18th Arizona State Legislature explained

Number:18th
Start:January 1, 1947
End:December 31, 1948
Senators:19
Reps:58
S-Majority:Democratic (19–0)
H-Majority:Democratic (53–5)
Sessionstart1:January 13
Sessionend1:March 20, 1947
Special Session1 Start:June 9
Special Session1 End:June 23, 1947
Special Session2 Start:June 18
Special Session2 End:July 1, 1947
Special Session3 Start:January 5
Special Session3 End:January 21, 1948
Special Session4 Start:January 22
Special Session4 End:February 17, 1948
Special Session5 Start:February 18
Special Session5 End:February 25, 1948
Special Session6 Start:March 12
Special Session6 End:March 25, 1948
Special Session7 Start:September 13
Special Session7 End:October 14, 1948
Previous:17th
Next:19th

The 18th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1948, during the fourth of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms 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 four house seats, to a total of five.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 13, 1947; and adjourned on March 20.[1] There were seven special sessions, the first of which was held from June 9 through June 23, 1947,[2] the second was held from June 18 – July 1, 1947, the third was held between January 5 – 21, 1948, the fourth from January 22- February 17, 1948, the fifth spanned February 18 – March 12, 1948, The sixth was from March 12–25, 1948, and the seventh from September 13 – October 14, 1948.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

CountySenatorPartyNotes
ApacheEarl PlattDemocratic
CochiseRalph CowanDemocratic
Dan AngiusDemocratic
CoconinoJohn G. BabbittDemocratic
GilaS. L. BixbyDemocratic
James R. HeronDemocratic
GrahamWesley A. TownsendDemocratic
GreenleeFred J. FritzDemocratic
MaricopaMarvin E. SmithDemocratic
O.L. McDanielDemocratic
MohaveEarle W. CookDemocratic
NavajoLloyd C. HenningDemocratic
PimaH. H. d'AutremontDemocratic
William KimballDemocratic
PinalLloyd E. CanfilDemocratic
Santa CruzW. H. HathawayDemocratic
YavapaiA. L. FavourDemocratic
Sam J. HeadDemocratic
YumaHugo B. FarmerDemocratic

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
ApacheWalter PulsipherDemocratic
CochiseI. A. RosokDemocratic
Carl W. MorrisDemocratic
Leo F. FosterDemocratic
Stuart F. KrentzDemocratic
A. R. SpikesDemocratic
CoconinoFrank L. ChristensenDemocratic
Jesse L. BoyceDemocratic
GilaRaymond G. LanghamDemocratic
William G. RosenbaumDemocratic
Harold CoppDemocratic
GrahamW. A. McBrideDemocratic
Milton LinesDemocratic
GreenleeJames Boyce ScottDemocratic
MaricopaR.S. HartDemocratic
H. C. ArmstrongDemocratic
G. N. BakerDemocratic
Wing F. OngDemocratic
Jack CummardDemocratic
Fletcher W. TimmermanDemocratic
John E. HuntDemocratic
L. Max ConnollyDemocratic
W. R. PalmerDemocratic
Sidney KartusDemocratic
J. M. CombsDemocratic
Alvin LindseyDemocratic
W. E. CraigDemocratic
Thornton JonesDemocratic
R. H. WallaceRepublican
Laura McRaeDemocratic
M. Joe MurphyDemocratic
Harry WimberlyDemocratic
Claire PhelpsDemocratic
Dwight L. SolomonDemocratic
R. D. SearlesDemocratic
Lorna E. LockwoodDemocratic
W. W. FranklinDemocratic
MohaveE. L. JamesonDemocratic
NavajoEva O. DeckerRepublican
Clay B. SimerDemocratic
PimaOscar C. ColeDemocratic
Robert H. ForbesDemocratic
Frank G. RoblesDemocratic
Roy MartinDemocratic
John S. HardwickeDemocratic
John H. AyraudDemocratic
James W. EwingRepublican
Hamilton R. CatlinDemocratic
V. S. HostetterRepublican
PinalParke T. GilbertDemocratic
George ErnstDemocratic
Santa CruzRaymond E. EarhartDemocratic
YavapaiRobert E. PerkinsDemocratic
Dick W. MartinRepublican
Kel M. FoxDemocratic
Harry E. MetzDemocratic
YumaClara Osborne BotzumDemocratic
N. S. McCallumDemocratic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1945, Seventeenth Legislature, First Special Session, 1946, Seventeenth Legislature, First and Third Special Sessions, 1947, Eighteenth Legislature, First Regular Session. State of Arizona. August 20, 2017. August 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201438/http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/azsession/id/36/rec/27. dead.
  2. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1947, Eighteenth Legislature, First and Second Special Sessions, 1948, Eighteenth Legislature, Third to Seventh Special Sessions, 1949, Ninteenth Legislature, Regular Session. State of Arizona. August 21, 2017. August 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820203036/http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/azsession/id/33/rec/28. dead.