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.
Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 10, 1949; and adjourned on March 19. There were two special sessions: the first convened on February 20, 1950, and adjourned sine die on March 19, 1950; while the second convened on April 10, 1950, and adjourned sine die on April 15, 1950.
State Senate Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Senator Party NotesApacheEarl Platt* Democrat CochiseRalph Cowan* DemocratJohn Pintek DemocratCoconinoF. L. Christensen Democrat GilaClarence L. Carpenter DemocratWilliam A. Sullivan DemocratGrahamWarner B. Mattice DemocratGreenleeFred J. Fritz* Democrat MaricopaJohn E. Hunt DemocratRoy D. Stone DemocratMohaveClyde Bollinger DemocratNavajoClay Simer Democrat PimaJ. B. Mead DemocratWilliam Kimball* DemocratPinalJames Herron Jr. DemocratSanta CruzHubert 0. Merryweather Democrat YavapaiSam J. Head* DemocratJohn R. Franks DemocratYumaJoseph D. Mansfield Democrat
House of Representatives
Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
County Representative Party NotesApacheGeorge E. Crosby Democrat CochiseWesley T. Allen DemocratCarl W. Morris* DemocratAlfred Paul Jr. DemocratJames A. Elliott DemocratW. L. Cook Democrat CoconinoCharles W. Dryden DemocratJesse L. Boyce* Democrat GilaRaymond G. Langham* DemocratMrs. William G. Rosenbaum DemocratHarold Copp* Democrat GrahamW. A. McBride* DemocratMilton Lines* DemocratGreenleeM. L. Simms Democrat MaricopaR.S. Hart* DemocratWing F. Ong* DemocratFletcher W. Timmerman* DemocratG. N. Baker* DemocratJack Cummard* DemocratWilliam B. O'Malley DemocratEd Ellsworth DemocratL. Max Connolly* DemocratJohn H. Wilson DemocratSidney Kartus* DemocratJ. M. Combs* DemocratJ. H. Callan DemocratW. E. Craig* DemocratRonald Webster RepublicanR. H. Wallace* RepublicanLaura McRae* DemocratJ. W. Estes DemocratHarry Wimberly* DemocratCharles H. Abels DemocratRobert C. Bohannan Jr. RepublicanLewis R. Burch DemocratH. C. Armstrong* DemocratW. W. Franklin* DemocratMohaveRobert E. Morrow Democrat NavajoEva O. Decker* RepublicanL. E. Stone Democrat PimaOscar C. Cole* DemocratOliver M. Heflin DemocratFrank G. Robles* DemocratRoy Martin* DemocratJohn S. Hardwicke* DemocratMarvin L. Burton DemocratRobert H. Forbes* DemocratJames W. Ewing* RepublicanV. S. Hostetter* Republican PinalA. L. Bartlett DemocratGeorge Ernst* DemocratSanta CruzNeilson Brown Democrat YavapaiHenry Rush DemocratDick W. Martin* RepublicanKel M. Fox* DemocratA. H. Bisjak Democrat YumaClara Osborne Botzum* DemocratHarold C. Giss Democrat
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