James Weiers
OfficeSpeaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
Term startJanuary 10, 2005
Term endJanuary 12, 2009
PredecessorJake Flake
SuccessorKirk Adams
Term start 1January 8, 2001
Term end 1January 6, 2003
Predecessor 1Jeff Groscost
Successor 1Jake Flake
State senate 2Arizona
District 210th
Term start 2January 2003
Term end 2January 2005
Predecessor 2Darden C. Hamilton (from prior District 16, changed due to redistricting)
Successor 2Linda Gray
State house 3Arizona
District 316th
Term start 3January 1995
Term end 3January 2003
Predecessor 3John Kaits
Successor 3Doug Quelland
State house 4Arizona
District 410th
Term start 4January 2005
Term end 4January 2013
Predecessor 4Linda Gray
Birth dateSeptember 8, 1953[1]
Death dateApril 19, 2024 (aged 70)[2]
PartyRepublican
RelativesJerry Weiers (brother)
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]

Personal life

Weiers had a brother, who is also a local Arizona politician and fellow Arizona State Legislature member, Jerry Weiers.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Jim Weiers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ 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
  14. ^ "House Member". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2024-09-03.