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. There were seven special sessions, the first of which was held from June 9 through June 23, 1947, the second was held from June 18 – July 1, 1947, the third was held between January 5 – 21, 1948, the fourth from January 22- February 17, 1948, the fifth spanned February 18 – March 12, 1948, The sixth was from March 12–25, 1948, and the seventh from September 13 – October 14, 1948.
State Senate
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
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.
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
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