Arizona Senate

Arizona State Senate
Arizona State Senate
57th Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 13, 2025
Leadership
President	Warren Petersen (R) ; since January 9, 2023
President pro tempore	T. J. Shope (R) ; since January 9, 2023
Majority Leader	John Kavanagh (R) ; since June 27, 2025
Minority Leader	Priya Sundareshan (D) ; since January 13, 2025
Structure
Seats	30 senators
Political groups	Majority Republican (17); Minority Democratic (13);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024; (30 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2026; (30 seats)
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Arizona State Capitol; 1700 W. Washington St.; Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
	Arizona State Senate
Rules
	Senate Rules

33°26′53″N 112°5′45″W / 33.44806°N 112.09583°W / 33.44806; -112.09583

The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to a maximum four consecutive terms (eight years) before requiring a one-term respite prior to running again. Members of the Republican Party are currently the majority in the Senate.

As with the Arizona House of Representatives, members to the Senate are elected from the same legislative districts as House members; however, one senator represents the constituency, while for the House there are two Representatives per district. This districting system is similar to those of the New Jersey, Idaho, and Washington State Senate. In political science, this type of legislative district is called a multi-member district.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal United States Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

The Senate convenes in the adjacent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Leadership

Unlike in other states, where an elected lieutenant governor presides over the senate, in Arizona, the Senate elects its own presiding officer, the president of the Senate, who presides over the body, appoints members to all of the Senate's committees and to joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. The Senate president also appoints a president pro tempore, who serves for the duration of a session of the legislature, to preside in their absence, and may appoint a temporary president pro tempore in the absence of the president and president pro tempore.^[1]

The current president of the Senate is Republican Warren Petersen of district 14, the Senate Majority Leader is Janae Shamp of district 29. The current minority leader is Priya Sundareshan of district 18 with Catherine Miranda of district 11 as the assistant minority leader.^[2]

Leadership information

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
President of the Senate	Warren Petersen	Republican	Gilbert	District 14
President pro tempore	T. J. Shope	Republican	Coolidge	District 16
Majority leader	John Kavanagh	Republican	Scottsdale	District 3
Majority whip	Frank Carroll	Republican	Surprise	District 28
Minority leader	Priya Sundareshan	Democratic	Tucson	District 18
Assistant minority leader	Catherine Miranda	Democratic	Phoenix	District 11
Minority whip	Rosanna Gabaldón	Democratic	Sahuarita	District 21
Minority caucus chair	Lela Alston	Democratic	Phoenix	District 5

Current composition

↓
13	17
Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
2011–12	21	9	29	1

2013–14	17	13	30	0

Begin 2015	17	13	30	0
End 2016	18	12	30	0

2017–18	17	13	30	0

2019–20	17	13	30	0

2021–22	16	14	30	0

2023–24	16	14	30	0

Begin 2025	17	13	30	0
March 14, 2025^[a]		12	29	1
March 31, 2025^[b]		13	30	0
Latest voting share	56.7%	43.3%

↑ Eva Burch (District 9) resigned
↑ Kiana Sears was sworn in to succeed Burch

Current members, 2025–2027

District		Party	Residence	First Election	Term Limited
1	Mark Finchem	Rep	Prescott	2024	No
2	Shawnna Bolick	Rep	Phoenix	2023^[a]	No
3	John Kavanagh	Rep	Scottsdale	2022	No
4	Carine Werner	Rep	Scottsdale	2024	No
5	Lela Alston^[b]	Dem	Phoenix	2018	Yes
6	Theresa Hatathlie	Dem	Coal Mine Mesa	2022	No
7	Wendy Rogers	Rep	Flagstaff^[3]	2022	No
8	Lauren Kuby	Dem	Tempe	2024	No
9	Kiana Sears	Dem	Mesa	2025^[a]	No
10	Dave Farnsworth	Rep	Mesa	2022	No
11	Catherine Miranda	Dem	Phoenix	2022	No
12	Mitzi Epstein	Dem	Chandler	2022	No
13	J. D. Mesnard^[c]	Rep	Chandler	2018	Yes
14	Warren Petersen	Rep	Gilbert	2020	No
15	Jake Hoffman	Rep	Queen Creek	2022	No
16	T. J. Shope	Rep	Coolidge	2022	No
17	Vince Leach	Rep	Tucson	2024	No
18	Priya Sundareshan	Dem	Tucson	2022	No
19	David Gowan	Rep	Sierra Vista	2022	No
20	Sally Ann Gonzales	Dem	Tucson	2022	No
21	Rosanna Gabaldón	Dem	Sahuarita	2022	No
22	Eva Diaz	Dem	Tolleson	2022	No
23	Brian Fernandez	Dem	Yuma	2022	No
24	Analise Ortiz	Dem	Phoenix	2024	No
25	Tim Dunn	Rep	Yuma	2024	No
26	Flavio Bravo	Dem	Phoenix	2023^[a]	No
27	Kevin Payne	Rep	Sun City	2024	No
28	Frank Carroll	Rep	Surprise	2022	No
29	Janae Shamp	Rep	Surprise	2022	No
30	Hildy Angius	Rep	Bullhead City	2024	No

1 2 3 Appointed.
↑ Alston represented the 24th district from 2019–2023.
↑ Mesnard represented the 17th district from 2019–2023.

Committees

The current standing committees of the Arizona Senate are as follows:

Committee^[4]	Chair	Vice Chair	Ranking Member^[5]
Appropriations	John Kavanagh	David Farnsworth	Not Listed
Director Nominations	Jake Hoffman	T. J. Shope	Not Listed
Education and Transportation	David Farnsworth	Carine Werner	Eva Diaz
Federalism	Mark Finchem	Hildy Angius	Priya Sundareshan
Finance	J. D. Mesnard	Vince Leach	Mitzi Epstein
Government	Jake Hoffman	Wendy Rogers	Lauren Kuby
Health & Human Services	Carine Werner	T. J. Shope	Sally Ann Gonzales
Judiciary and Elections	Wendy Rogers	John Kavanagh	Analise Ortiz
Military Affairs and Border Security	David Gowan	Janae Shamp	Catherine Miranda
Natural Resources, Energy & Water	T. J. Shope	Tim Dunn	Rosanna Gabaldón
Public Safety	Kevin Payne	Hildy Angius	Kiana Sears
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency	Shawnna Bolick	Frank Carroll	Mitzi Epstein
Rules	David Farnsworth	Janae Shamp	Flavio Bravo

Past composition of the Senate

Notes

References

↑ "Senate Rule 2: The President". Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
↑ "Member Roster". Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
↑ "Open Letter Raises Questions About Wendy Rogers Candidacy – Arizona Daily Independent". May 25, 2020.
↑ "2025 Committee Assignments" (PDF). Retrieved May 4, 2025.
↑ "Standing Committees". Retrieved May 4, 2025.

External links

Official Arizona State Senate website
Arizona Senate at Ballotpedia
Billhop – Arizona legislative wiki at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2007)

[3] Eva Burch (District 9) resigned

[4] Kiana Sears was sworn in to succeed Burch

[Appointed-5] 1 2 3 Appointed.

[6] Alston represented the 24th district from 2019–2023.

[8] Mesnard represented the 17th district from 2019–2023.

[1] "Senate Rule 2: The President". Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2009.

[2] "Member Roster". Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

[7] "Open Letter Raises Questions About Wendy Rogers Candidacy – Arizona Daily Independent". May 25, 2020.

[9] "2025 Committee Assignments" (PDF). Retrieved May 4, 2025.

[10] "Standing Committees". Retrieved May 4, 2025.

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v t e Arizona Senate
57th Legislature (2025-present) President of the Senate Warren Petersen (R) President pro tempore T. J. Shope (R) Majority Leader John Kavanagh (R) Minority Leader Priya Sundareshan (D)
▌Mark Finchem (R) ▌Shawnna Bolick (R) ▌John Kavanagh (R) ▌Carine Werner (R) ▌Lela Alston (D) ▌Theresa Hatathlie (D) ▌Wendy Rogers (R) ▌Lauren Kuby (D) ▌Kiana Sears (D) ▌Dave Farnsworth (R) ▌Catherine Miranda (D) ▌Mitzi Epstein (D) ▌J. D. Mesnard (R) ▌Warren Petersen (R) ▌Jake Hoffman (R) ▌T. J. Shope (R) ▌Vince Leach (R) ▌Priya Sundareshan (D) ▌David Gowan (R) ▌Sally Ann Gonzales (D) ▌Rosanna Gabaldón (D) ▌Eva Diaz (D) ▌Brian Fernandez (D) ▌Analise Ortiz (D) ▌Tim Dunn (R) ▌Flavio Bravo (D) ▌Kevin Payne (R) ▌Frank Carroll (R) ▌Janae Shamp (R) ▌Hildy Angius (R)
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