11th Arizona State Legislature

The 11th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1933, to December 31, 1934, during Benjamin Baker Moeur's first term as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The number in both houses remained constant, with 19 senators and 63 representatives. The Democrats held every seat in the Senate, and increased the large majority they held the house.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 12, 1933; and adjourned on March 14. There were 3 special sessions of this legislature during 1933–34. The third special session ran from November 26 – December 14, 1934.

State Senate

Members

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

County	Senator	Party
Apache	Dodd L. Greer	Democratic
Cochise	John C. Riggs	Democratic
Cochise	Dan Angius	Democratic
Coconino	Earl C. Slipher	Democratic
Gila	John P. Dougherty	Democratic
Gila	E. H. McEachren*	Democratic
Graham	W. B. Kelley*	Democratic
Greenlee	Harry W. Hill*	Democratic
Maricopa	James Minotto	Democratic
Maricopa	Frank T. Pomeroy*	Democratic
Mohave	Kean St. Charles	Democratic
Navajo	Frank M. Siegmund	Democratic
Pima	E. T. Houston	Democratic
Pima	Thomas Collins*	Democratic
Pinal	R. T. (Bob) Jones*	Democratic
Santa Cruz	J. A. Harrison	Democratic
Yavapai	John Francis Connor*	Democratic
Yavapai	Perry McArthur	Democratic
Yuma	Hugo Farmer*	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:

Secretary: William J. Graham
Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank J. Gillick
Chaplain: Thomas C. Harris

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	Fred Colter	Democratic
Cochise	W. E. Oxsheer*	Democratic
	J. E. Bevan*	Democratic
	Martin L. Armstrong	Democratic
	I. B. Ward	Democratic
	E. F. Vickers	Democratic
	E. P. A. Larrieu	Democratic
	Vernon G. Davis	Democratic
Coconino	James E. Babbitt	Democratic
Coconino	L. S. Williams	Democratic
Gila	James R. Heron	Democratic
	Howard Sprouse	Democratic
	William G. Rosenbaum*	Democratic
	Roy F. Kelly*	Democratic
	Walter J. Randall	Democratic
Graham	Jesse A. Udall*	Republican
Graham	Fred Webb	Democratic
Greenlee	W. J. Williams	Democratic
Greenlee	W. T. Witt*	Democratic
Maricopa	Bert C. Armstrong	Democratic
	Frank W. Beer	Democratic	Appointed after the resignation of J. Lee Loveless
	Hugh Callahan*	Democratic
	G. L. Christian	Democratic
	J. W. Combs	Democratic
	M. V. Decker *	Democratic
	Nat M. Dysart	Democratic	Died in office
	Walter I. Ettleman	Democratic	Died in office
	Mary Francis*	Democratic
	Lewis Irvine	Democratic
	Charles E. Jennings	Democratic
	Conner Johnson*	Democratic
	George A. Johnson	Democratic
	Hugh E. Laird	Democratic
	Charles E. Mincks	Democratic
	W. R. Palmer	Democratic
	J. J. Phillips*	Democratic
	Bridgie Porter*	Democratic
	M. G. Pratt	Democratic
	E. R. Pryor	Democratic
	L. Alton Riggs*	Democratic
	James B. Sayers*	Democratic
	J. C. Wilson	Democratic
Mohave	Joseph M. Peggs*	Democratic
Navajo	T. C. Hoyt	Republican
Navajo	Charle G. McQuillan*	Republican
Pima	Vern Priser	Democratic
	John H. Rapp*	Democratic
	William Wisdom	Democratic
	John M. Nugent	Democratic
	August Wieden*	Democratic
	B. J. O'Neill	Democratic
	Thomas D. Tway*	Democratic
	Kenneth K. Suber*	Democratic
Pinal	George P. Sellers	Democratic
Pinal	Thomas S. Richards*	Democratic
Santa Cruz	Edwin F. Bohlinger*	Democratic
Yavapai	C. Leo Guynn	Democratic
	S. A. Spear*	Democratic
	Annie Campbell Jones	Democratic
	V. C. Wiggins*	Republican
	Ralph A. Lyke	Democratic
Yuma	Nellie T. Bush*	Democratic
	William Wisener	Democratic
	Ray C. Bennett*	Democratic

Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature:

Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth
Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter
Sergeant-at-Arms: Thomas Cowperthwaite
Chaplain: Reverend Thomas C. Harris

References

^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1933, Eleventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
"Session laws, State of Arizona, 1934, Eleventh Legislature, Third Special Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

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