19th Arizona State Legislature


The 19th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1950, during the first year of Dan Edward Garvey's first full term 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 two house seats, to a total of seven.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 10, 1949; and adjourned on March 19. There were two special sessions: the first convened on February 20, 1950, and adjourned sine die on March 19, 1950; while the second convened on April 10, 1950 and adjourned sine die on April 15, 1950.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
CountySenatorPartyNotes
ApacheEarl Platt*Democrat
CochiseRalph Cowan*Democrat
CochiseJohn PintekDemocrat
CoconinoF. L. ChristensenDemocrat
GilaClarence L. CarpenterDemocrat
GilaWilliam A. SullivanDemocrat
GrahamWarner B. MatticeDemocrat
GreenleeFred J. Fritz*Democrat
MaricopaJohn E. HuntDemocrat
MaricopaRoy D. StoneDemocrat
MohaveClyde BollingerDemocrat
NavajoClay SimerDemocrat
PimaJ. B. MeadDemocrat
PimaWilliam Kimball*Democrat
PinalJames Herron Jr.Democrat
Santa CruzHubert 0. MerryweatherDemocrat
YavapaiSam J. Head*Democrat
YavapaiJohn R. FranksDemocrat
YumaJoseph D. MansfieldDemocrat

House of Representatives

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
CountyRepresentativePartyNotes
ApacheGeorge E. CrosbyDemocrat
CochiseWesley T. AllenDemocrat
CochiseCarl W. Morris*Democrat
CochiseAlfred Paul Jr.Democrat
CochiseJames A. ElliottDemocrat
CochiseW. L. CookDemocrat
CoconinoCharles W. DrydenDemocrat
CoconinoJesse L. Boyce*Democrat
GilaRaymond G. Langham*Democrat
GilaMrs. William G. RosenbaumDemocrat
GilaHarold Copp*Democrat
GrahamW. A. McBride*Democrat
GrahamMilton Lines*Democrat
GreenleeM. L. SimmsDemocrat
MaricopaR.S. Hart*Democrat
MaricopaWing F. Ong*Democrat
MaricopaFletcher W. Timmerman*Democrat
MaricopaG. N. Baker*Democrat
MaricopaJack Cummard*Democrat
MaricopaWilliam B. O'MalleyDemocrat
MaricopaEd EllsworthDemocrat
MaricopaL. Max Connolly*Democrat
MaricopaJohn H. WilsonDemocrat
MaricopaSidney Kartus*Democrat
MaricopaJ. M. Combs*Democrat
MaricopaJ. H. CallanDemocrat
MaricopaW. E. Craig*Democrat
MaricopaRonald WebsterRepublican
MaricopaR. H. Wallace*Republican
MaricopaLaura McRae*Democrat
MaricopaJ. W. EstesDemocrat
MaricopaHarry Wimberly*Democrat
MaricopaCharles H. AbelsDemocrat
MaricopaRobert C. Bohannan Jr.Republican
MaricopaLewis R. BurchDemocrat
MaricopaH. C. Armstrong*Democrat
MaricopaW. W. Franklin*Democrat
MohaveRobert E. MorrowDemocrat
NavajoEva O. Decker*Republican
NavajoL. E. StoneDemocrat
PimaOscar C. Cole*Democrat
PimaOliver M. HeflinDemocrat
PimaFrank G. Robles*Democrat
PimaRoy Martin*Democrat
PimaJohn S. Hardwicke*Democrat
PimaMarvin L. BurtonDemocrat
PimaRobert H. Forbes*Democrat
PimaJames W. Ewing*Republican
PimaV. S. Hostetter*Republican
PinalA. L. BartlettDemocrat
PinalGeorge Ernst*Democrat
Santa CruzNeilson BrownDemocrat
YavapaiHenry RushDemocrat
YavapaiDick W. Martin*Republican
YavapaiKel M. Fox*Democrat
YavapaiA. H. BisjakDemocrat
YumaClara Osborne Botzum*Democrat
YumaHarold C. GissDemocrat