ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The 'Arizona House of Representatives' is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Members of the Republican Party currently hold a majority in the House.
The House of Representatives is composed of 60 members representing 30 multimember constituencies, with two members per district. This district setup is similar to both the Washington and Idaho House of Representatives districting systems. Each member represents at least 86,000 citizens, with a total district population of at least 172,000.
The House convenes in the adjucent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Contents

Leadership of the House

Leadership information

Current composition

Current members, 2007-2008

See also

External links

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.
The current Speaker is Republican James P. Weiers District 10 (Phoenix). The Majority Leader is Republican Tom Boone of District 4 (Glendale). The Minority Leader is Democrat Phil Lopes of District 27 (Tucson).

Leadership information

{| table border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Position !! Name !! Party !! Residence !! District
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| Speaker || James P. Weiers || Republican || Phoenix ||District 10
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| Majority Leader || Tom Boone || Republican || Glendale ||District 4
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| Minority Leader || Phil Lopes || Democratic || Tucson ||District 27

Current composition

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| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | 'Affiliation'
| valign="top" | 'Members'

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| Republican Party
| 33
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| Democratic Party
| 27
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| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |  'Total'

| '60'
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| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |  'Majority'

| '6'
|}

Current members, 2007-2008

'Representative'	'District'	'Party'
Lucy Mason	01	Republican
Andy Tobin	01	Republican
Albert Tom	02	Democratic
Ann Kirkpatrick	02	Democratic
Trish Groe	03	Republican
Nancy G. McLain	03	Republican
Tom Boone	04	Republican
Judy Burges	04	Republican
Jack Brown	05	Democratic
Bill Konopnicki	05	Republican
Doug Clark	06	Republican
Sam Crump	06	Republican
Ray Barnes	07	Republican
Nancy K. Barto	07	Republican
Michele Reagan	08	Republican
John Kavanaugh	08	Republican
Bob Stump	09	Republican
Rick Murphy	09	Republican
Jackie Thrasher	10	Democratic
James P. Weiers	10	Republican
Adam Driggs	11	Republican
Mark DeSimone	11	Democratic
Jerry P. Weiers	12	Republican
John B. Nelson	12	Republican
Steve Gallardo	13	Democratic
Martha Garcia	13	Democratic
Robert Meza	14	Democratic
Chad Campbell	14	Democratic
Kyrsten Sinema	15	Democratic
David M. Lujan	15	Democratic
Cloves Campbell Jr.	16	Democratic
Ben R. Miranda	16	Democratic
Ed Ableser	17	Democratic
David Schapira	17	Democratic
Mark Anderson	18	Republican
Russell K. Pearce	18	Republican
Rich Crandall	19	Republican
Kirk Adams	19	Republican
Bob Robson	20	Republican
John McComish	20	Republican
Warde Nichols	21	Republican
Steven B. Yarbrough	21	Republican
Andy Biggs	22	Republican
Eddie Farnsworth	22	Republican
Pete Rios	23	Democratic
Barbara McGuire	23	Democratic
Lynne Pancrazi	24	Democratic
Teresa Ulmer	24	Democratic
Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez	25	Democratic
Jennifer Burns	25	Republican
Pete Hershberger	26	Republican
Lena S Saradnik	26	Democratic
Phil Lopes	27	Democratic
Olivia Cajero Bedford	27	Democratic
Steve Farley	28	Democratic
David T. Bradley	28	Democratic
Linda Lopez	29	Democratic
Tom Prezelski	29	Democratic
Jonathan Paton	30	Republican
Marian A. McClure	30	Republican

See also

★ Arizona State Capitol

★ Arizona Legislature

★ Arizona Senate

External links

★ Arizona House of Representatives website

★ Billhop - Arizona legislative wiki