Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives
53rd Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 9, 2017
Leadership
Speaker of the House	J. D. Mesnard (R) Since November 8, 2016
Speaker pro Tempore	TJ Shope (R) Since November 8, 2016
Majority Leader	John Allen (R) Since November 8, 2016
Majority Whip	Kelly Townsend (R) Since November 8, 2016
Minority Leader	Rebecca Rios (D) Since November 8, 2016
Structure
Seats	60 Representatives
Political groups	Majority party   Republican (35) Minority party   Democratic (25)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016 (60 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018 (60 seats)
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Arizona State Capitol 1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
Arizona House of Representatives

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

Majority party

Minority party

The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms (eight years). Members of the Republican Party currently hold a majority in the House.

Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two representatives. Multi-member districts are also used in the Washington, North Dakota and Idaho House of Representatives, as well as the New Jersey General Assembly, and are less common than the single-member districts used by most state legislatures.