J. R. McFarland explained

J. R. McFarland
State Senate1:	Arizona
District1:	Yavapai County
Term Start1:	January 1929
Term End1:	December 1932
Predecessor1:	Wayne Thornburg
Successor1:	Perry McArthur
Party:	Democrat
Profession:	Politician

James R. McFarland was an American politician from Arizona. He served two terms in the Arizona Senate during the 9th and 10th Arizona State Legislatures, holding one of the two seats from Yavapai County.^[1] In 1928, McFarland ran for one of the two seats from Yavapai County for the Arizona Senate. He received the highest vote count of the three Democrats in the primary, and then he and incumbent A. H. Favour won in November's general election.^[2] ^[3] In 1930 both McFarland and Favour were re-elected.^[4] In January 1931, McFarland resigned his post in the State Senate.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session. January 30, 2017 . xviii . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006142722/https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/20965?keywords=Session%20laws,%20State%20of%20Arizona,%201931,%20Ninth%20Legislature,%20Regular%20Session&highlights=eyIwIjoibGF3cywiLCIxIjoibmludGgiLCIyIjoibGVnaXNsYXR1cmUsIiwiMyI6InJlZ3VsYXIiLCI0Ijoic2Vzc2lvbiwiLCI1Ijoic3RhdGUiLCI2IjoiYXJpem9uYSwiLCIxMCI6InNlc3Npb258bmludGgiLCIxNSI6InNlc3Npb24iLCIxNiI6Imxhd3MiLCIxNyI6ImFyaXpvbmEiLCIxOCI6ImxlZ2lzbGF0dXJlIiwiMzQiOiJzZXNzaW9uOyIsIjQwIjoic2Vzc2lvbnMsIn0=&lsk=3d9cdc51035c5967e3d6cee6c4d82a0d . October 6, 2022.
News: Yavapai County Democrats Name George Ruffner For Sheriff Against Kincade . . September 13, 1928 . 4 . Newspapers.com. September 29, 2022.
News: Official Roster of Ninth Arizona Legislature Drawn . . November 28, 1928 . 3 . Newspapers.com. September 29, 2022.
News: Democrats Win Both Houses In Arizona Overwhelmingly . . November 6, 1930 . 8 . Newspapers.com. September 29, 2022.
News: Connor Given Senate Post . . January 17, 1931 . 6 . Newspapers.com. October 9, 2022.