Since Arizona became a U.S. state in 1912,[1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 63rd United States Congress in 1913. Before becoming a state, the Arizona Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1912.[2]. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and varying members of the House, depending on state population, to two-year terms.[3] Arizona has sent nine members to the House in each delegation since the 2010 United States Census.[4]
A total of 57 people have served Arizona in the House and 14 have served Arizona in the Senate. The first woman to serve Arizona in the Senate was Isabella Greenway.[5] Seven women have served Arizona in the House, including Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally, who are the only women who have served Arizona in the Senate.[6]
The current dean, or longest serving member, of the Arizona delegation is Representative Raul Grijalva of the 7th district, who has served in the House since 2003.[7] Carl Hayden was Arizona's longest-serving senator, and his 56 years as a senator is the sixth-longest tenure in American history.[6]
Current delegation
| Current U.S. senators from Arizona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona
|
Class I senator | Class III senator | ||
 Kyrsten Sinema (Senior senator) |
 Mark Kelly (Junior senator) | |||
| Party | Independent | Democratic | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2019 | December 2, 2020 | ||
Arizona's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, one Democrat and one independent, and its nine representatives: 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
The current dean of the Arizona delegation is Democratic Representative Raúl Grijalva of the 7th district, who has served in the House since 2003.[7]
| 2022 U.S. representatives from Arizona | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[9] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[10] |
District map |
| 1st |  David Schweikert (Fountain Hills) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+2 |  |
| 2nd |  Eli Crane (Oro Valley) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+6 |  |
| 3rd |  Ruben Gallego (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 | D+24 |  |
| 4th |  Greg Stanton (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 | D+2 |  |
| 5th |  Andy Biggs (Gilbert) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 | R+11 |  |
| 6th |  Juan Ciscomani (Tucson) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+3 |  |
| 7th |  Raúl Grijalva (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 | D+15 |  |
| 8th |  Debbie Lesko (Peoria) |
Republican | May 7, 2018 | R+10 |  |
| 9th |  Paul Gosar (Bullhead City) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+16 |  |
United States Senate
14 people have served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona. Of those, Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema have been the first and only women.[6] Sinema is also the first openly bisexual member of Congress.[11] Both senators Barry Goldwater and John McCain have been nominated as the Republican candidate for president, in 1964 and 2008 respectively.[12][13]
Sometimes considered a swing state,[14] elections in Arizona are considered critical for party control of the Senate.[15] Senators are elected every six years depending on their class, with each senator serving a six-year term, and elections for senators occurring every two years, rotating through each class such that each election, around one-third of the seats in the Senate are up for election.[16] Arizona's senators are elected in classes I and III.[17] Currently, Arizona is represented in the Senate by Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.[18]
Democratic (D) Independent (I) Republican (R)
| Class I senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry F. Ashurst (D) | 62nd (1912–1913) | Marcus A. Smith (D) | ||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | ||||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | Ralph H. Cameron (R) | |||
| 68th (1923–1925) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | Carl Hayden (D) | |||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| 75th (1937–1939) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| Ernest McFarland (D) | 77th (1941–1943) | |||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| Barry Goldwater (R) | 83rd (1953–1955) | |||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| Paul Fannin (R) | 89th (1965–1967) | |||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | Barry Goldwater (R) | |||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| Dennis DeConcini (D) | 95th (1977–1979) | |||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | John McCain (R)[a] | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| Jon Kyl (R) | 104th (1995–1997) | |||
| 105th (1997–1999) | ||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| 110th (2007–2009) | ||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| Jeff Flake (R) | 113th (2013–2015) | |||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| Jon Kyl (R)[b] | ||||
| Kyrsten Sinema (D) | 116th (2019–2021) | Martha McSally (R) | ||
| Mark Kelly (D) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| Kyrsten Sinema (I)[c] | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
United States House of Representatives
1863–1912: 1 non-voting delegate
Starting on December 5, 1864, Arizona Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
| Congress | Delegate from Territory's at-large district |
|---|---|
| 38th (1863–1865) | Charles Debrille Poston (R) |
| 39th (1865–1867) | John N. Goodwin (R) |
| 40th (1867–1869) | Coles Bashford (I) |
| 41st (1869–1871) | Richard C. McCormick (U) |
| 42nd (1871–1873) | |
| 43rd (1873–1875) | |
| 44th (1875–1877) | Hiram Sanford Stevens (D) |
| 45th (1877–1879) | |
| 46th (1879–1881) | John G. Campbell (D) |
| 47th (1881–1883) | G. H. Oury (D) |
| 48th (1883–1885) | |
| 49th (1885–1887) | Curtis Coe Bean (R) |
| 50th (1887–1889) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
| 51st (1889–1891) | |
| 52nd (1891–1893) | |
| 53rd (1893–1895) | |
| 54th (1895–1897) | Oakes Murphy (R) |
| 55th (1897–1899) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
| 56th (1899–1901) | John Frank Wilson (D) |
| 57th (1901–1903) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
| 58th (1903–1905) | John Frank Wilson (D) |
| 59th (1905–1907) | Marcus A. Smith (D) |
| 60th (1907–1909) | |
| 61st (1909–1911) | Ralph H. Cameron (R) |
| 62nd (1911–1912) |
1912–1943: 1 seat
Following statehood on February 14, 1912, Arizona had one seat in the House.
| Congress | At-large district |
|---|---|
| 62nd (1912–1913) | Carl Hayden (D) |
| 63rd (1913–1915) | |
| 64th (1915–1917) | |
| 65th (1917–1919) | |
| 66th (1919–1921) | |
| 67th (1921–1923) | |
| 68th (1923–1925) | |
| 69th (1925–1927) | |
| 70th (1927–1929) | Lewis Douglas (D) |
| 71st (1929–1931) | |
| 72nd (1931–1933) | |
| 73rd (1933–1935) | Isabella Greenway (D) |
| 74th (1935–1937) | |
| 75th (1937–1939) | John R. Murdock (D) |
| 76th (1939–1941) | |
| 77th (1941–1943) |
1943–1963: 2 seats
Following 1940 census, Arizona was apportioned two seats. For six years, the seats were elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. In 1949, districts were used.
| Congress | 2 seats elected on a general ticket | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st seat | 2nd seat | |
| 78th (1943–1945) | John R. Murdock (D) | Richard F. Harless (D) |
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district |
| 81st (1949–1951) | John R. Murdock (D) | Harold Patten (D) |
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | John Jacob Rhodes (R) | |
| 84th (1955–1957) | Stewart Udall (D) | |
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||
| Mo Udall (D) | ||
1963–1973: 3 seats
Following 1960 census, Arizona was apportioned three seats.
| Congress | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 88th (1963–1965) | John Jacob Rhodes (R) |
Mo Udall (D) | George F. Senner Jr. (D) |
| 89th (1965–1967) | |||
| 90th (1967–1969) | Sam Steiger (R) | ||
| 91st (1969–1971) | |||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | |||
1973–1983: 4 seats
Following 1970 census, Arizona was apportioned four seats.
| Congress | District | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| 93rd (1973–1975) | John Jacob Rhodes (R) |
Mo Udall (D) | Sam Steiger (R) | John Conlan (R) |
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | Bob Stump (D) | Eldon Rudd (R) | ||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| Bob Stump (R) | ||||
1983–1993: 5 seats
Following 1980 census, Arizona was apportioned five seats.
| Congress | District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| 98th (1983–1985) | John McCain (R) | Mo Udall (D) | Bob Stump (R) | Eldon Rudd (R) | Jim McNulty (D) |
| 99th (1985–1987) | Jim Kolbe (R) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | Jay Rhodes (R) | Jon Kyl (R) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | |||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | |||||
| Ed Pastor (D) | |||||
1993–2003: 6 seats
Following 1990 census, Arizona was apportioned six seats.
| Congress | District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
| 103rd (1993–1995) | Sam Coppersmith (D) | Ed Pastor (D) |
Bob Stump (R) |
Jon Kyl (R) | Jim Kolbe (R) |
Karan English (D) |
| 104th (1995–1997) | Matt Salmon (R) | John Shadegg (R) |
J. D. Hayworth (R) | |||
| 105th (1997–1999) | ||||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | Jeff Flake (R) | |||||
2003–2013: 8 seats
Following 2000 census, Arizona was apportioned eight seats.
| Congress | District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
| 108th (2003–2005) | Rick Renzi (R) | Trent Franks (R) |
John Shadegg (R) |
Ed Pastor (D) |
J. D. Hayworth (R) | Jeff Flake (R) |
Raúl Grijalva (D) |
Jim Kolbe (R) |
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||||||
| 110th (2007–2009) | Harry Mitchell (D) | Gabby Giffords (D) | ||||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | |||||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | Paul Gosar (R) | Ben Quayle (R) | David Schweikert (R) | |||||
| Ron Barber (D) | ||||||||
2013–present: 9 seats
Since 2010 census, Arizona has been apportioned nine seats.
| Congress | District | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
| 113th (2013–2015) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) |
Ron Barber (D) | Raúl Grijalva (D) |
Paul Gosar (R) |
Matt Salmon (R) |
David Schweikert (R) |
Ed Pastor (D) | Trent Franks (R) |
Kyrsten Sinema (D) |
| 114th (2015–2017) | Martha McSally (R) |
Ruben Gallego (D) | |||||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | Tom O'Halleran (D) |
Andy Biggs (R) | |||||||
| Debbie Lesko (R) | |||||||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) |
Greg Stanton (D) | |||||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | David Schweikert (R) |
Eli Crane (R) | Ruben Gallego (D) |
Greg Stanton (D) |
Juan Ciscomani (R) |
Raúl Grijalva (D) |
Paul Gosar (R) | ||
Key
| Democratic (D) |
| Republican (R) |
| Unionist (U) |
| Independent (I) |
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- Arizona's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Arizona
Notes
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