George F. Senner Jr.
George F. Senner Jr. (November 24, 1921 – October 6, 2007) was a Democratic politician from Arizona who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Arizona’s 3rd district from 1963 to 1967. He was born in Miami, Arizona, and went to Miami High School, where he played football and served as class president. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 and served in the South Pacific until 1945, leaving with the rank of sergeant.
After the war, Senner earned a law degree from the University of Arizona in 1952 and began practicing law. He worked as an assistant city attorney (1952–1954), then as the county attorney for Gila County (1954–1957). In 1957 he joined the Arizona Corporation Commission and was its chairman from 1958 to 1961.
Senner was elected to Congress in 1962, representing the newly created 3rd district. He supported major laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the 1965 Social Security Amendments (creating Medicare and Medicaid), and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He was reelected in 1964 but lost in 1966 to Republican Sam Steiger, after which he returned to practicing law. Senner died in Sun City, Arizona, in 2007 at age 85.
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