17th Arizona State Legislature

The 17th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1945, to December 31, 1946, during the third of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate. while the Republicans gained a single house seat.

17th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1945 – December 31, 1946
Senate
Members	19
Party control	Democratic (19–0)
House of Representatives
Members	58
Party control	Democratic (57–1)
Sessions
1st January 8 – March 9, 1945
Special sessions
1st September 10 – September 29, 1945 2nd April 23 – May 3, 1946 3rd September 9 – September 28, 1946

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 18, 1945; and adjourned on March 9. There were three special sessions, the first of which was held from September 10 through September 29, 1945, the second was held from April 23 – May 3, 1946, and the third was held between September 9 – 28, 1946.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

County	Senator	Party	Notes
Apache	Bert J. Colter*	Democratic
Cochise	Ralph Cowan*	Democratic
	Dan Angius*	Democratic
Coconino	James E. Babbitt*	Democratic
Gila	S. L. Bixby*	Democratic
	James R. Heron*	Democratic
Graham	Wesley A. Townsend	Democratic
Greenlee	A. C. Stanton*	Democratic
Maricopa	David P. Kimball	Democratic
	Walter J. Thalheimer*	Democratic
Mohave	Charles P. Elmer	Democratic
Navajo	Lloyd C. Henning*	Democratic
Pima	H. H. d'Autremont*	Democratic
	William Kimball*	Democratic
Pinal	Charles S. Goff	Democratic
Santa Cruz	W. H. Hathaway*	Democratic
Yavapai	Paul C. Keefe*	Democratic
	Norman Fain*	Democratic
Yuma	Hugo B. Farmer	Democratic

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	Don F. Riggs	Democratic
Cochise	I. A. Rosok	Democratic
	M. F. Ryan	Democratic
	H. J. Lewis*	Democratic
	Frank W. Sharpe Jr.*	Democratic
	A. R. Spikes*	Democratic
Coconino	Frank L. Christensen*	Democratic
	W. C. Rittenhouse*	Democratic
Gila	Robert Fitzgerald*	Democratic
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democratic
	Harold Copp*	Democratic
Graham	Loren L. Follett	Democratic
	K. W. Lines	Democratic
Greenlee	Fred J. Fritz*	Democratic
Maricopa	Charles H. Abels*	Democratic
	H. C. Armstrong*	Democratic
	G. N. Baker*	Democratic
	Cecil A. Bell*	Democratic
	Jack Cummard*	Democratic
	J. W. Estes	Democratic
	J. H. Fairbanks*	Democratic
	Carroll Hudson*	Democratic
	O. A. Kane	Democratic
	Sidney Kartus	Democratic
	R. F. Kilpatrick*	Democratic
	Alvin Lindsey*	Democratic
	0. L. McDaniel*	Democratic
	D. McDonald*	Democratic
	T. McGowan*	Democratic
	Laura McRae*	Democratic
	M. Joe Murphy	Democratic
	S. Norton*	Democratic
	Claire Phelps*	Democratic
	Kenneth K. Pound*	Democratic
	Joe M. Rumsey*	Democratic
	Roy A. Taylor	Democratic
	Fletcher West Timmerman	Democratic
Mohave	E. L. Jameson*	Democratic
Navajo	John L. Westover*	Democratic
	Clay B. Simer	Democratic
Pima	Bob Barber	Democratic
	Robert H. Forbes*	Democratic
	Joseph J. O'Neill*	Democratic
	Roy Martin*	Democratic
	John S. Hardwicke	Democratic
	John H. Ayraud*	Democratic
	James W. Ewing	Republican
	D. M. Penny*	Democratic
	A. Berky*	Democratic
Pinal	0. W. Rugg	Democratic
	George Ernst*	Democratic
Santa Cruz	Richard S. Stearns Jr.*	Democratic
Yavapai	Robert E. Perkins*	Democratic
	Ralph C. Hooker	Democratic
	Leonard Klein*	Democratic
	Harry E. Metz*	Democratic
Yuma	Clara Osborne Botzum*	Democratic
	N. S. McCallum	Democratic