49th Arizona State Legislature

49th Arizona State Legislature
	Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010
Senate
Members	30
President	Robert Burns
Temporary President	Thayer Verschoor
Party control	Republican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Speaker	Kirk Adams
Party control	Republican (35–25)
Sessions
1st	January 12 – July 12, 2009
2nd	January 11 – April 29, 2010
Special sessions
1st	January 28 – January 31, 2009
2nd	May 21 – May 27, 2009
3rd	July 6 – August 25, 2009
4th	November 17 – November 23, 2009
5th	December 17 – December 19, 2009
6th	February 1 – February 11, 2010
7th	March 8 – March 16, 2010
8th	March 29 – April 1, 2010
9th	August 9 – August 11, 2010

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.

Sessions

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

Members

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

District	Senator	Party
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

Members

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
1	Andy Tobin*	Republican
2	Thomas Chabin*	Democrat
2	Christopher Deschene	Democrat
3	Doris Goodale	Republican
3	Nancy McLain*	Republican
4	Tom Boone*	Republican
4	Judy Burges*	Republican
5	Jack A. Brown*	Democrat
5	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]
6	Carl Seel	Republican
7	Ray Barnes*	Republican
7	Nancy Barto*	Republican
8	John Kavanagh*	Republican
8	Michelle Reagan*	Republican
9	Debbie Lesko	Republican
9	Rick Murphy*	Republican
10	Doug Quelland	Democrat
10	James Weiers	Republican
11	Adam Driggs*	Republican
11	Eric Meyer	Democrat
12	Steve Montenegro	Republican
12	Jerry Weiers*	Republican
13	Martha Garcia*	Democrat
13	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
14	Robert Meza*	Democrat
15	David Lujan*	Democrat
15	Kyrsten Sinema*	Democrat
16	Cloves Campbell Jr.*	Democrat
16	Ben R. Miranda*	Democrat
17	Ed Ableser*	Democrat
17	David Schapira*	Democrat
18	Cecil Ash	Republican
18	Steve Court	Republican
19	Kirk Adams*	Republican
19	Rich Crandall*	Republican
20	John McComish*	Republican
20	Rae Waters	Democrat
21	Warde Nichols*	Republican
21	Steven B. Yarbrough*	Republican
22	Andy Biggs*	Republican
22	Laurin Hendrix	Republican
23	Barbara McGuire*	Democrat
23	Franklin Pratt	Republican
24	Russell Jones	Republican
24	Lynne Pancrazi*	Democrat
25	Patricia Fleming	Democrat
25	David Stevens	Republican
26	Vic Williams	Republican
26	Nancy Young Wright	Democrat
27	Olivia Cajero Bedford*	Democrat
27	Phil Lopes*	Democrat
28	David T. Bradley*	Democrat
28	Steve Farley*	Democrat
29	Matt Heinz	Democrat
29	Daniel Patterson	Democrat
30	Frank Antenori	Republican
30	David Gowan Sr.	Republican

References

"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"Supervisors select new legislator". February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

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[ASL1-1] "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.

[ASL2-2] "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.

[ASL3-3] "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.

[ASL4-4] "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 March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.