| 48th Arizona State Legislature | |||||
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2008 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| President | Timothy S. Bee | ||||
| Temporary President | Robert Blendu | ||||
| Party control | Republican (17–13) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Speaker | James P. Weiers | ||||
| Party control | Republican (33–27) | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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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.
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.
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom O'Halleran | Republican | |
| 2 | Albert Hale* | Democrat | |
| 3 | Ron Gould* | Republican | |
| 4 | Jack W. Harper* | Republican | |
| 5 | Jake Flake* | 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 | Robert Blendu* | 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 | Karen Johnson* | 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 | Marsha Arzberger* | Democrat | |
| 26 | Charlene Pesquiera | Democrat | |
| 27 | Jorge Luis Garcia* | Democrat | |
| 28 | Paula Aboud | Democrat | |
| 29 | Victor Soltero* | Democrat | |
| 30 | Timothy S. Bee* | Republican |
House of Representatives
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Representative | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucy Mason* | Republican | |
| Andy Tobin | Republican | ||
| 2 | Thomas Chabin | Democrat | |
| Albert Tom* | Democrat | ||
| 3 | Trish Groe* | Republican | |
| Nancy McLain* | Republican | ||
| 4 | Tom Boone* | Republican | |
| Judy Burges* | Republican | ||
| 5 | Jack A. Brown* | Democrat | |
| Bill Konopnicki* | Republican | ||
| 6 | Doug Clark | Republican | |
| Sam Crump | Republican | ||
| 7 | Ray Barnes* | Republican | |
| Nancy Barto* | Republican | ||
| 8 | John Kavanagh | Republican | |
| Michelle Reagan* | Republican | ||
| 9 | Rick Murphy* | Republican | |
| Bob Stump* | Republican | ||
| 10 | Jackie Thrasher | Democrat | |
| James Weiers* | Republican | ||
| 11 | Mark DeSimone | Democrat | |
| Adam Driggs | Republican | ||
| 12 | John B. Nelson* | Republican | |
| Jerry Weiers* | Republican | ||
| 13 | Steve Gallardo* | Democrat | |
| Martha Garcia* | Democrat | ||
| 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 | Mark Anderson* | Republican | |
| Russell Pearce* | Republican | ||
| 19 | Kirk Adams | Republican | |
| Rich Crandall | Republican | ||
| 20 | John McComish* | Republican | |
| Bob Robson* | Republican | ||
| 21 | Warde Nichols* | Republican | |
| Steven B. Yarbrough* | Republican | ||
| 22 | Andy Biggs* | Republican | |
| Eddie Farnsworth* | Republican | ||
| 23 | Barbara McGuire | Democrat | |
| Pete Rios* | Democrat | ||
| 24 | Lynne Pancrazi | Democrat | |
| Theresa Ulmer | Democrat | ||
| 25 | Manuel Alvarez* | Democrat | |
| Jennifer Burns* | Republican | ||
| 26 | J. Peter Hershberger* | Republican | |
| Lena Saradnik | Democrat | ||
| 27 | Olivia Cajero Bedford* | Democrat | |
| Phil Lopes* | Democrat | ||
| 28 | David T. Bradley* | Democrat | |
| Steve Farley | Democrat | ||
| 29 | Linda J. Lopez* | Democrat | |
| Tom Prezelski* | Democrat | ||
| 30 | Marian McClure* | Republican | |
| Jonathan Paton* | Republican |
References
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2008 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, Second Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 218". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
