James Weiers Explained

James Weiers
Office:Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
Term Start:January 10, 2005
Term End:January 12, 2009
Predecessor:Jake Flake
Successor:Kirk Adams
Term Start1:January 8, 2001
Term End1:January 6, 2003
Predecessor1:Jeff Groscost
Successor1:Jake Flake
State Senate2:Arizona
District2:10th
Term Start2:January 2003
Term End2:January 2005
Predecessor2:Darden C. Hamilton (from prior District 16, changed due to redistricting)
Successor2:Linda Gray
State House3:Arizona
District3:16th
Term Start3:January 1995
Term End3:January 2003
Predecessor3:John Kaits
Successor3:Doug Quelland
State House4:Arizona
District4:10th
Term Start4:January 2005
Term End4:January 2013
Predecessor4:Linda Gray
Birth Date:8 September 1953[1]
Death Date:[2]
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Profession:Politician

James Weiers (September 8, 1953 – April 19, 2024) was a Republican member of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, representing various Arizona Legislative Districts.[3] He was initially elected to the House in 1994, where he served as one of the two District 16 representatives from January 1995 through January 2003.[4] [5] [6] [7] In 2002, he ran and won the seat for the Arizona State Senate for District 10, which was similar to the prior District 16 after redistricting.[8] He served in the Senate for one term, from January 2003 through January 2005. In 2004, he ran successfully for the House, again in District 10. He was re-elected three more times to represent the House, serving from January 2005 through January 2013.[9] [10] [11] [12] He served twice as Speaker of the House, the first time from 2001 to 2002, and the second time from 2005 to 2009.[13] Weiers died on April 19, 2024.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Weiers . Ballotpedia . February 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Jim Weiers, former speaker of the Arizona House, dies at 70 . Arizona PBS . April 21, 2024 . April 20, 2024 . KJZZ . Schaudt, Sky.
  3. Web site: Jim Weiers . State of Arizona . February 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178 . State of Arizona . December 2, 2018 . viii–ix.
  5. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146 . State of Arizona . December 4, 2018 . viii–ix.
  6. 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 . viii–ix.
  7. 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 . viii–ix.
  8. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2003 Volume 1, Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 247 . State of Arizona . December 27, 2018 . vii.
  9. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226 . State of Arizona. January 3, 2019 . ix–x.
  10. 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 . ix–x.
  11. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113 . State of Arizona . January 13, 2019 . ix–x.
  12. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2011 Volume 1, Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 237 . State of Arizona . February 16, 2019 . ix–x.
  13. News: House GOP ousts Jim Weiers as leader . The Arizona Republic . November 7, 2018 . Mary Jo Pitzl . Matthew Benson .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "James Weiers".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.