# 12th Arizona State Legislature

The 12th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1935, to December 31, 1936, during Benjamin Baker Moeur's second term as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant, while the number of representatives in the house decreased from 63 to 51. The Republicans broke the Democrats complete domination in the senate, managing to obtain a single seat, that of Apache County, however the house was entirely in Democratic hands.

## Sessions

The Legislature met for the Non regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 14, 1935; and adjourned on March 21. There was a special session which ran from November 5–24, 1936.

## State Senate
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.$^{:iii}$
| County | Senator | Party | Notes |
| Apache | Bryant Whiting | Republican | |
| Cochise | Joe S. Hunt | Democratic | |
| Cochise | Dan Angius* | Democratic | |
| Coconino | Clyde Stauffer | Democratic | |
| Gila | Daniel E. Rienhardt | Democratic | |
| Gila | E. H. McEachren* | Democratic | |
| Graham | Aaron Nelson | Democratic | |
| Greenlee | Peter Riley | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | George A. Johnson | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | Joe C. Haldiman | Democratic | President |
| Mohave | J. Hubert Smith | Democratic | |
| Navajo | G. W. Nelson | Democratic | |
| Pima | E. T. Houston* | Democratic | |
| Pima | Thomas Collins* | Democratic | |
| Pinal | Peter H. Ethington | Democratic | |
| Santa Cruz | J. A. Harrison* | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | Paul C. Keefe | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | W. E. Patterson | Democratic | |
| Yuma | Nellie T. Bush | Democratic | |

### Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:$^{:iv}$
* Secretary: William J. Graham
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank J. Gillick
* Chaplain: Reverend T. T. Hughes
* Chaplain: Reverend Perry McArthur

## House of Representatives
### Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House shrank by twelve seats from the 11th Legislature: 4 in Maricopa County, 2 each in Cochise and Gila counties, and 1 each in Greenlee, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma counties.$^{:v}$
| County | Representative | Party |
| Apache | Don R. Patterson | Democratic |
| Cochise | David J. Marks | Democratic |
| Cochise | Frank Bowling | Democratic |
| Cochise | M. A. Gray | Democratic |
| Cochise | Frank W. Sharpe Jr. | Democratic |
| Cochise | Vernon G. Davis* | Democratic |
| Coconino | James E. Babbitt* | Democratic |
| Coconino | L. S. Williams* | Democratic |
| Gila | James R. Heron* | Democratic |
| Gila | William G. Rosenbaum* | Democratic |
| Gila | Ben H. Franklin | Democratic |
| Graham | Frank Skinner | Democratic |
| Graham | Fred Webb* | Democratic |
| Greenlee | Matt Danenhauer | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Bert C. Armstrong* | Democratic |
| Maricopa | George A. Batchelder | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Guy C. Chisum | Democratic |
| Maricopa | M. E. Curry | Democratic |
| Maricopa | William F. Gillett | Democratic |
| Maricopa | J. Melvin Goodson | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Raymond S. Hill | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Tom J. Imler | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Philip A. Isley | Democratic |
| Maricopa | J. E. Love | Democratic |
| Maricopa | W. R. Palmer* | Democratic |
| Maricopa | William Petersen | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Bridgie Porter* | Democratic |
| Maricopa | M. G. Pratt* | Democratic |
| Maricopa | L. Alton Riggs* | Democratic |
| Maricopa | Harry J. Sullivan | Democratic |
| Maricopa | C. T. Thompson | Democratic |
| Maricopa | J. C. Wilson* | Democratic |
| Mohave | Robert E. Morrow | Democratic |
| Navajo | James Petersen | Democratic |
| Navajo | Oren L. Murray | Democratic |
| Pima | Justo A. Chavez | Democratic |
| Pima | John H. Rapp* | Democratic |
| Pima | William Wisdom* | Democratic |
| Pima | C. W. Gardner | Democratic |
| Pima | D. M. Penny | Democratic |
| Pima | B. J. O'Neill* | Democratic |
| Pima | Thomas D. Tway* | Democratic |
| Pinal | R. W. Kenworthy | Democratic |
| Pinal | Thomas S. Richards* | Democratic |
| Santa Cruz | Edwin F. Bohlinger* | Democratic |
| Yavapai | John H. Orthel | Democratic |
| Yavapai | V. A. Reichard | Democratic |
| Yavapai | Philemon G. Steinel | Democratic |
| Yavapai | Harry J. Mader | Democratic |
| Yuma | Bernard T. Caine | Democratic |
| Yuma | William Wisener* | Democratic |

### Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:$^{:v}$
* Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
* Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Hilbers
* Chaplain: Reverend Cecil Harris