James Weiers

James Weiers
Weiers in 2006
Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 2005 – January 12, 2009
Preceded byJake Flake
Succeeded byKirk Adams
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Preceded byJeff Groscost
Succeeded byJake Flake
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2005
Preceded byDarden C. Hamilton (from prior District 16, changed due to redistricting)
Succeeded byLinda Gray
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
January 1995 – January 2003
Preceded byJohn Kaits
Succeeded byDoug Quelland
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 2005 – January 2013
Preceded byLinda Gray
Personal details
Born(1953-09-08)September 8, 1953[1]
DiedApril 19, 2024(2024-04-19) (aged 70)[2]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

James Weiers (September 8, 1953 – April 19, 2024) was a Republican member of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, representing various Arizona Legislative Districts.[3] He was initially elected to the House in 1994, where he served as one of the two District 16 representatives from January 1995 through January 2003.[4][5][6][7] In 2002, he ran and won the seat for the Arizona State Senate for District 10, which was similar to the prior District 16 after redistricting.[8] He served in the Senate for one term, from January 2003 through January 2005. In 2004, he ran successfully for the House, again in District 10. He was re-elected three more times to represent the House, serving from January 2005 through January 2013.[9][10][11][12] He served twice as Speaker of the House, the first time from 2001 to 2002, and the second time from 2005 to 2009.[13] Weiers died on April 19, 2024.[2]

  1. ^ "Jim Weiers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Schaudt, Sky (April 20, 2024). "Jim Weiers, former speaker of the Arizona House, dies at 70". KJZZ. Arizona PBS. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jim Weiers". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178". State of Arizona. pp. viii–ix. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146". State of Arizona. pp. viii–ix. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223". State of Arizona. pp. viii–ix. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235". State of Arizona. pp. viii–ix. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2003 Volume 1, Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 247". State of Arizona. p. vii. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2011 Volume 1, Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 237". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Mary Jo Pitzl; Matthew Benson (November 7, 2018). "House GOP ousts Jim Weiers as leader". The Arizona Republic.