# 51st Arizona State Legislature

The 51st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014, during the last two years of Jan Brewer's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats gained five seats in the Senate, decreasing the Republican majority to 16–14. The Democrats also gained four seats in the lower chamber, leaving the Republicans with a 36–24 majority.

## Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 2013, and adjourned on June 14, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 13, 2014, and adjourned sine die on April 24.$^{:i}$$^{:i}$
There were two Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on June 11, 2013, and adjourned on June 14;$^{:2771}$ while the second convened on May 27, 2014, and adjourned sine die on May 29.$^{:2667}$

## State Senate
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.$^{:xi–xii}$
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
| 1 | Steve Pierce* | Republican | |
| 2 | Linda Lopez* | Democrat | Represented the 29th district in prior legislature |
| 3 | Olivia Cajero Bedford* | Democrat | Represented the 27th district in prior legislature |
| 4 | Lynne Pancrazi | Democrat | |
| 5 | Kelli Ward | Republican | |
| 6 | Chester Crandell | Republican | |
| 7 | Jack Jackson Jr.* | Democrat | Represented the 2nd district in prior legislature; resigned 7/12/2013 |
| 7 | Carlyle Begay | Democrat | Appointed 7/31/2013 |
| 8 | Barbara McGuire | Democrat | |
| 9 | Steve Farley | Democrat | |
| 10 | David Bradley | Democrat | |
| 11 | Al Melvin* | Republican | Represented the 26th district in prior legislature |
| 12 | Andy Biggs | Republican | Represented the 22nd district in prior legislature |
| 13 | Don Shooter | Republican | Represented the 24th district in prior legislature |
| 14 | Gail Griffin* | Republican | Represented the 5th district in prior legislature |
| 15 | Nancy Barto* | Republican | Represented the 7th district in prior legislature |
| 16 | Rich Crandall* | Republican | Represented the 19th district in prior legislature; resigned August 31, 2013 |
| 16 | David C. Farnsworth | Republican | Appointed September 11, 2013 |
| 17 | Steve Yarbrough* | Republican | Represented the 21st district in prior legislature |
| 18 | John McComish* | Republican | Represented the 20th district in prior legislature |
| 19 | Anna Tovar | Democrat | |
| 20 | Kimberly Yee | Republican | |
| 21 | Rick Murphy* | Republican | Represented the 9th district in prior legislature |
| 22 | Judy M. Burges | Republican | |
| 23 | Michelle Reagan* | Republican | Represented the 8th district in prior legislature |
| 24 | Katie Hobbs | Democrat | |
| 25 | Bob Worsley | Republican | |
| 26 | Ed Ableser | Democrat | |
| 27 | Leah Landrum Taylor* | Democrat | Represented the 16th district in prior legislature |
| 28 | Adam Driggs* | Republican | Represented the 11th district in prior legislature |
| 29 | Steve Gallardo* | Democrat | Represented the 13th district in prior legislature |
| 30 | Robert Meza* | Democrat | Represented the 14th district in prior legislature |

## House of Representatives
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.$^{:xiii–x}$
| District | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1 | Karen Fann* | Republican | |
| 1 | Andy Tobin* | Republican | |
| 2 | Andrea Dalessandro | Democrat | |
| 2 | Rosanna Gabaldon | Democrat | |
| 3 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democrat | Represented district 27 in prior legislature |
| 3 | Macario Saldate* | Democrat | Represented district 27 in prior legislature |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Escamilla | Democrat | |
| 4 | Lisa Otondo | Democrat | |
| 5 | Sonny Borrelli | Republican | |
| 5 | Doris Goodale* | Republican | Represented district 3 in prior legislature |
| 6 | Brenda Barton | Republican | Represented district 5 in prior legislature |
| 6 | Bob Thorpe | Republican | |
| 7 | Albert Hale | Democrat | |
| 7 | Jamescita Peshlakai | Democrat | |
| 8 | Frank Pratt* | Republican | Represented district 23 in prior legislature |
| 8 | Thomas R. Shope Jr. | Republican | |
| 9 | Victoria Steele | Democrat | |
| 9 | Ethan Orr | Republican | |
| 10 | Stefanie Mach | Democrat | |
| 10 | Bruce Wheeler* | Democrat | Represented district 28 in prior legislature |
| 11 | Adam Kwasman | Republican | |
| 11 | Steve Smith | Republican | |
| 12 | Edwin W. Farnsworth* | Republican | Represented district 22 in prior legislature |
| 12 | Warren Petersen | Republican | |
| 13 | Darin Mitchell | Republican | |
| 13 | Steve B. Montenegro* | Republican | Represented district 12 in prior legislature |
| 14 | David M. Gowan Sr.* | Republican | Represented district 30 in prior legislature |
| 14 | David W. Stevens* | Republican | Represented district 25 in prior legislature |
| 15 | John Allen | Republican | |
| 15 | Heather Carter | Republican | Represented district 7 in prior legislature |
| 16 | Doug Coleman | Republican | |
| 16 | Kelly Townsend | Republican | |
| 17 | Tom Forese | Republican | |
| 17 | Javan D. Mesnard | Republican | Represented district 21 in prior legislature |
| 18 | Jeff Dial* | Republican | Represented district 20 in prior legislature |
| 18 | Bob Robson* | Republican | Represented district 20 in prior legislature |
| 19 | Mark A. Cardenas | Democrat | |
| 19 | Lupe C. Contreras | Democrat | |
| 20 | Paul Boyer | Republican | |
| 20 | Carl Seel | Republican | Represented district 6 in prior legislature |
| 21 | Rick Gray* | Republican | Represented district 9 in prior legislature |
| 21 | Debbie Lesko* | Republican | Represented district 9 in prior legislature |
| 22 | David Livingston | Republican | |
| 22 | Phil Lovas | Republican | |
| 23 | John Kavanagh* | Republican | Represented district 8 in prior legislature |
| 23 | Michelle Ugenti* | Republican | Represented district 8 in prior legislature |
| 24 | Lela Alston* | Democrat | Represented district 15 in prior legislature |
| 24 | Chad Campbell* | Democrat | Represented district 14 in prior legislature |
| 25 | Justin Olson* | Republican | Represented district 19 in prior legislature |
| 25 | Justin Pierce* | Republican | Represented district 19 in prior legislature |
| 26 | Juan Mendez | Democrat | |
| 26 | Andrew C. Sherwood* | Democrat | |
| 27 | Ruben Gallego* | Democrat | Represented district 16 in prior legislature |
| 27 | Catherine Miranda* | Democrat | Represented district 16 in prior legislature |
| 28 | Kate Brophy McGee* | Republican | Represented district 11 in prior legislature |
| 28 | Eric Meyer* | Democrat | Represented district 11 in prior legislature |
| 29 | Lydia Hernandez | Democrat | |
| 29 | Martin J. Quezada | Democrat | |
| 30 | Jonathan Larkin | Democrat | |
| 30 | Debbie McCune Davis* | Democrat | Represented district 14 in prior legislature |