title: 44th Arizona State Legislature
text: # 44th Arizona State Legislature
  
  The 44th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2000, during the first two years of Jane Dee Hull's first full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans lost two seats in the Senate, but still held a 16-14 majority. The Republicans gained two seats in the House, maintaining their majority in the lower chamber, 40–20.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 11, 1999, and adjourned on May 7, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 10, 2000, and adjourned sine die on April $18.^{:i}^{:i}$
  
  There were seven Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on March 31, 1999, and adjourned on April $7;^{:2007}$ the second convened on June 22, 1999, and adjourned sine die on the same $day;^{:2149}$ the third convened on December 13, 1999, and adjourned sine die December $14;^{:2753}$ the fourth convened on February 14, 2000, and adjourned sine die on February $17;^{:2757}$ the fifth convened on June 6, 2000, and adjourned sine die June $28;^{:2805}$ the sixth special session convened and adjourned on October 20, $2000;^{:2881}$ and the final special session, the seventh, convened on November 13, 2000, and adjourned sine die on December $4.^{:2905}$
  
  ## State Senate
  
  ### Members
  
  The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this $Legislature.^{:vii}$
  
  | District | Senator | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ken Bennett | Republican |
  | 2 | John Wettaw* | Republican |
  | 3 | Jack C. Jackson | Democrat |
  | 4 | Jack A. Brown* | Democrat |
  | 5 | Herb Guenther | Democrat |
  | 6 | John Huppenthal* | Republican |
  | 7 | Pete Rios* | Democrat |
  | 8 | Gus Arzberger* | Democrat |
  | 9 | Keith A. Bee* | Republican |
  | 10 | Victor E. Soltero* | Democrat |
  | 11 | Elaine Richardson | Democrat |
  | 12 | Ann Day* | Republican |
  | 13 | George Cunningham* | Democrat |
  | 14 | Ruth Solomon* | Democrat |
  | 15 | Edward Cirillo* | Republican |
  | 16 | Darden C. Hamilton | Republican |
  | 17 | Brenda Burns* | Republican |
  | 18 | Marc Spitzer* | Republican |
  | 19 | Scott Bundgaard* | Republican |
  | 20 | Mary Hartley* | Democrat |
  | 21 | Russell Bowers* | Republican |
  | 22 | Joe Eddie Lopez* | Democrat |
  | 23 | Linda Aguirre | Democrat |
  | 24 | Sue Grace* | Republican |
  | 25 | Chris Cummiskey* | Democrat |
  | 26 | Tom Smith | Republican |
  | 27 | Harry E. Mitchell | Democrat |
  | 28 | Randall Gnant* | Republican |
  | 29 | David Peterson* | Republican |
  | 30 | Tom Freestone* | Republican |
  
  ## House of Representatives
  
  ### Members
  
  The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this $Legislature.^{:viii–ix}$
  
  | District | Representative | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Linda Binder | Republican |
  | 1 | Barbara Blewster | Republican |
  | 2 | Joe Hart* | Republican |
  | 2 | John Verkamp* | Republican |
  | 3 | Tom Gordon | Republican |
  | 3 | Sylvia Laughter | Democrat |
  | 4 | Debra Brimhall* | Republican |
  | 4 | Jake Flake* | Republican |
  | 5 | Jim Carruthers* | Republican |
  | 5 | Robert McLendon* | Democrat |
  | 6 | Lori Daniels* | Republican |
  | 6 | Richard Kyle* | Republican |
  | 7 | Harry R. Clark* | Democrat |
  | 7 | Rebecca Rios* | Democrat |
  | 8 | Gail Griffin* | Republican |
  | 8 | Mark Maiorana | Democrat |
  | 9 | W. A. McGibbon* | Republican |
  | 9 | Lou-Ann Preble* | Republican |
  | 10 | Sally Ann Gonzales* | Democrat |
  | 10 | Ramon Valedez* | Democrat |
  | 11 | Carmine Cardamone* | Democrat |
  | 11 | Debora Norris* | Democrat |
  | 12 | Steve Huffman | Republican |
  | 12 | Dan Schottel* | Republican |
  | 13 | Kathleen Dunbar | Republican |
  | 13 | Andy Nichols* | Democrat |
  | 14 | Herschella Horton* | Democrat |
  | 14 | Mary Pickens* | Democrat |
  | 15 | Mike Gleason* | Republican |
  | 15 | Jerry Overton* | Republican |
  | 16 | Linda Gray* | Republican |
  | 16 | James Weiers* | Republican |
  | 17 | Robert Burns* | Republican |
  | 17 | Jean McGrath* | Republican |
  | 18 | Susan Muir Gerard* | Republican |
  | 18 | Barry Wong* | Republican |
  | 19 | Ted Carpenter | Republican |
  | 19 | Roberta Voss* | Republican |
  | 20 | Bill Brotherton | Democrat |
  | 20 | Kathi Foster* | Democrat |
  | 21 | Dean Cooley* | Republican |
  | 21 | Marilyn Jarrett* | Republican |
  | 22 | John Loredo* | Democrat |
  | 22 | Richard Miranda | Democrat |
  | 23 | Carlos Avelar | Democrat |
  | 23 | Leah Landrum Taylor | Democrat |
  | 24 | Tom Horne* | Republican |
  | 24 | Barbara Leff* | Republican |
  | 25 | Ken Cheuvront* | Democrat |
  | 25 | Christine Weason* | Democrat |
  | 26 | Jeff Hatch-Miller | Republican |
  | 26 | Steve May | Republican |
  | 27 | Michael Gardner* | Republican |
  | 27 | Laura Knaperek* | Republican |
  | 28 | Carolyn Allen* | Republican |
  | 28 | Wesley Marsh* | Republican |
  | 29 | Mark Anderson* | Republican |
  | 29 | Wayne L. Gardner | Republican |
  | 30 | Jeff Groscost* | Republican |
  | 30 | Karen S. Johnson* | Republican |
  