{{Short description|Lower house of the Arizona State Legislature}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox legislature | background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}} | name = Arizona House of Representatives | legislature = ''57th Arizona Legislature'' | coa_pic = File:Arizona state seal.svg | session_room = Arizona House of Representatives by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | house_type = Lower house | term_limits = 4 terms (8 years) | new_session = January 13, 2025 | leader1_type = Speaker | leader1 = Steve Montenegro (R) | election1 = January 13, 2025 | leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore | leader2 = Neal Carter (R) | election2 = January 13, 2025 | leader3_type = Majority Leader | leader3 = Michael Carbone (R) | election3 = January 13, 2025 | leader4_type = Minority Leader | leader4 = Oscar De Los Santos (D) | election4 = January 13, 2025 | term_length = 2 years | authority = Article 4, Arizona Constitution | salary = $24,000/year + per diem | members = 60 representatives | structure1 = File:Arizona House.svg | structure1_res = 250px | political_groups1 = '''Majority''' * {{legend|#FF0000|Republican (33)}} '''Minority''' * {{legend|#0000FF|Democratic (27)}} <!--'''Vacant''' * {{nowrap|{{Color box|#C2C4C4||border=silver}} Vacant (1)}}--> | last_election1 = November 5, 2024<br>(60 seats) | next_election1 = November 3, 2026<br>(60 seats) | redistricting = Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission | meeting_place = House of Representatives Chamber<br />Arizona State Capitol<br />1700 W. Washington St.<br />Phoenix, Arizona{{small|{{*}}}}85007 | website = [https://www.azhouse.gov/ Arizona House of Representatives] |rules=[https://www.azhouse.gov/alispdfs/AdoptedRulesofthe57thLegislature_ConformingChanges.pdf Rules of the 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. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms, with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator, with each district having a population of at least 203,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Legislative Districts – Approved 1/17/12 |url=https://azredistricting.org/Maps/Final-Maps/Legislative/Reports/Final%20Legislative%20Districts%20-%20Population%20Data%20Table.pdf |website=azredistricting.org |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
The last election occurred on November 5, 2024, with the Republican Party securing a majority in the House.
==Leadership of the Arizona House of Representatives== The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus along with the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, and the Majority Whip. The House as a whole shall pass a House resolution confirming the Speaker and the Chief Clerk of the House.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives|url=http://www.azleg.gov/alispdfs/52leg/House/2015-2016_rules.pdf|website=azleg.gov |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Outside of legislative authority, the Speaker is given the power to employ, terminate and alter the compensation of all House employees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rules of the Arizona House of Representatives|url=http://www.azleg.gov/alispdfs/52leg/House/2015-2016_rules.pdf|website=azleg.gov |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> The Speaker has full final authority of all expenses charged to the House of Representatives, further, the Speaker is the individual responsible for approving House expense accounts. The minority party selects a Minority Leader, an Assistant Minority Leader and a Minority Whip in a closed caucus.
===Leadership information=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Position !! Name !! Party !! Residence !! District |- | Speaker || {{sortname|Steve|Montenegro}} || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Surprise ||District 29 |- |-
|- | Speaker Pro Tempore || {{sortname|Neal|Carter|dab=politician}} || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || San Tan Valley ||District 15 |- | Majority Leader || {{sortname|Michael|Carbone}} || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Buckeye ||District 25 |- | Majority Whip || {{sortname|Julie|Willoughby}} || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Chandler ||District 13 |- | Minority Leader || {{sortname|Oscar|De Los Santos}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Phoenix||District 11 |- | Assistant Minority Leader || {{sortname|Nancy|Gutierrez|dab=Arizona politician}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Tucson ||District 18 |- | rowspan=2|Minority Whip || {{sortname|Quantá|Crews}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Phoenix ||District 26 |- | {{sortname|Stacey|Travers}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Phoenix ||District 12 |- |}
==Composition== {| style="width:50%" |- | scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | {{Down-arrow|alt=Midpoint}} |- | scope="row" style="background:#F33; width:55%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''33''' | style="background:#33F; width:45%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''27''' |- | scope="row" style="text-align:center; color:#F33" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:center; color:#33F" | '''Democratic''' |}
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" !rowspan=3|Affiliation !colspan=2|Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> !rowspan=3|Total ! |-style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:black" | |- !Republican !Democratic !Vacant |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| End 52nd, November 2016 |{{party shading/Republican}}| 36 | 24 ! 60 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| Begin 53rd, January 2017 |rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}| 35 |rowspan=2| 25 !rowspan=2| 60 |rowspan=2| 0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| End 53rd, November 2018 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| Begin 54th, January 2019 |{{party shading/Republican}}| 31 | 29 ! 60 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| Begin 55th, January 2021 |{{party shading/Republican}}| 31 | 29 ! 60 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| Begin 56th, January 2023 |{{party shading/Republican}}| 31 | 29 ! 60 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| Begin 57th, January 2025 |{{party shading/Republican}}| 33 | rowspan=5|27 ! 60 | 0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| March 8, 2026<ref>Republican Joseph Chaplik (District 3) resigned to focus on his run for Congress</ref> |{{party shading/Republican}}| 32 ! 59 | 1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| March 18, 2026<ref>Republican Cody Reim appointed to succeed Chaplik.[https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/03/17/cody-reim-appointed-to-replace-chaplik-in-ld3/]</ref> |{{party shading/Republican}}| 33 ! 60 | 0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| April 20, 2026<ref>Republican David Marshall (District 7) resigned.[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2026/04/21/rep-david-marshall-resigns-after-recorder-appointment/89703440007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z11xx75p119150l004350c119150e1128xxv11xx75&gca-ft=217&gca-ds=sophi]</ref> |{{party shading/Republican}}| 32 ! 59 | 1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"| April 29, 2026<ref>Republican Sylvia Allen appointed to succeed Marshall.[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2026/04/29/sylvia-allen-former-lawmaker-returning-to-arizona-legislature/89829892007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx40p118950l004250c118950e1158xxv11xx40d--43--b--43--&gca-ft=250&gca-ds=sophi]</ref> |{{party shading/Republican}}| 33 ! 60 | 0 |- !Latest voting share !{{party shading/Republican}}|{{percentage|33|60|1}} !{{percentage|27|60|1}} !colspan=2| |}
==Membership, 2025–2027== {{Main|List of representatives and senators of Arizona Legislature by districts (2023–2033)}} {|class="wikitable sortable" !District !colspan=2 |Name !Party !Residence !First Elected !Term Limited |- !rowspan=2 |1 |75px |{{sortname|Quang|Nguyen}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Prescott |2020 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Selina|Bliss}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Prescott |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |2 |75px |{{sortname|Justin|Wilmeth}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Phoenix |2020 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Stephanie|Simacek}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Deer Valley |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |3 |75px |{{sortname|Alexander|Kolodin}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Scottsdale |2022 |No |- | |{{sortname|Cody|Reim}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Rio Verde |2026{{efn |name=Appointed |Originally appointed.}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |4 |75px |{{sortname|Matt|Gress}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Phoenix |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Pamela|Carter|dab=Arizona politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Scottsdale |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |5 |75px |{{sortname|Sarah|Liguori}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2024{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Aaron|Márquez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |6 |75px |{{sortname|Myron|Tsosie}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Chinle |2018 |Yes |- |75px |{{sortname|Mae|Peshlakai}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Cameron |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |7 |75px |{{sortname|Walter|Blackman}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Snowflake |2024 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Sylvia|Allen}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Snowflake |2026{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |8 |75px |{{sortname|Janeen|Connolly}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tempe |2024 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Brian|Garcia|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tempe |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |9 |75px |{{sortname|Lorena|Austin}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Mesa |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Seth|Blattman}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Mesa |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |10 |75px |{{sortname|Justin|Olson}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Mesa |2024 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Ralph|Heap}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Mesa |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |11 |75px |{{sortname|Oscar|De Los Santos}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Junelle|Cavero}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2024{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |12 |75px |{{sortname|Patty|Contreras}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Ahwatukee |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Stacey|Travers}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |13 |75px |{{sortname|Julie|Willoughby}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Chandler |2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Jeff|Weninger}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Chandler |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |14 |75px |{{sortname|Laurin|Hendrix}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Gilbert |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Khyl|Powell}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Gilbert |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |15 |75px |{{sortname|Neal|Carter|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |San Tan Valley |2021{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Michael|Way|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Queen Creek |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |16 |75px |{{sortname|Teresa|Martinez}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Casa Grande |2021{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Chris|Lopez}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Casa Grande |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |17 |75px |{{sortname|Rachel|Keshel}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Tucson |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Kevin|Volk}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tucson |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |18 |75px |{{sortname|Christopher|Mathis}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tucson |2021{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Nancy|Gutierrez|dab=Arizona politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tucson |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |19 |75px |{{sortname|Gail|Griffin}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Hereford |2018 |Yes |- |75px |{{sortname|Lupe|Diaz}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Benson |2021{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |20 |75px |{{sortname|Alma|Hernandez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tucson |2018 |Yes |- |75px |{{sortname|Betty|Villegas}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tucson |2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |21 |75px |{{sortname|Consuelo|Hernandez|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Sunnyside |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Stephanie|Stahl Hamilton}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tucson |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |22 |75px |{{sortname|Lupe|Contreras}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Cashion |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Elda|Luna-Nájera}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Tolleson |2024{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |23 |75px |{{sortname|Mariana|Sandoval}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Goodyear |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Michele|Peña}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Yuma |2022 |No |- !rowspan=2 |24 |75px |{{sortname|Lydia|Hernandez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Anna|Abeytia}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Maryvale |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |25 |75px |{{sortname|Michael|Carbone}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Buckeye |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Nick|Kupper}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Phoenix |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |26 |75px |{{sortname|Cesar|Aguilar}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Quantá|Crews}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem |Phoenix |2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |No |- !rowspan=2 |27 |75px |{{sortname|Lisa|Fink}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Glendale |2024 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Tony|Rivero}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Peoria |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |28 |75px |{{sortname|David|Livingston|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Peoria |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|Beverly|Pingerelli}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Glendale |2020 |No |- !rowspan=2 |29 |75px |{{sortname|Steve|Montenegro}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Surprise |2022 |No |- |75px |{{sortname|James|Taylor|dab=Arizona politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Litchfield Park |2024 |No |- !rowspan=2 |30 |75px |{{sortname|Leo|Biasiucci}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Lake Havasu City |2018 |Yes |- |75px |{{sortname|John|Gillette}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep |Kingman |2022 |No |}
{{notelist}}
== Past composition of the House of Representatives == {{main|Political party strength in Arizona}}
==Committees== The standing committees of the Arizona House of Representatives are:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- ! Committee ! Chair ! Vice Chair
|- ! Appropriations | David Livingston | Matt Gress
|- ! Commerce | Jeff Weninger | Michael Way
|- ! Education | Matt Gress | James Taylor
|- ! Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections | John Gillette | Rachel Keshel
|- ! Government | Walter Blackman | Lisa Fink
|- ! Health & Human Services | Selina Bliss | Ralph Heap
|- ! International Trade | Tony Rivero | Michele Peña
|- ! Judiciary | Quang Nguyen | Khyl Powell
|- ! Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs | Lupe Diaz | Michele Peña
|- ! Natural Resources, Energy & Water | Gail Griffin | Chris Lopez
|- ! Public Safety & Law Enforcement | David Marshall | Pamela Carter
|- ! Regulatory Affairs | Joseph Chaplik | Alexander Kolodin
|- ! Rules | Laurin Hendrix | Neal Carter
|- ! Science & Technology | Beverly Pingerelli | Justin Wilmeth
|- ! Transportation & Infrastructure | Leo Biasiucci | Teresa Martinez
|- ! Ways & Means | Justin Olson | Nick Kupper |}
==See also== {{Portal|Arizona|Politics}} * List of representatives and senators of Arizona Legislature by districts (2023–2033) * List of Arizona state legislatures * Arizona Legislature * Arizona Senate * Arizona State Capitol * List of state and territorial capitols in the United States
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.azhouse.gov/ Official '''Arizona House of Representatives''' website] * {{Ballotpedia|Arizona_House_of_Representatives}} * [https://www.azleg.gov/ Arizona State Legislature website]
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