# 9th Arizona State Legislature

The 9th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1929, to December 31, 1930, during the first and second years of John Calhoun Phillips's tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 52 to 54. The Democrats held large majorities in both houses, although the Republicans made significant inroads in the House.

## Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 14, 1929; and adjourned on March 14.$^{:iii}$
There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1929 and 1930.

## State Senate
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.$^{:xviii}$
| County | Senator | Party | Notes |
| Apache | E. I. Whiting | Republican | |
| Cochise | Fred Sutter* | Democratic | |
| Cochise | John Wilson Ross | Democratic | |
| Coconino | Earl C. Slipher | Democratic | |
| Gila | Alfred Kinney* | Democratic | |
| Gila | John R. Lyons* | Democratic | Lyons died September 27, 1929 |
| Gila | E. H. McEachren | Democratic | Appointed to replace Lyons November 6, 1929 |
| Graham | Thomas S. Kimball* | Democratic | |
| Greenlee | Harry W. Hill* | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Allan K. Perry | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | J. G. Peterson | Democratic | |
| Mohave | Kean St. Charles | Democratic | |
| Navajo | G. W. Nelson* | Democratic | |
| Pima | T. W. Donnelly* | Democratic | |
| Pima | Merton Martensen | Republican | |
| Pinal | George Truman | Democratic | |
| Santa Cruz | Andrew Bettwy* | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | A. H. Favour* | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | J. R. McFarland | Democratic | |
| Yuma | Hugo Farmer | Democratic | |

### Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:$^{:xvi}$
* Secretary: William J. Graham
* Assistant Secretary: Bridgie Porter
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Ralph Hooker
* Chaplain: Dan P. Jones
* Doorkeeper: John S. Merrill

## House of Representatives
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House grew by five seats from the 8th Legislature: 1 each in Coconino and Maricopa counties.$^{:xxi}$
| County | Representative | Party | Notes |
| Apache | John R. Coleman | Democratic | |
| Cochise | W. E. Oxsheer* | Democratic | |
| Cochise | A. J. Morgan* | Democratic | |
| Cochise | Thomas Cowperthwaite* | Democratic | |
| Cochise | James H. Barrett | Republican | |
| Cochise | A. E. Hinton | Democratic | |
| Cochise | R. B. Vallance | Republican | |
| Cochise | William Coxon* | Democratic | |
| Coconino | Fred W. Perkins* | Republican | Deceased - replaced by Howard Marine |
| Coconino | Howard Marine | Republican | Replace Fred W. Perkins |
| Coconino | E. T. McGonigle | Democratic | |
| Gila | John McCormick* | Democratic | |
| Gila | J. T. Lewis | Democratic | |
| Gila | William G. Rosenbaum* | Democratic | |
| Gila | Roy F. Kelly | Democratic | |
| Graham | W. L. Nelson* | Republican | |
| Graham | S. O. Williams* | Democratic | |
| Greenlee | M. J. Hannon* | Democratic | |
| Greenlee | W. T. Witt | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | J. R. Barnette | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Ione Breinholt | Republican | |
| Maricopa | C. M. Brimhall | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | William D. Christy | Republican | |
| Maricopa | J. M. Combs | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | M. V. Decker* | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | H. A. Diehl | Republican | |
| Maricopa | M. J. Francis* | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | W. G. Henderson | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Vernetie O. Ivy* | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | J. F. Jennings | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Orme Lewis | Republican | |
| Maricopa | J. Lee Loveless | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Sidney B. Moeur | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | M. Alice Patterson | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | F. Heber Taylor | Republican | |
| Maricopa | D. R. Van Petten | Republican | |
| Mohave | A. H. Smith | Democratic | |
| Navajo | J. J. Shumway | Democratic | |
| Navajo | C. G. McQuillan* | Republican | |
| Pima | C. T. Reddington | Democratic | |
| Pima | F. E. A. Kimball* | Republican | |
| Pima | Thomas Malony | Democratic | |
| Pima | Neil H. Harring | Republican | |
| Pima | H. R. Stewart | Republican | |
| Pima | Oliver B. Patton* | Democratic | |
| Pinal | S. P. Morgan | Democratic | |
| Pinal | Thomas S. Richards | Democratic | |
| Santa Cruz | J. F. Pomeroy | Republican | |
| Yavapai | Annie C. Jones | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | Byron Partridge | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | Alfred B. Carr | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | R. L. Finch | Republican | |
| Yavapai | W. L. Benham | Republican | |
| Yuma | Virginia Harris | Democratic | |
| Yuma | William Wisener* | Democratic | |

### Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:$^{:xix}$
* Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
* Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
* Sergeant-at-Arms: O.J. Whitesides
* Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart