48th Arizona State Legislature

The 48th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2008, during the first two years of Janet Napolitano's second term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats gained a seat in the Senate, leaving the Republicans with a 17-13 majority. The Republicans maintained their majority in the lower chamber, 33–27, even though the Democrats picked up 6 seats.

48th Arizona State Legislature
47th 49th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2007 – December 31, 2008
Senate
Members30
PresidentTimothy S. Bee
Temporary PresidentRobert Blendu
Party controlRepublican (17–13)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerJames P. Weiers
Party controlRepublican (33–27)
Sessions
1stJanuary 8 – June 20, 2007
January 14June 27, 2008 –

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 8, 2007, and adjourned on June 20, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 14, 2008, and adjourned sine die on June 27.[1]: i [2]: i 

There were no Special Sessions.

State Senate

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Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: vii 

District Senator Party Notes
1 Tom O'Halleran Republican
2 Albert Hale* Democrat
3 Ron Gould* Republican
4 Jack W. Harper* Republican
5 Jake Flake* Republican
6 Pamela Gorman Republican
7 Jim Waring* Republican
8 Carolyn S. Allen* Republican
9 Robert Burns* Republican
10 Linda Gray Republican
11 Barbara Leff* Republican
12 Robert Blendu* Republican
13 Richard Miranda* Democrat
14 Debbie McCune Davis Democrat
15 Ken Cheuvront* Democrat
16 Leah Landrum Taylor Democrat
17 Meg Burton Cahill Democrat
18 Karen Johnson* Republican
19 Chuck Gray Republican
20 John Huppenthal* Republican
21 Jay Tibshraeny* Republican
22 Thayer Verschoor* Republican
23 Rebecca Rios* Democrat
24 Amanda Aguirre Democrat
25 Marsha Arzberger* Democrat
26 Charlene Pesquiera Democrat
27 Jorge Luis Garcia* Democrat
28 Paula Aboud Democrat
29 Victor Soltero* Democrat
30 Timothy S. Bee* Republican

House of Representatives

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Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: ix–x 

District Representative Party Notes
1 Lucy Mason* Republican
Andy Tobin Republican
2 Thomas Chabin Democrat
Albert Tom* Democrat
3 Trish Groe* Republican
Nancy McLain* Republican
4 Tom Boone* Republican
Judy Burges* Republican
5 Jack A. Brown* Democrat
Bill Konopnicki* Republican
6 Doug Clark Republican
Sam Crump Republican
7 Ray Barnes* Republican
Nancy Barto* Republican
8 John Kavanagh Republican
Michelle Reagan* Republican
9 Rick Murphy* Republican
Bob Stump* Republican
10 Jackie Thrasher Democrat
James Weiers* Republican
11 Mark DeSimone Democrat
Adam Driggs Republican
12 John B. Nelson* Republican
Jerry Weiers* Republican
13 Steve Gallardo* Democrat
Martha Garcia* Democrat
14 Chad Campbell Democrat
Robert Meza* Democrat
15 David Lujan* Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema* Democrat
16 Cloves Campbell Jr. Democrat
Ben R. Miranda* Democrat
17 Ed Ableser Democrat
David Schapira Democrat
18 Mark Anderson* Republican
Russell Pearce* Republican
19 Kirk Adams Republican
Rich Crandall Republican
20 John McComish* Republican
Bob Robson* Republican
21 Warde Nichols* Republican
Steven B. Yarbrough* Republican
22 Andy Biggs* Republican
Eddie Farnsworth* Republican
23 Barbara McGuire Democrat
Pete Rios* Democrat
24 Lynne Pancrazi Democrat
Theresa Ulmer Democrat
25 Manuel Alvarez* Democrat
Jennifer Burns* Republican
26 J. Peter Hershberger* Republican
Lena Saradnik Democrat
27 Olivia Cajero Bedford* Democrat
Phil Lopes* Democrat
28 David T. Bradley* Democrat
Steve Farley Democrat
29 Linda J. Lopez* Democrat
Tom Prezelski* Democrat
30 Marian McClure* Republican
Jonathan Paton* Republican

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2008 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 218". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 27, 2018.