The 19th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1949, to December 31, 1950, during the first year of Dan Edward Garvey's first full term as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate, while the Republicans gained two house seats, to a total of seven.
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
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| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1949 – December 31, 1950 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (19–0) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 58 | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (51–7) | ||||
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| Special sessions | |||||
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Sessions
editThe Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 10, 1949; and adjourned on March 19.[1] There were two special sessions: the first convened on February 20, 1950, and adjourned sine die on March 19, 1950;[2]: 497 while the second convened on April 10, 1950, and adjourned sine die on April 15, 1950.[2]: 711
State Senate
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: 3
| County | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| Apache | Earl Platt* | Democrat | |
| Cochise | Ralph Cowan* | Democrat | |
| John Pintek | Democrat | ||
| Coconino | F. L. Christensen | Democrat | |
| Gila | Clarence L. Carpenter | Democrat | |
| William A. Sullivan | Democrat | ||
| Graham | Warner B. Mattice | Democrat | |
| Greenlee | Fred J. Fritz* | Democrat | |
| Maricopa | John E. Hunt | Democrat | |
| Roy D. Stone | Democrat | ||
| Mohave | Clyde Bollinger | Democrat | |
| Navajo | Clay Simer | Democrat | |
| Pima | J. B. Mead | Democrat | |
| William Kimball* | Democrat | ||
| Pinal | James Herron Jr. | Democrat | |
| Santa Cruz | Hubert 0. Merryweather | Democrat | |
| Yavapai | Sam J. Head* | Democrat | |
| John R. Franks | Democrat | ||
| Yuma | Joseph D. Mansfield | Democrat |
House of Representatives
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: 4
References
edit- ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1947, Eighteenth Legislature, First and Second Special Sessions, 1948, Eighteenth Legislature, Third to Seventh Special Sessions, 1949, Nineteenth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "1951 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, First Regular Session, 1950, First and Second Special Sessions, Nineteenth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved September 7, 2018.