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Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives

Lower house of the Arizona State Legislature

The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms, with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator,[lower-alpha 1] with each district having a population of at least 203,000.[1]

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The last election occurred on November 8, 2022, with the Republican Party securing a narrow two-seat majority in the House.

Leadership of the Arizona House of Representatives

The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, and the Majority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House.[2] In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Outside of legislative authority, the Speaker is given the power to employ, terminate and alter the compensation of all House employees.[3] The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker the individual responsible for approving House expense accounts. The minority party selects a Minority Leader, an Assistant Minority Leader and a Minority Whip in a closed caucus.

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Composition

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Republican Democratic
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Membership, 2023–2025

Main article: List of representatives and senators of Arizona Legislature by districts (2023–2033)
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†Member was originally appointed to the office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Arizona

Committees

The standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are:

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See also

Footnotes and references

Footnotes

  1. Two-member, multi-member districts comprise all the districts of the lower/primary legislatures of Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, New Jersey. Aside from a large minority of New Hampshire's districts which have up to 11 members, single-member districts account for most of the other states' legislatures.

References

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    "Final Legislative Districts – Approved 1/17/12" (PDF). azredistricting.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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    "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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    "Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives" (PDF). azleg.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Republican Liz Harris (District 13) expelled from the House.
  5. [5]
    Republican Julie Willoughby appointed to succeed Harris.
  6. [6]
    Democrat Flavio Bravo (District 26) resigned after being appointed to the State Senate.
  7. [7]
    Democrat Quantá Crews appointed to succeed Bravo.
  8. [8]
    Democrat Andrés Cano (District 20) resigned to attend graduate school.
  9. [9]
    Democrat Betty Villegas appointed to succeed Cano.
  10. [10]
    Democrat Athena Salman (District 8) resigned to join a political action committee.
  11. [11]
    Democrat Jennifer Longdon (District 5) resigned to take a job in healthcare policy.
  12. [12]
    Democrat Jevin Hodge appointed to succeed Salman.
  13. [13]
    Democrat Leezah Sun (District 22) resigned due to ethics violations.
  14. [14]
    Democrat Amish Shah (District 5) resigned to focus on his campaign for Arizona's 1st congressional district.
  15. [15]
    Democrat Sarah Liguori appointed to succeed Longdon.
  16. [16]
    Democrat Charles Lucking appointed to succeed Shah.
  17. [17]
    Democrat Elda Luna-Nájera appointed to succeed Sun.
  18. [18]
    Democrat Jevin Hodge (District 8) resigned due to an allegation of sexual assault.
  19. [19]
    Democrat Deborah Nardozzi appointed to succeed Hodge.
  20. [20]
    Democrat Marcelino Quiñonez (District 11) resigned.
  21. [21]
    Democrat Junelle Cavero appointed to succeed Quiñonez.
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