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Sen. Bob Burns of Peoria, the long-time chairman of the Appropriations Committee, was chosen as the next Senate President during an organizational meeting of the Senate GOP caucus today. The official announcement later this afternoon did not come as a surprise. Burns had worked on getting his votes early and had the advantage of not facing a primary election challenge. An informal tally by the Arizona Capitol Times a few weeks ago had him leading over Sen. Thayer Verschoor of Gilbert.
Sen. Chuck Gray of Mesa will be the majority leader, and Sen. Pamela Gorman of Anthem will be the majority whip.See the full content of this document
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Arizona Senate Republicans Pick New Leaders
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