19th Arizona State Legislature explained

Number:19th
Start:January 1, 1949
End:December 31, 1950
Senators:19
Reps:58
S-Majority:Democratic (19–0)
H-Majority:Democratic (51–7)
Sessionstart1:January 10
Sessionend1:March 19, 1949
Special Session1 Start:February 20
Special Session1 End:March 19, 1950
Special Session2 Start:April 10
Special Session2 End:April 15, 1950
Previous:18th
Next:20th

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.[1] There were two special sessions: the first convened on February 20, 1950, and adjourned sine die on March 19, 1950;[2] 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.

CountySenatorPartyNotes
ApacheEarl PlattDemocrat
CochiseRalph CowanDemocrat
John PintekDemocrat
CoconinoF. L. ChristensenDemocrat
GilaClarence L. CarpenterDemocrat
William A. SullivanDemocrat
GrahamWarner B. MatticeDemocrat
GreenleeFred J. FritzDemocrat
MaricopaJohn E. HuntDemocrat
Roy D. StoneDemocrat
MohaveClyde BollingerDemocrat
NavajoClay SimerDemocrat
PimaJ. B. MeadDemocrat
William KimballDemocrat
PinalJames Herron Jr.Democrat
Santa CruzHubert 0. MerryweatherDemocrat
YavapaiSam J. HeadDemocrat
John R. FranksDemocrat
YumaJoseph D. MansfieldDemocrat

House of Representatives

Members

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

CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
ApacheGeorge E. CrosbyDemocrat
CochiseWesley T. AllenDemocrat
Carl W. MorrisDemocrat
Alfred Paul Jr.Democrat
James A. ElliottDemocrat
W. L. CookDemocrat
CoconinoCharles W. DrydenDemocrat
Jesse L. BoyceDemocrat
GilaRaymond G. LanghamDemocrat
Mrs. William G. RosenbaumDemocrat
Harold CoppDemocrat
GrahamW. A. McBrideDemocrat
Milton LinesDemocrat
GreenleeM. L. SimmsDemocrat
MaricopaR.S. HartDemocrat
Wing F. OngDemocrat
Fletcher W. TimmermanDemocrat
G. N. BakerDemocrat
Jack CummardDemocrat
William B. O'MalleyDemocrat
Ed EllsworthDemocrat
L. Max ConnollyDemocrat
John H. WilsonDemocrat
Sidney KartusDemocrat
J. M. CombsDemocrat
J. H. CallanDemocrat
W. E. CraigDemocrat
Ronald WebsterRepublican
R. H. WallaceRepublican
Laura McRaeDemocrat
J. W. EstesDemocrat
Harry WimberlyDemocrat
Charles H. AbelsDemocrat
Robert C. Bohannan Jr.Republican
Lewis R. BurchDemocrat
H. C. ArmstrongDemocrat
W. W. FranklinDemocrat
MohaveRobert E. MorrowDemocrat
NavajoEva O. DeckerRepublican
L. E. StoneDemocrat
PimaOscar C. ColeDemocrat
Oliver M. HeflinDemocrat
Frank G. RoblesDemocrat
Roy MartinDemocrat
John S. HardwickeDemocrat
Marvin L. BurtonDemocrat
Robert H. ForbesDemocrat
James W. EwingRepublican
V. S. HostetterRepublican
PinalA. L. BartlettDemocrat
George ErnstDemocrat
Santa CruzNeilson BrownDemocrat
YavapaiHenry RushDemocrat
Dick W. MartinRepublican
Kel M. FoxDemocrat
A. H. BisjakDemocrat
YumaClara Osborne BotzumDemocrat
Harold C. GissDemocrat

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . July 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: 1951 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, First Regular Session, 1950, First and Second Special Sessions, Nineteenth Legislature . State of Arizona . September 7, 2018.