# 20th Arizona State Legislature

The 20th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1951, to December 31, 1952, during the first two years of John Howard Pyle's term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the members of the house of representatives increased from 58 to 68. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate, while in the house the Democrats increased six seats and the Republicans gained four seats, giving the Democrats a 57–11 edge.

## Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 1951; and adjourned on March 18, while the second convened on January 14, 1952, and adjourned on March 27.$^{:389}$ There were two special sessions: the first convened on June 25, 1951, and adjourned sine die on June 29, 1951; while the second convened on July 30, 1952, and adjourned sine die on August 1, 1952.$^{:377}$

## State Senate
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.$^{:3}$
| County | Senator | Party |
| Apache | Harris R. Miller | Democrat |
| Cochise | Ralph C. Cowan | Democrat |
| Cochise | John Pintek* | Democrat |
| Coconino | Charles W. Dryden | Democrat |
| Gila | Clarence L. Carpenter* | Democrat |
| Gila | William A. Sullivan* | Democrat |
| Graham | Warner B. Mattice* | Democrat |
| Greenlee | A. C. Stanton | Democrat |
| Maricopa | John E. Hunt* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Roy D. Stone* | Democrat |
| Mohave | Clyde Bollinger* | Democrat |
| Navajo | Clay Simer* | Democrat |
| Pima | Thomas Collins | Democrat |
| Pima | William Kimball* | Democrat |
| Pinal | James Herron Jr.* | Democrat |
| Santa Cruz | Hubert 0. Merryweather* | Democrat |
| Yavapai | Sam J. Head* | Democrat |
| Yavapai | John R. Franks* | Democrat |
| Yuma | Harold C. Giss | Democrat |

## House of Representatives
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.$^{:4}$
| County | Representative | Party |
| Apache | Walter Pulsipher | Democrat |
| Cochise | Wesley T. Allen* | Democrat |
| Cochise | Charles O. Bloomquist | Democrat |
| Cochise | W. L. Cook* | Democrat |
| Cochise | Carl W. Morris* | Democrat |
| Cochise | Alfred Paul Jr.* | Democrat |
| Coconino | Gordon Evans | Democrat |
| Coconino | Harry F. Sutherland | Republican |
| Gila | Charles Horne | Democrat |
| Gila | Raymond G. Langham* | Democrat |
| Gila | Mrs. William G. Rosenbaum* | Democrat |
| Graham | Milton Lines* | Democrat |
| Graham | W. A. McBride* | Democrat |
| Greenlee | M. L. Simms* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Lee Ackerman | Democrat |
| Maricopa | L. S. Adams, Jr | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Clint Anderson | Democrat |
| Maricopa | H. C. Armstrong* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | W. B. Barkley | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Lewis R. Burch* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Francis J. Byrnes | Democrat |
| Maricopa | L. Max Connolly* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | W. E. Craig* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Jack Cummard* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | H. B. Daniels | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Mary Dwyer | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Ed Ellsworth* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | W. C. Estes | Democrat |
| Maricopa | W. W. Franklin* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | J. Blaine Freestone | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Gordon Hunt | Republican |
| Maricopa | Owen A. Kane | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Sidney Kartus* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Al Lindsey | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Laura McRae* | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Robert L. Myers | Republican |
| Maricopa | T. C. Rhodes | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Harry S. Ruppelius | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Carl Sims Sr. | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Derek Van Dyke | Republican |
| Maricopa | R. H. Wallace* | Republican |
| Maricopa | Ronald Webster Jr.* | Republican |
| Maricopa | Paul J. West | Democrat |
| Maricopa | B. T. Wilkinson | Democrat |
| Maricopa | Robert E. Wilson | Democrat |
| Mohave | Robert E. Morrow* | Democrat |
| Navajo | Lee Kutch | Democrat |
| Navajo | L. E. Stone* | Democrat |
| Pima | Marvin L. Burton* | Democrat |
| Pima | Oscar C. Cole* | Democrat |
| Pima | James W. Ewing* | Republican |
| Pima | Robert H. Forbes* | Democrat |
| Pima | Robert H. Frick | Democrat |
| Pima | John S. Hardwicke* | Democrat |
| Pima | V. S. Hostetter* | Republican |
| Pima | Roy Martin* | Democrat |
| Pima | Paul J. Riley | Democrat |
| Pima | Frank G. Robles* | Democrat |
| Pima | Enos P. Schaffer | Democrat |
| Pima | David G. Watkins | Democrat |
| Pima | Alvin Wessler | Republican |
| Pima | Julliette C. Willis | Republican |
| Pinal | A. L. Bartlett* | Democrat |
| Pinal | J. Ney Miles | Democrat |
| Santa Cruz | Neilson Brown* | Democrat |
| Yavapai | A. H. Bisjak* | Democrat |
| Yavapai | Kel M. Fox* | Democrat |
| Yavapai | Dick W. Martin* | Republican |
| Yavapai | Henry Rush* | Democrat |
| Yuma | Robert Hodge | Democrat |
| Yuma | E. C. Johnson | Democrat |
| Yuma | John C. Smith Jr. | Democrat |