11th Arizona State Legislature
# 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 $14.^{:iii}$ 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 $Legislature.^{:iv}$

| 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 $Legislature:^{:iv}$

* 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 $Legislature.^{:v}$

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

### Employees

The following held unelected positions within the $Legislature:^{:v}$

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