49th Arizona State Legislature

The 49th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010, during the final month of Janet Napolitano's second term in office, prior to her resignation to become United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and the first two years of her successor, Jan Brewer. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, increasing the majority to 18–12. The Republicans also gained two seats in the lower chamber, giving them a 35–25 majority.

49th Arizona State Legislature
48th 50th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010
Senate
Members30
PresidentRobert Burns
Temporary PresidentThayer Verschoor
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerKirk Adams
Party controlRepublican (35–25)
Sessions
1stJanuary 12 – July 12, 2009
2ndJanuary 11 – April 29, 2010
Special sessions
1stJanuary 28 – January 31, 2009
2ndMay 21 – May 27, 2009
3rdJuly 6 – August 25, 2009
4thNovember 17 – November 23, 2009
5thDecember 17 – December 19, 2009
6thFebruary 1 – February 11, 2010
7thMarch 8 – March 16, 2010
8thMarch 29 – April 1, 2010
9thAugust 9 – August 11, 2010

Sessions

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The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 2009, and adjourned on July 12, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 2010, and adjourned sine die on April 29.[1]: i [2]: i 

There were nine Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 28, 2009, and adjourned on January 31;[3]: 1727  the second convened on May 21, 2009, and adjourned sine die on May 27;[3]: 1785  the third convened on July 6, 2009, and adjourned sine die August 25;[3]: 1805  the fourth convened on November 17, 2009, and adjourned sine die on November 23;[3]: 2165  the fifth convened on December 17, 2009, and adjourned sine die December 19;[4]: 2475  the sixth special session convened on February 1, 2010, and adjourned sine die on February 11;[4]: 2495  the seventh special session convened on March 8, 2010, and convened sine die on March 16;[4]: 2539  the eighth special session convened on March 29, 2010, and adjourned sine die on April 1;[4]: 2823  and the ninth and final special convened on August 9, 2010, and adjourned sine die on August 11.[4]: 2833 

State Senate

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Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: vii 

District Senator Party Notes
1 Steve Pierce Republican
2 Albert Hale* Democrat
3 Ron Gould* Republican
4 Jack W. Harper* Republican
5 Sylvia Allen Republican
6 Pamela Gorman* Republican
7 Jim Waring* Republican
8 Carolyn S. Allen* Republican
9 Robert Burns* Republican
10 Linda Gray Republican
11 Barbara Leff* Republican
12 John Nelson Republican
13 Richard Miranda* Democrat
14 Debbie McCune Davis* Democrat
15 Ken Cheuvront* Democrat
16 Leah Landrum Taylor* Democrat
17 Meg Burton Cahill* Democrat
18 Russell Pearce Republican
19 Chuck Gray* Republican
20 John Huppenthal* Republican
21 Jay Tibshraeny* Republican
22 Thayer Verschoor* Republican
23 Rebecca Rios* Democrat
24 Amanda Aguirre* Democrat
25 Manuel Alvarez Democrat
26 Al Melvin Republican
27 Jorge Luis Garcia* Democrat
28 Paula Aboud* Democrat
29 Linda Lopez Democrat
30 Jonathan Paton Republican

House of Representatives

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Members

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[1]: ix–x 

District Representative Party Notes
1 Lucy Mason* Republican
Andy Tobin* Republican
2 Thomas Chabin* Democrat
Christopher Deschene Democrat
3 Doris Goodale Republican
Nancy McLain* Republican
4 Tom Boone* Republican
Judy Burges* Republican
5 Jack A. Brown* Democrat
Bill Konopnicki* Republican
6 Sam Crump* Republican Resigned in January 2010 in order to run for U.S. House of Representatives, replaced by Amanda Reeve[5]
Carl Seel Republican
7 Ray Barnes* Republican
Nancy Barto* Republican
8 John Kavanagh* Republican
Michelle Reagan* Republican
9 Debbie Lesko Republican
Rick Murphy* Republican
10 Doug Quelland Democrat
James Weiers Republican
11 Adam Driggs* Republican
Eric Meyer Democrat
12 Steve Montenegro Republican
Jerry Weiers* Republican
13 Martha Garcia* Democrat
Anna Tovar Democrat Was appointed on February 3, 2009, to replace Steve Gallardo, who won the election, but did not take the oath of office.
14 Chad Campbell* Democrat
Robert Meza* Democrat
15 David Lujan* Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema* Democrat
16 Cloves Campbell Jr.* Democrat
Ben R. Miranda* Democrat
17 Ed Ableser* Democrat
David Schapira* Democrat
18 Cecil Ash Republican
Steve Court Republican
19 Kirk Adams* Republican
Rich Crandall* Republican
20 John McComish* Republican
Rae Waters Democrat
21 Warde Nichols* Republican
Steven B. Yarbrough* Republican
22 Andy Biggs* Republican
Laurin Hendrix Republican
23 Barbara McGuire* Democrat
Franklin Pratt Republican
24 Russell Jones Republican
Lynne Pancrazi* Democrat
25 Patricia Fleming Democrat
David Stevens Republican
26 Vic Williams Republican
Nancy Young Wright Democrat
27 Olivia Cajero Bedford* Democrat
Phil Lopes* Democrat
28 David T. Bradley* Democrat
Steve Farley* Democrat
29 Matt Heinz Democrat
Daniel Patterson Democrat
30 Frank Antenori Republican
David Gowan Sr. Republican

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2010 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 247". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 2, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 114 to End, First to Fourth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2010 Volume 2, Forty-Ninth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 248 to End, Fifth to Ninth Special Sessions". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Supervisors select new legislator". February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2019.