In this post we will looking at Arizona and its territories, Its present and past governors and House of representative’s members.
INTRODUCTION.
Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase. Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with very hot summers and mild winters. Northern Arizona features forests of pine, Douglas fir, and spruce trees; the Colorado Plateau; mountain ranges (such as the San Francisco Mountains); as well as large, deep canyons, with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Alpine, and Tucson. In addition to the internationally known Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the world’s seven natural wonders, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments. Since the 1950s, Arizona’s population and economy have grown dramatically because of migration into the state, and now the state is a major hub of the Sun Belt. Cities such as Phoenix and Tucson have developed large, sprawling suburban areas. Many large companies, such as PetSmart and Circle K, have headquarters in the state, and Arizona is home to major universities, including the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. Traditionally, the state is politically known for national conservative figures such as Barry Goldwater and John McCain, though it voted Democratic in the 1996 presidential race and in the 2020 presidential and senatorial elections.
ARIZONA TERRITORIES.
The Territory of Arizona (also known as Arizona Territory) was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona. It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War. Following the expansion of the New Mexico Territory in 1853, as a result of the Gadsden Purchase, several proposals for a division of the territory and the organization of a separate Territory of Arizona in the southern half of the territory were advanced as early as 1856. These proposals arose from concerns about the ability of the territorial government in Santa Fe to effectively administer the newly acquired southern portions of the territory. The first proposal dates from a conference held in Tucson that convened on August 29, 1856. The conference issued a petition to the U.S. Congress, signed by 256 people, requesting organization of the territory and elected Nathan P. Cook as the territorial delegate to Congress. In January 1857, the bill for the organization of the territory was introduced into the House of Representatives, but the proposal was defeated on the grounds that the population of the proposed territory was yet too small. Later, a similar proposal was defeated in the Senate. The proposal for creation of the territory was controversial in part because of the perception that the New Mexico Territory was under the influence of southern sympathizers who were highly desirous of expanding slavery into the southwest. In February 1858, the New Mexico territorial legislature adopted a resolution in favor of the creation of the Arizona territory, but with a north–south border along the 109th meridian, with the additional stipulation that all the Indians of New Mexico would be removed to northern Arizona. In April 1860, impatient for Congress to act, a convention of 31 delegates met in Tucson and adopted a constitution for a provisional territorial government of the area south of 34°N. The delegates elected Dr. Lewis S. Owings as provisional governor.
LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS.
Twenty-three people have served as governor over 27 distinct terms. All of the repeat governors were in the state’s earliest years, when George W. P. Hunt and Thomas Edward Campbell alternated as governor for 17 years and, after a two-year gap, Hunt served another term. One governor, Evan Mecham, was successfully impeached, and one, Fife Symington, resigned upon being convicted of a felony. The longest-serving governor was Hunt, who was elected seven times and served just under fourteen years. Arizona has not had a governor whose complete term of service both began and ended because of “normal” election circumstances since Jack Williams was in office, from 1967 to 1975. The current Governor is Republican Doug Ducey, who took office on January 5, 2015. Arizona Territory was formed on February 24, 1863, from New Mexico Territory, remaining a territory for 49 years.
| Governors of the Territory of Arizona | ||||
| No. | Governor | Term in office[a] | Appointing President | |
| — | John A. Gurley | —[b] | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1 | John Noble Goodwin | December 29, 1863[16][17] – March 4, 1865[c] | ||
| 2 | Richard Cunningham McCormick | July 9, 1866[19] – March 4, 1869[d] | Andrew Johnson | |
| 3 | Anson P. K. Safford | July 9, 1869[21] – April 5, 1877 | Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 4 | John Philo Hoyt | May 30, 1877[22] – June 12, 1878 | Rutherford B. Hayes | |
| 5 | John C. Frémont | October 6, 1878[e] – October 11, 1881[24][f] | ||
| 6 | Frederick Augustus Tritle | March 8, 1882[24][25] – October 7, 1885[26][g] | Chester A. Arthur | |
| 7 | C. Meyer Zulick | November 2, 1885[27] – March 28, 1889 | Grover Cleveland | |
| 8 | Lewis Wolfley | April 8, 1889[28] – August 20, 1890[29][h] | Benjamin Harrison | |
| 9 | John N. Irwin | January 21, 1891[31] – April 20, 1892[32][i] | ||
| 10 | Oakes Murphy | May 11, 1892[34][35] – April 5, 1893 | ||
| 11 | L. C. Hughes | April 12, 1893[36] – April 1, 1896[37][j] | Grover Cleveland | |
| 12 | Benjamin Joseph Franklin | April 18, 1896[39] – July 29, 1897[40] | ||
| 13 | Myron H. McCord | July 29, 1897[41][42] – August 1, 1898[43][k] | William McKinley | |
| 14 | Oakes Murphy | August 1, 1898[45][46] – June 30, 1902[47][l] | ||
| 15 | Alexander Oswald Brodie | July 1, 1902[49][50] – February 14, 1905[51][m] | Theodore Roosevelt | |
| 16 | Joseph Henry Kibbey | March 7, 1905[51][52] – May 1, 1909 | ||
| 17 | Richard Elihu Sloan | May 1, 1909[53][54] – February 14, 1912 | William Howard Taft |
MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM ARIZONA.
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arizona. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Arizona. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present. Statehood was granted in 1912.
List of members and delegates
| Member / Delegate | Party | District | Years | Electoral history |
| Ron Barber | Democratic | 8th | June 12, 2012 – January 3, 2013 | Elected to finish Giffords’s term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| 2nd | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 2012. Lost re-election to McSally. | ||
| Coles Bashford | Independent | Territory | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1886. Retired when appointed Secretary of State of Arizona Territory. |
| Curtis Coe Bean | Republican | Territory | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to Smith. |
| Andy Biggs | Republican | 5th | January 3, 2017 – present | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
| Ralph Henry Cameron | Republican | Territory | March 4, 1909 – February 18, 1912 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
| John Goulder Campbell | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1878. Retired. |
| John Bertrand Conlan | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Samuel G. Coppersmith | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Lewis W. Douglas | Democratic | At-large | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Resigned to become Director of U.S. Office of Management and Budget. |
| Karan English | Democratic | 6th | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Hayworth. |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | 1st | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| 6th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the 1st district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
| Trent Franks | Republican | 2nd | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| 8th | January 3, 2013 – December 8, 2017 | Redistricted from the 2nd district. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned due to sexual harassment investigation by House Ethics Committee. | ||
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 7th | January 3, 2015 – present | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
| Gabby Giffords | Democratic | 8th | January 3, 2007 – January 25, 2012 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt. |
| John Noble Goodwin | Republican | Territory | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Elected in 1865. Retired. |
| Paul Gosar | Republican | 1st | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| 4th | January 3, 2013 – present | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | ||
| Isabella Selmes Greenway | Democratic | At-large | October 3, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Elected to finish Douglas’s term. Re-elected in 1934. Retired. |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | 7th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| 3rd | January 3, 2013 – present | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | ||
| Richard F. Harless | Democratic | At-large | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Retired to run for Governor of Arizona. |
| Carl Hayden | Democratic | At-large | February 19, 1912 – March 3, 1927 | Elected in 1911. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| J. D. Hayworth | Republican | 6th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| 5th | January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2007 | Redistricted from the 6th district Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election to Mitchell. | ||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Gosar. |
| January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| 2nd | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | ||
| Jim Kolbe | Republican | 5th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| 8th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | Redistricted from the 5th district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired. | ||
| Jon Kyl | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Debbie Lesko | Republican | 8th | May 7, 2018 – present | Elected to finish Franks’s term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
| John McCain | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Richard Cunningham McCormick | Unionist | Territory | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. |
| James Francis McNulty, Jr. | Democratic | 5th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | Elected in 1982. Lost re-election to Kolbe. |
| Martha McSally | Republican | 2nd | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Harry Mitchell | Democratic | 5th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Schweikert. |
| John R. Murdock | Democratic | At-large | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to 1st district. |
| 1st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election to Rhodes. | ||
| Nathan Oakes Murphy | Republican | Territory | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1894. Retired. |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 2017 – present | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
| Granville Henderson Oury | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired. |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | 2nd | October 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003 | Elected to finish Udall’s term. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| 4th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the 2nd district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 7th district. | ||
| 7th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | Redistricted from 4th district. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | ||
| Harold A. Patten | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired. |
| Charles Debrille Poston | Republican | Territory | December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1864. Lost re-election to Goodwin. |
| Ben Quayle | Republican | 3rd | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost renomination to Schweikert. |
| Rick Renzi | Republican | 1st | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
| John Jacob Rhodes | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Retired. |
| John Jacob Rhodes III | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Lost re-election to Coppersmith. |
| Eldon D. Rudd | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
| Matt Salmon | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for Governor of Arizona. |
| 5th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. | ||
| David Schweikert | Republican | 5th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| 6th | January 3, 2013 – present | Redistricted from the 5th district. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | ||
| George Frederick Senner, Jr. | Democratic | 3rd | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Steiger. |
| John B. Shadegg | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| 3rd | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. | ||
| Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic | 9th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Marcus Aurelius Smith | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired. |
| Territory | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1896. Lost renomination to Wilson. | ||
| Territory | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Retired. | ||
| Territory | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election to Cameron. | ||
| Greg Stanton | Democratic | 9th | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
| Sam Steiger | Republican | 3rd | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Hiram Sanford Stevens | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost re-election to Campbell. |
| Bob Stump | Democratic | 3rd | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1982 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. |
| Republican | January 3, 1982 – January 3, 2003 | Re-elected in 1982 as a Republican. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired. | ||
| Mo Udall | Democratic | 2nd | May 2, 1961 – May 4, 1991 | Elected to finish his brother’s term. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned due to health reasons. |
| Stewart Lee Udall | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 1955 – January 21, 1961 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. |
| John Frank Wilson | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. Lost renomination to Smith. |
| Territory | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1902. Retired. |
