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Judiciary and Elections Committee, Arizona State Senate
The Judiciary and Elections Committee (known as the Judiciary Committee prior to 2025) is a standing committee of the Arizona State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Arizona State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of members of a committee constitutes a quorum.[3] The President is appointed as an ex officio member of every committee but cannot vote except on the committees that he or she chairs. The President may also vote if he or she is an appointed member of the Rules Committee.[1]
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Kirsten Engel (D) left this committee on September 08, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lupe Contreras | • Judy Burges, Chair | |||
| • Andrea Dalessandro | • Nancy K. Barto, Vice chair | |||
| • Martin Quezada | • Frank Pratt | |||
| • Bob Worsley | ||||
2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lupe Contreras | • Adam Driggs, Chair | |||
| • Andrea Dalessandro | • Nancy Barto, Vice chair | |||
| • Martin Quezada | • Steve Pierce | |||
| • Bob Worsley | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lupe Contreras | • Andy Biggs, Chair | |||
| • Andrea Dalessandro | • Nancy Barto, Vice chair | |||
| • Martin Quezada | • Steve Pierce | |||
| • Bob Worsley | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • David Bradley | • Nancy Barto | |||
| • Steve Gallardo | • Adam Driggs, Vice Chair | |||
| • Anna Tovar | • Rick Murphy, Chair | |||
| • Steve Pierce | ||||
| • Steve Yarbrough | ||||
| • Kimberly Yee | ||||
2011-2012
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Steve Gallardo | • Andy Biggs, Vice Chair | |||
| • David Lujan | • Judy Burges | |||
| • Adam Driggs | ||||
| • Ron Gould, Chair | ||||
| • Rick Murphy | ||||
| • Steve Yarbrough | ||||
2009-2010
The following table shows committee membership in the 2009 session. Jonathan Paton resigned in February 2010, and was replaced as chair by Chuck Gray. Ed Bunch joined the committee in the 2010 session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Meg Burton Cahill | • Chuck Gray, Chair | |||
| • Ken Cheuvront | • John Huppenthal, Vice Chair | |||
| • Richard Miranda | • Russell Pearce | |||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 2-I)
- ↑ Information submitted by Arizona Legislature's Webmaster via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 21, 2014.
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 7-B-7)
