43rd Arizona State Legislature
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1997 – December 31, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||
| Members | 30 | ||||||||||||
| President | Brenda Burns | ||||||||||||
| Temporary President | John Wettaw* | ||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (18–12) | ||||||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||||||
| Members | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Speaker | Don Aldridge (resigned October 1997) Jeff Groscost (elected November 1997) | ||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican (38–22) | ||||||||||||
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The 43rd Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1998, during the final year of Fife Symington's second and last term as governor, and during the remainder of his term when Jane Dee Hull was appointed governor after Symington's resignation. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans lost a seat in the Senate, but still held a 18–12 majority. The Republicans maintained their majority in the lower chamber, remaining at 38–22.