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 a district of at least 172,000.

The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

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

Current composition

Current members, 2007–2008

{|class="wikitable sortable"!Name!District!Party
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Albert Tom || 02 || Democratic
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Nancy G. McLain || 03 || Republican
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Jack Brown || 05 || Democratic
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Sam Crump || 06 || Republican
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Michele Reagan || 08 || Republican
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Rick Murphy || 09 || Republican
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Adam Driggs || 11 || Republican
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John B. Nelson || 12 || Republican
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Robert Meza || 14 || Democratic
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David M. Lujan || 15 Democratic
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Ed Ableser || 17 || Democratic
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Russell K. Pearce || 18 || Republican
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Bob Robson || 20 || Republican
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Steven B. Yarbrough || 21 || Republican
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Pete Rios || 23 || Democratic
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Teresa Ulmer || 24 || Democratic
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Pete Hershberger || 26 || Republican
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Olivia Cajero Bedford || 27 || Democratic
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Linda Lopez || 29 || Democratic
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Marian A. McClure || 30 || Republican

ee also

*Arizona State Capitol
*Arizona Legislature
*Arizona Senate

External links

* [http://www.azhouse.gov/ Arizona House of Representatives website]
* [http://az.billhop.com/ Billhop - Arizona legislative wiki]