48th Arizona State Legislature explained

Number:48th
Start:January 1, 2007
End:December 31, 2008
President:Timothy S. Bee
Pro Tem:Robert Blendu
Speaker:James P. Weiers
Senators:30
Reps:60
S-Majority:Republican (17–13)
H-Majority:Republican (33–27)
Sessionstart1:January 8
Sessionend1:June 20, 2007
Sessionnumber2:January 14
Sessionstart2:June 27, 2008
Previous:47th
Next:49th

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.

Sessions

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] [2]

There were no Special Sessions.

State Senate

Members

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

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1Tom O'HalleranRepublican
2Albert HaleDemocrat
3Ron GouldRepublican
4Jack W. HarperRepublican
5Jake FlakeRepublican
6Pamela GormanRepublican
7Jim WaringRepublican
8Carolyn S. AllenRepublican
9Robert BurnsRepublican
10Linda GrayRepublican
11Barbara LeffRepublican
12Robert BlenduRepublican
13Richard MirandaDemocrat
14Debbie McCune DavisDemocrat
15Ken CheuvrontDemocrat
16Leah Landrum TaylorDemocrat
17Meg Burton CahillDemocrat
18Karen JohnsonRepublican
19Chuck GrayRepublican
20John HuppenthalRepublican
21Jay TibshraenyRepublican
22Thayer VerschoorRepublican
23Rebecca RiosDemocrat
24Amanda AguirreDemocrat
25Marsha ArzbergerDemocrat
26Charlene PesquieraDemocrat
27Jorge Luis GarciaDemocrat
28Paula AboudDemocrat
29Victor SolteroDemocrat
30Timothy S. BeeRepublican

House of Representatives

Members

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

DistrictRepresentativePartyNotes
1Lucy MasonRepublican
Andy TobinRepublican
2Thomas ChabinDemocrat
Albert TomDemocrat
3Trish GroeRepublican
Nancy McLainRepublican
4Tom BooneRepublican
Judy BurgesRepublican
5Jack A. BrownDemocrat
Bill KonopnickiRepublican
6Doug ClarkRepublican
Sam CrumpRepublican
7Ray BarnesRepublican
Nancy BartoRepublican
8John KavanaghRepublican
Michelle ReaganRepublican
9Rick MurphyRepublican
Bob StumpRepublican
10Jackie ThrasherDemocrat
James WeiersRepublican
11Mark DeSimoneDemocrat
Adam DriggsRepublican
12John B. NelsonRepublican
Jerry WeiersRepublican
13Steve GallardoDemocrat
Martha GarciaDemocrat
14Chad CampbellDemocrat
Robert MezaDemocrat
15David LujanDemocrat
Kyrsten SinemaDemocrat
16Cloves Campbell Jr.Democrat
Ben R. MirandaDemocrat
17Ed AbleserDemocrat
David SchapiraDemocrat
18Mark AndersonRepublican
Russell PearceRepublican
19Kirk AdamsRepublican
Rich CrandallRepublican
20John McComishRepublican
Bob RobsonRepublican
21Warde NicholsRepublican
Steven B. YarbroughRepublican
22Andy BiggsRepublican
Eddie FarnsworthRepublican
23Barbara McGuireDemocrat
Pete RiosDemocrat
24Lynne PancraziDemocrat
Theresa UlmerDemocrat
25Manuel AlvarezDemocrat
Jennifer BurnsRepublican
26J. Peter HershbergerRepublican
Lena SaradnikDemocrat
27Olivia Cajero BedfordDemocrat
Phil LopesDemocrat
28David T. BradleyDemocrat
Steve FarleyDemocrat
29Linda J. LopezDemocrat
Tom PrezelskiDemocrat
30Marian McClureRepublican
Jonathan PatonRepublican

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214 . State of Arizona. January 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2008 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 218 . State of Arizona . December 27, 2018.