucson | 2018 | |
11 | Mark Finchem | Rep | Oro Valley | 2014 | |
11 | Bret Roberts | Rep | Saddlebrooke | 2018 | |
12 | Travis Grantham | Rep | Gilbert | 2016 | |
12 | Warren Petersen | Rep | Gilbert | 2018 | |
13 | Tim Dunn | Rep | Yuma | 2018† | |
13 | Joanne Osborne | Rep | Litchfield Park | 2018 | |
14 | Becky Nutt | Rep | Sierra Vista | 2016 | |
14 | Gail Griffin | Rep | Sierra Vista | 2018 | |
15 | John Allen | Rep | Scottsdale | 2012 | |
15 | Nancy Barto | Rep | Cave Creek | 2018 | |
16 | Kelly Townsend | Rep | Mesa | 2012 | |
16 | John Fillmore | Rep | Apache Junction | 2018 | |
17 | Jeff Weninger | Rep | Chandler | 2015 | |
17 | Jennifer Pawlik | Dem | Chandler | 2018 | |
18 | Mitzi Epstein | Dem | Chandler | 2016 | |
18 | Jennifer Jermaine | Dem | Phoenix | 2014 | |
19 | Diego Espinoza | Dem | Avondale | 2014 | |
19 | Lorenzo Sierra | Dem | Phoenix | 2018 | |
20 | Anthony Kern | Rep | Glendale | 2014 | |
20 | Shawnna Bolick | Rep | Phoenix | 2018 | |
21 | Tony Rivero | Rep | Glendale | 2014 | |
21 | Kevin Payne | Rep | Sun City | 2016 | |
22 | Ben Toma | Rep | Peoria | 2017† | |
22 | Frank Carroll | Rep | Peoria | 2018 | |
23 | Jay Lawrence | Rep | Fountain Hills | 2014 | |
23 | John Kavanagh | Rep | Scottsdale | 2018 | |
24 | Jennifer Longdon | Dem | Phoenix | 2018 | |
24 | Amish Shah | Dem | Phoenix | 2018 | |
25 | Russell Bowers | Rep | Mesa | 2014 | |
25 | Michelle Udall | Rep | Mesa | 2016 | |
26 | Isela Blanc | Dem | Tempe | 2016 | |
26 | Athena Salman | Dem | Tempe | 2016 | |
27 | Reginald Bolding | Dem | Phoenix | 2014 | |
27 | Diego Rodriguez | Dem | Phoenix | 2018 | |
28 | Kelli Butler | Dem | Paradise Valley | 2016 | |
28 | Aaron Lieberman | Dem | Paradise Valley | 2018 | |
29 | Richard C. Andrade | Dem | Phoenix | 2014 | |
29 | Cesar Chavez | Dem | Phoenix | 2016 | |
30 | Robert Meza | Dem | Glendale | 2016 | |
30 | Raquel Teran | Dem | Phoenix | 2018 |
†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:Committee | Chairman | Vice-Chairman |
Appropriations | Regina E. Cobb | John Kavanagh |
Commerce | Jeff Weninger | Travis Grantham |
Education | Michelle Udall | John Fillmore |
Elections | Kelly Townsend | Frank Carroll |
Federal Relations | Mark Finchem | Gail Griffin |
Government | John Kavanagh | Kevin Payne |
Health and Human Services | Nancy Barto | Jay Lawrence |
Judiciary | John Allen | Walter Blackman |
Land & Agriculture | Timothy M. Dunn | Travis Grantham |
Military & Veterans Affairs | Jay Lawrence | Joanne Osborne |
Natural Resources, Energy & Water | Gail Griffin | Timothy M. Dunn |
Public Safety | Kevin Payne | Anthony T. Kern |
Regulatory Affairs | Travis Grantham | Bret Roberts |
Rules | Anthony T. Kern | Thomas "T.J." Shope, Jr. |
State & International Affairs | Tony Rivero | Walter Blackman |
Technology | Bob Thrope | Jeff Weninger |
Transportation | Noel Campbell | Leo Biasiucci |
Ways & Means | Ben Toma | Shawnna Bolick |