44th Arizona State Legislature

The 44th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2000, during the first two years of Jane Dee Hull's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans lost two seats in the Senate, but still held a 16-14 majority. The Republicans gained two seats in the House, maintaining their majority in the lower chamber, 40–20.

44th Arizona State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1999 – December 31, 2000
Senate
Members30
PresidentBrenda Burns*
Temporary PresidentJohn Wettaw*
Party controlRepublican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerJeff Groscost*
Party controlRepublican (40–20)
Sessions
1stJanuary 11 – May 7, 1999
2ndJanuary 10 – April 18, 2000
Special sessions
1stMarch 31 – April 7, 1999
2ndJune 22 – June 22, 1999
3rdDecember 13 – December 14, 1999
4thFebruary 14 – February 17, 2000
5thJune 6 – June 28, 2000
6thOctober 20 – October 20, 2000
7thNovember 13 – December 4, 2000

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1999, and adjourned on May 7, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 10, 2000 and adjourned sine die on April 18.[1]:i[2]:i

There were seven Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on March 31, 1999 and adjourned on April 7;[3]:2007 the second convened on June 22, 1999 and adjourned sine die on the same day;[3]:2149 the third convened on December 13, 1999 and adjourned sine die December 14;[4]:2753 the fourth convened on February 14, 2000 and adjourned sine die on February 17;[4]:2757 the fifth convened on June 6, 2000 and adjourned sine die June 28;[4]:2805 the sixth special session convened and adjourned on October 20, 2000;[4]:2881 and the final special session, the seventh, convened on November 13, 2000 and adjourned sine die on December 4.[4]:2905

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]:vii

District Senator Party Notes
1 Ken Bennett Republican
2 John Wettaw* Republican
3 Jack C. Jackson Democrat
4 Jack A. Brown* Democrat
5 Herb Guenther Democrat
6 John Huppenthal* Republican
7 Pete Rios* Democrat
8 Gus Arzberger* Democrat
9 Keith A. Bee* Republican
10 Victor E. Soltero* Democrat
11 Elaine Richardson Democrat
12 Ann Day* Republican
13 George Cunningham* Democrat
14 Ruth Solomon* Democrat
15 Edward Cirillo* Republican
16 Darden C. Hamilton Republican
17 Brenda Burns* Republican
18 Marc Spitzer* Republican
19 Scott Bundgaard* Republican
20 Mary Hartley* Democrat
21 Russell Bowers* Republican
22 Joe Eddie Lopez* Democrat
23 Linda Aguirre Democrat
24 Sue Grace* Republican
25 Chris Cummiskey* Democrat
26 Tom Smith Republican
27 Harry E. Mitchell Democrat
28 Randall Gnant* Republican
29 David Peterson* Republican
30 Tom Freestone* Republican

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]:viii-ix

District Representative Party Notes
1 Linda Binder Republican
Barbara Blewster Republican
2 Joe Hart* Republican
John Verkamp* Republican
3 Tom Gordon Republican
Sylvia Laughter Democrat
4 Debra Brimhall* Republican
Jake Flake* Republican
5 Jim Carruthers* Republican
Robert McLendon* Democrat
6 Lori Daniels* Republican
Richard Kyle* Republican
7 Harry R. Clark* Democrat
Rebecca Rios* Democrat
8 Gail Griffin* Republican
Mark Maiorana Democrat
9 W. A. McGibbon* Republican
Lou-Ann Preble* Republican
10 Sally Ann Gonzales* Democrat
Ramon Valedez* Democrat
11 Carmine Cardamone* Democrat
Debora Norris* Democrat
12 Steve Huffman Republican
Dan Schottel* Republican
13 Kathleen Dunbar Republican
Andy Nichols* Democrat
14 Herschella Horton* Democrat
Mary Pickens* Democrat
15 Mike Gleason* Republican
Jerry Overton* Republican
16 Linda Gray* Republican
James Weiers* Republican
17 Robert Burns* Republican
Jean McGrath* Republican
18 Susan Muir Gerard* Republican
Barry Wong* Republican
19 Ted Carpenter Republican
Roberta Voss* Republican
20 Bill Brotherton Democrat
Kathi Foster* Democrat
21 Dean Cooley* Republican
Marilyn Jarrett* Republican
22 John Loredo* Democrat
Richard Miranda Democrat
23 Carlos Avelar Democrat
Leah Landrum Taylor Democrat
24 Tom Horne* Republican
Barbara Leff* Republican
25 Ken Cheuvront* Democrat
Christine Weason* Democrat
26 Jeff Hatch-Miller Republican
Steve May Republican
27 Michael Gardner* Republican
Laura Knaperek* Republican
28 Carolyn Allen* Republican
Wesley Marsh* Republican
29 Mark Anderson* Republican
Wayne L. Gardner Republican
30 Jeff Groscost* Republican
Karen S. Johnson* Republican
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References
  1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2000 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 170". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 2, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 224 to End, First and Second Special Sessions, 1998, Forty-Third Legislature, Sixth Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2000 Volume 3, Forty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 285 to End, Third to Seventh Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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