18th Arizona State Legislature

Session of the Arizona Legislature February 2025 January 2025 18th January 1, 1947 December 31, 1948 19 58 Democratic (19–0) Democratic (53–5) January 13 March 20, 1947 June 9 June 23, 1947 June 18 July 1, 1947 January 5 January 21, 1948 January 22 February 17, 1948 February 18 February 25, 1948 March 12 March 25, 1948 September 13 October 14, 1948 17th 19th The 18th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1948, during the fourth of Sidney Preston Osborn's four consecutive terms as Governor of Arizona. The number of senators and house members remained constant at 19 and 58, respectively. The Democrats controlled one hundred percent of the senate. while the Republicans gained four house seats, to a total of five. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 13, 1947; and adjourned on March 20.http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/azsession/id/36/rec/27 Session laws, State of Arizona, 1945, Seventeenth Legislature, First Special Session, 1946, Seventeenth Legislature, First and Third Special Sessions, 1947, Eighteenth Legislature, First Regular Session State of Arizona August 20, 2017 August 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201438/http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/azsession/id/36/rec/27 dead There were seven special sessions, the first of which was held from June 9 through June 23, 1947,http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/azsession/id/33/rec/28 Session laws, State of Arizona, 1947, Eighteenth Legislature, First and Second Special Sessions, 1948, Eighteenth Legislature, Third to Seventh Special Sessions, 1949, Nineteenth y spelling error in source title Legislature, Regular Session State of Arizona August 21, 2017 August 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170820203036/http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/azsession/id/33/rec/28 dead376 the second was held from June 18 – July 1, 1947,402 the third was held between January 5 – 21, 1948,515 the fourth from January 22- February 17, 1948,538 the fifth spanned February 18 – March 12, 1948,553 The sixth was from March 12–25, 1948,635 and the seventh from September 13 – October 14, 1948.661 State Senate Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.4 County Senator Party NotesApacheEarl Platt Democratic CochiseRalph Cowan* DemocraticDan Angius* DemocraticCoconinoJohn G. Babbitt Democratic GilaS. L. Bixby* DemocraticJames R. Heron* DemocraticGrahamWesley A. Townsend* DemocraticGreenleeFred J. Fritz Democratic MaricopaMarvin E. Smith DemocraticO.L. McDaniel DemocraticMohaveEarle W. Cook DemocraticNavajoLloyd C. Henning* Democratic PimaH. H. d'Autremont* DemocraticWilliam Kimball* DemocraticPinalLloyd E. Canfil DemocraticSanta CruzW. H. Hathaway* Democratic YavapaiA. L. Favour DemocraticSam J. Head DemocraticYumaHugo B. Farmer* Democratic House of Representatives Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.5 County Representative Party NotesApacheWalter Pulsipher Democratic CochiseI. A. Rosok* DemocraticCarl W. Morris DemocraticLeo F. Foster DemocraticStuart F. Krentz DemocraticA. R. Spikes* Democratic CoconinoFrank L. Christensen* DemocraticJesse L. Boyce Democratic GilaRaymond G. Langham DemocraticWilliam G. Rosenbaum* DemocraticHarold Copp* Democratic GrahamW. A. McBride DemocraticMilton Lines DemocraticGreenleeJames Boyce Scott Democratic MaricopaR.S. Hart DemocraticH. C. Armstrong* DemocraticG. N. Baker* DemocraticWing F. Ong DemocraticJack Cummard* DemocraticFletcher W. Timmerman DemocraticJohn E. Hunt DemocraticL. Max Connolly DemocraticW. R. Palmer DemocraticSidney Kartus* DemocraticJ. M. Combs DemocraticAlvin Lindsey* DemocraticW. E. Craig DemocraticThornton Jones DemocraticR. H. Wallace RepublicanLaura McRae* DemocraticM. Joe Murphy* DemocraticHarry Wimberly DemocraticClaire Phelps* DemocraticDwight L. Solomon DemocraticR. D. Searles DemocraticLorna E. Lockwood DemocraticW. W. Franklin DemocraticMohaveE. L. Jameson* Democratic NavajoEva O. Decker RepublicanClay B. Simer* Democratic PimaOscar C. Cole DemocraticRobert H. Forbes* DemocraticFrank G. Robles DemocraticRoy Martin* DemocraticJohn S. Hardwicke* DemocraticJohn H. Ayraud* DemocraticJames W. Ewing* RepublicanHamilton R. Catlin DemocraticV. S. Hostetter Republican PinalParke T. Gilbert DemocraticGeorge Ernst* DemocraticSanta CruzRaymond E. Earhart Democratic YavapaiRobert E. Perkins* DemocraticDick W. Martin RepublicanKel M. Fox DemocraticHarry E. Metz* Democratic YumaClara Osborne Botzum* DemocraticN. S. McCallum Democratic References Category:Arizona legislative sessions Category:1947 in Arizona Category:1948 in Arizona Category:1947 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1948 U.S. legislative sessions