title: 38th Arizona State Legislature
text: # 38th Arizona State Legislature
  
  The 38th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1988, during the two years of Evan Mecham's term as Governor of Arizona, and the first year of Rose Mofford's term as governor after Mecham's impeachment. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them a 19-11 majority, while the Democrats gained to seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 36–24.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1987, and adjourned on May 19, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1988, and adjourned sine die on July $1.^{:i}^{:i}$
  
  There were three Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 21, 1987, and adjourned on January $25;^{:1523}$ the second convened on June 29, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July $1;^{:1595}$ and the third convened on July 20, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July $22.^{:1627}$
  
  ## 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 | John U. Hays* | Republican |
  | 2 | Tony Gabaldon* | Democrat |
  | 3 | James Henderson Jr.* | Democrat |
  | 4 | A. V. "Bill" Hardt* | Democrat |
  | 5 | Jones Osborn* | Democrat |
  | 6 | Allen J. Stephens* | Democrat |
  | 7 | Peter D. Rios* | Democrat |
  | 8 | Carol MacDonald | Republican |
  | 9 | Jeffrey J. Hill* | Republican |
  | 10 | Jesus Higuera* | Democrat |
  | 11 | Jaime P. Gutierrez* | Democrat |
  | 12 | John T. Mawhinney* | Republican |
  | 13 | Greg Lunn* | Republican |
  | 14 | William J. De Long * | Republican |
  | 15 | S. H. Runyan* | Republican |
  | 16 | Wayne Stump* | Republican |
  | 17 | Pat Wright | Republican |
  | 18 | Tony West* | Republican |
  | 19 | Janice Brewer | Republican |
  | 20 | Lela Alston* | Democrat |
  | 21 | Carl J. Kunasek* | Republican |
  | 22 | Manuel "Lito" Pena* | Democrat |
  | 23 | Carolyn Walker | Democrat |
  | 24 | Pete Corpstein* | Republican |
  | 25 | Jacque Steiner* | Republican |
  | 26 | Peter Kay* | Republican |
  | 27 | Doug Todd | Republican |
  | 28 | Robert B. Usdane* | Republican |
  | 29 | Jack J. Taylor* | Republican |
  | 30 | James Sossaman | 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 | Donald R. Aldridge* | Republican |
  | 1 | R. D. Carson | Republican |
  | 2 | Karan English | Democrat |
  | 2 | John Wettaw* | Republican |
  | 3 | Benjamin Hanley* | Democrat |
  | 3 | Jack C. Jackson* | Democrat |
  | 4 | Jack A. Brown | Democrat |
  | 4 | E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum* | Democrat |
  | 5 | Herbert Guenther | Democrat |
  | 5 | Robert J. McLendon* | Democrat |
  | 6 | Henry Evans* | Democrat |
  | 6 | James Hartdegen* | Republican |
  | 7 | Roy Hudson* | Democrat |
  | 7 | Richard Pacheco* | Democrat |
  | 8 | Gus Arzberger* | Democrat |
  | 8 | Joe Lane* | Republican |
  | 9 | Bart Baker* | Republican |
  | 9 | William J. English* | Republican |
  | 10 | Carmen Cajero* | Democrat |
  | 10 | Phillip Hubbard | Democrat |
  | 11 | Peter Goudinoff* | Democrat |
  | 11 | John Kromko* | Democrat |
  | 12 | Reid Ewing* | Democrat |
  | 12 | Jack Jewett* | Republican |
  | 13 | David C. Bartlett* | Democrat |
  | 13 | Larry Hawke* | Republican |
  | 14 | Jim Green* | Republican |
  | 14 | Cindy L. Resnick* | Democrat |
  | 15 | Bob Denny* | Republican |
  | 15 | James B. Ratliff* | Republican |
  | 16 | Bob Hungerford* | Republican |
  | 16 | Karen Mills | Republican |
  | 17 | Brenda Burns | Republican |
  | 17 | Sterling Ridge* | Republican |
  | 18 | Jane Dee Hull* | Republican |
  | 18 | George E. Weisz | Republican |
  | 19 | Nancy Wessel* | Republican |
  | 19 | Jim White* | Republican |
  | 20 | Debbie McCune* | Democrat |
  | 20 | Bobby Raymond | Democrat |
  | 21 | Robert W. Broughton | Republican |
  | 21 | Leslie Whiting Johnson* | Republican |
  | 22 | Art Hamilton* | Democrat |
  | 22 | Earl V. Wilcox* | Democrat |
  | 23 | Sandra D. Kennedy | Democrat |
  | 23 | Armando Ruiz* | Democrat |
  | 24 | Gary Giordano* | Republican |
  | 24 | Chris Herstam* | Republican |
  | 25 | John C. King* | Republican |
  | 25 | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell* | Republican |
  | 26 | Jim Meredith* | Republican |
  | 26 | Jim Miller | Republican |
  | 27 | Bev Hermon* | Republican |
  | 27 | Jenny Norton | Republican |
  | 28 | Heinz Hink* | Republican |
  | 28 | Jim Skelly* | Republican |
  | 29 | Lela Steffey* | Republican |
  | 29 | Don Strauch | Republican |
  | 30 | Mark Killian* | Republican |
  | 30 | William A. Mundell | Republican |
  