Herb Guenther Explained

Herb Guenther
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:5th
Term Start1:January 1999
Term End1:January 2003
Predecessor1:Pat Conner
State House4:Arizona
District4:5th
Term Start4:January 1987
Term End4:January 1993
Predecessor4:Frank McElhaney
Successor4:Pat Conner
Birth Date:9 April 1941[1]
Birth Place:Mineola, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S.
Nationality:American
Party:Democrat
Spouse:Sharon
Residence:Tacna, Arizona
Profession:Politician

Herb Guenther (April 9, 1941 – December 17, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate. He served in the House from January 1987 until January 1993. He was first elected to the House in November 1986, representing District 5,[2] and was re-elected in 1990 and 1992.[3] [4] In 1998 he ran for the Arizona Senate, and was elected, representing District 5.[5] He won re-election to the Senate in 2000,[6] but did not run for re-election in 2002.[7] He died on December 17, 2021, at the age of 80.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herb Guenther's Biography . Project Vote Smart . April 18, 2019 . https://archive.today/20240528094955/https://www.webcitation.org/77jcmyGTT?url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/16287/herb-guenther#.XLjtG_ZFwjY . live . May 28, 2024.
  2. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1987 Thirty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session . State of Arizona . November 2, 2018.
  3. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session . State of Arizona . November 2, 2018.
  4. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1991 Volume 2, Fortieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Second to Fourth Special Sessions, Chapters 218 to End . State of Arizona . November 19, 2018.
  5. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223 . State of Arizona . December 12, 2018.
  6. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235 . State of Arizona . December 12, 2018.
  7. Web site: Arizona State Senate elections, 2002 . Ballotpedia . April 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507043520/https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2002 . live . May 7, 2019.
  8. https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021/12/21/former-yuma-lawmaker-guenther-dies/ Former Yuma lawmaker Guenther dies