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Arizona State Senate Janice K. Brewer, Governor Thomas J. Betlach, Director Arizona State Senate 801 East Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85034 PO Box 25520, Phoenix, AZ 85002 Phone: 602-417-4000 Our first care is your health care www.azahcccs.gov ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ District 5 District 10 Senate President: Andy Biggs Sen. Kelli Ward, R-Lake Havasu City Sen. David Bradley, D-Tucson Arizona State Senate [email protected] [email protected] 1700 W. Washington St. 602-926-4138 602-926-5262 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Committees: Vice-Chair, Health and Human Committees: Education; Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Education; Services; Judiciary Senators: 1700 W. Washington St. Government and Environment Phoenix, AZ 85007 District 11 District 6 Sen. Al Melvin, R-Tucson District 1 Sen. Chester Campbell, R-Heber [email protected] Sen. Steve Pierce, R- Prescott [email protected] 602-926-4326 [email protected] 602-926-5409 Committees: Chair, Commerce; Energy and 602-926-5584 Committees: Chair; Public Safety; Vice-Chair, Military; Vice-Chair, Public Safety; Committees: Judiciary; Natural Resources Education; Appropriations; Government and Appropriations, Education; Senate Ethics and Rural Affairs; Transportation Environment; Natural Resources and Rural Affairs District 12 District 2 Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, Senate President Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Tucson District 7 [email protected] Assistant Minority Leader Sen. Jack Jackson Jr., D-Window Rock 602-926-4371 [email protected] [email protected] Committees: Chair, Rules 602-926-4089 602-926-5862 Committees: Health and Human Services; Committees: Education; Government and District 13 Rules Environment; Natural Resources and Rural Sen. Don Shooter, R-Yuma Affairs; Public Safety; Transportation [email protected] District 3 602-926-4139 Sen. Olivia Cajero Bedford, D- Tucson District 8 Committees: Chair, Appropriations; Natural [email protected] Sen. Barbara McGuire, D-Kearny Resources and Rural Affairs; Public Safety 602-926-5835 [email protected] Committees: Appropriations; Finance; Rules 602-926-5836 District 14 Committees: Natural Resources; and Rural Sen. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford District 4 Affairs; Public Safety; Transportation President Pro-Tempore Sen. Lynn Pancrazi, D-Yuma [email protected] [email protected] District 9 602-926-5895 602-926-3004 Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson Committees: Chair, Government and Committees: Appropriations; Natural [email protected] Environment, Vice-Chair, Natural Resources Resources and Rural Affairs; Public Safety 602-926-3022 and Rural Affairs, Appropriations, Public Safety; Committees: Finance; Government and Rules Environment; Senate Ethics; Transportation District 15 District 21 District 27 Sen. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix Sen. Rick Murphy, R-Peoria Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor, D-Phoenix [email protected] [email protected] Minority Leader 602-926-5766 602-926-4444 [email protected] Committees: Chair, Health and Human Committees: Judiciary; Vice-Chair, 602-926-3830 Services; Vice-Chair, Elections; Judiciary Appropriations; Education Committees: Education; Rules District 16 District 22 District 28 Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa Sen. Judy Burges, R-Sun City Sen. Adam Driggs, R-Phoenix, [email protected] [email protected] Majority Whip 602-926-3020 602-926-5861 [email protected] Committees: Chair, Transportation; Committees: Vice-Chair, Government and 602-926-3016 Education; Finance Environment; Health and Human Services; Committees: Vice-Chair, Judiciary; Elections; Transportation Rules; Senate Ethics District 17 Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler District 23 District 29 [email protected] Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix 602-926-5863 [email protected] [email protected] Committees: Chair, Finance; Chair, Senate 602-916-5828 602-926-5830 Ethics; Judiciary Committees: Chair, Elections; Vice-Chair, Committees: Commerce; Energy and Military; Commerce; Energy and Military; Finance Elections; Judiciary District 18 Sen. John McComish, R-Ahwatukee District 24 District 30 Foothills Sen. Katie Hobbs, D-Phoenix Sen. Robert Meza, D-Phoenix Majority Leader [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 602-926-5325 602-926-3425 602-926-5898 Committees: Elections, Government and Committees: Commerce; Energy and Military’ Committees: Vice-Chair, Rules; Commerce; Environment; Health and Human Services Elections; Finance Energy and Military District 25 District 19 Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa Sen. Ana Tovar, D-Tolleson, Minority [email protected] Whip 602-926-5760 [email protected] Committees: Vice-Chair, Finance; commerce; 602-926-3392 Energy and Military; Transportation Committees: Appropriations; Judiciary District 26 District 20 Sen. Ed Ableser, D-Tempe Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix [email protected] [email protected] 602-926-4118 602-926-3024 Committees: Commerce; Energy and Military; Committees: Chair, Education; Elections; Public Safety; Transportation Health and Human Services; Judiciary .
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