10th Arizona State Legislature

10th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1931 – December 31, 1932
Senate
Members	19
President	Fred Sutter (D)
Party control	Democratic (18–1)
House of Representatives
Members	63
Speaker	M. J. Hannon (D)
Party control	Democratic (51–12)
Sessions
1st January 12 – March 14, 1931

The 10th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1931, to December 31, 1932, during the first and second years of George W. P. Hunt's seventh tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 54 to 63. The Democrats increased the large majorities they held in both houses.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 12, 1931; and adjourned on March 14.

There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1931 and 1932.

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	T. J. Bouldin	Democratic
Cochise	Fred Sutter*	Democratic
	John P. Cull	Democratic
Coconino	W. W. Midgley	Republican
Gila	Alfred Kinney*	Democratic
	E. H. McEachren*	Democratic
Graham	W. B. Kelley	Democratic
Greenlee	Harry W. Hill*	Democratic
Maricopa	Joe C. Haldiman	Democratic
	Frank T. Pomeroy	Democratic
Mohave	J. H. (Hubert) Smith	Democratic
Navajo	G. W. Nelson*	Democratic
Pima	T. W. Donnelly*	Democratic
	Thomas Collins	Democratic
Pinal	R. T. (Bob) Jones	Democratic
Santa Cruz	C. C. Crenshaw	Democratic
Yavapai	A. H. Favour*	Democratic
	J. R. McFarland*	Democratic	Resigned, was replaced by John Francis Connor
	John Francis Connor	Democratic	Appointed to replace J.R. McFarland
Yuma	Hugo Farmer*	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:

• Secretary: William J. Graham
• Assistant Secretary: B. F. Thum
• Sergeant-at-Arms: D. B. McHenry
• Chaplain: Dan P. Jones

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 nine seats from the 9th Legislature: 5 in Maricopa County, 2 in Pima County, and 1 each in Gila and Yuma counties.

County	Representative	Party	Notes
Apache	P. I. Ashcroft	Republican
Cochise	W. E. Oxsheer*	Democratic
	J. E. Bevan	Democratic
	Thomas Cowperthwaite*	Democratic
	James W. Baker	Democratic
	A. E. Hinton*	Democratic
	D. A. Adam	Democratic
	William Coxon*	Democratic
Coconino	T. H. Cureton	Republican
	Howard Marine*	Republican
Gila	John McCormick*	Democratic
	J. T. Lewis*	Democratic
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democratic
	Roy F. Kelly*	Democratic
	J. T. Lewis	Democratic
Graham	Jesse A. Udall	Republican
	Joseph H. Lines	Democratic
Greenlee	M. J. Hannon*	Democratic
	W. T. Witt*	Democratic
Maricopa	J. R. Barnette*	Democratic
	J. T. Bone	Democratic
	Hugh Callahan	Democratic
	H. C. Caveness	Democratic
	M. V. Decker *	Democratic
	L. O. DuRoss	Democratic
	M. J. Francis*	Democratic	Died in office
	Mary Francis	Democratic	Appointed to replace M. J. Francis
	J. F. Jennings*	Democratic
	Renz L. Jennings	Democratic
	Conner Johnson	Democratic
	Gertrude Bryan Leeper	Democratic
	J. Lee Loveless*	Democratic
	C. A. McKee	Democratic
	Albert L. Peck	Democratic
	J. J. Phillips	Democratic
	Bridgie Porter	Democratic
	L. Alton Riggs	Democratic
	W. L. Rigney	Democratic
	James B. Sayers	Democratic
	T. B. Stewart	Democratic
	D. R. Van Petten*	Republican
	William Walton	Republican
Mohave	Anson H. Smith*	Democratic
Navajo	Marshall H. Flake	Republican
	Charle G. McQuillan*	Republican
Pima	C. T. Reddington*	Democratic
	John H. Rapp	Democratic
	Thomas Malony*	Democratic
	D. M. Penny	Democratic
	August Wieden	Democratic
	Oliver B. Patton*	Democratic
	Thomas D. Tway	Democratic
	Kenneth K. Suber	Democratic
Pinal	H. J. Valentine	Democratic
	Thomas S. Richards	Democratic
Santa Cruz	Edwin F. Bohlinger	Democratic
Yavapai	Annie C. Jones*	Democratic
	S. A. Spear	Democratic
	F. L. Benham*	Republican
	V. C. Wiggins	Republican
	Grant H. Merrill	Democratic
Yuma	Nellie T. Bush	Democratic
	A. W. Johnson*	Republican
	John Doan*	Republican

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:

• Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
• Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Jack Provost
• Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart