10th Arizona State Legislature
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The 10th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the
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and the
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, was constituted from January 1, 1931, to December 31, 1932, during the first and second years of
George W. P. Hunt George Wylie Paul Hunt (November 1, 1859 – December 24, 1934) was an American politician and businessman. He was the first governor of Arizona, serving a total of seven terms, along with President of the convention that wrote Arizona's con ...
's seventh tenure as
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, in Phoenix. The number of senators remained constant at 19, while the number of representatives increased from 54 to 63. The Democrats increased the large majorities they held in both houses.


Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 12, 1931; and adjourned on March 14. There were no special sessions of this legislature during 1931 and 1932.


State Senate


Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.


Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature: * Secretary: William J. Graham * Assistant Secretary: B. F. Thum * Sergeant-at-Arms: D. B. McHenry * Chaplain: Dan P. Jones


House of Representatives


Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The House grew by nine seats from the 9th Legislature: 5 in Maricopa County, 2 in Pima County, and 1 each in Gila and Yuma counties.


Employees

The following held unelected positions within the Legislature: * Chief Clerk: Lallah Ruth * Assistant Chief Clerk: Ruby Coulter * Sergeant-at-Arms: Jack Provost * Chaplain: Reverend C. M. Burkhart


References

{{Arizona State Legislatures Arizona legislative sessions 1931 in Arizona 1932 in Arizona 1931 U.S. legislative sessions 1932 U.S. legislative sessions