Besides Senate President Tim Bee and Speaker of the House Jim Weiers, there are several leaders in the Legislature. Leaders are elected by caucuses after November elections in even years.

House Democratic leaders
With their numbers bolstered after the November elections, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Nov. 9 to retain Phil Lopes of Tuscon as minority leader

Other leaders:
Jack Brown, House assistant minority leader
Runs caucus meetings; ensures discussion stays on track; helps whip on the floor.
Steve Gallardo, House minority whip
Organizes caucus on the floor; makes sure members attend important votes and alerts them to bill amendments; trains new lawmakers.

House GOP leaders
Arizona’s House Republicans have chosen to keep House Speaker Jim Weiers of Phoenix in the chamber’s top leadership post for the next two years.

Other leaders:
Tom Boone, House majority leader
Ensures there are enough floor votes to support the caucus’ stand; runs caucus meetings.
John McComish, House majority whip
Ensures there are enough floor votes to support the caucus’ stand; runs caucus meetings.
Bob Robson, House speaker pro tem
Stands in for speaker.
Senate GOP leaders
Republican senators elected Tucson Republican Tim Bee as Senate president.

Other leaders:
Thayer Verschoor, Senate majority leader
Determines caucus position on policy; forges consensus among members.
John Huppenthal, Senate majority whip
Ensures there are enough floor votes to support the caucus’ stand; runs caucus meetings.
Senate Democratic leaders
Senate Democrats in November Marsha Arzberger of Willcox to lead them. . Other leaders:
Jorge Luis Garcia, Senate assistant minority leader
Runs caucus meetings; ensures discussion stays on track; helps whip on the floor.
Rebecca Rios, Senate minority whip
Ensures there are enough floor votes to support the caucus’ stand; runs caucus meetings.