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George F. Senner Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArizona's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Sam Steiger |
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| Born | George Frederick Senner Jr. (1921-11-24)November 24, 1921 Miami, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2007(2007-10-06) (aged 85) Sun City, Arizona, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
George Frederick Senner Jr. (November 24, 1921 – October 6, 2007) was an AmericanDemocraticpolitician fromArizona.
Senner was born inMiami, Arizona. He graduated fromMiami High School, where he played football and was president of his senior class. Beginning in May 1942, he served with theUnited States Marine Corps for 27 months in theSouth Pacific. He was discharged in October 1945 with the rank of sergeant, after which he resumed his education. In 1952 he earned his law degree from theUniversity of Arizona and was admitted to the bar in October of that year.
Returning to Miami, Senner served as an assistant attorney for the city from 1952 to 1954. In 1954, he won election as county attorney forGila County and served in that office until 1957. In August 1957, he became a member of theArizona Corporation Commission, and served as its chairman from 1958 until 1961. He was elected as a Democrat to theUnited States House of Representatives fromArizona in 1962, representing the newly created3rd congressional district. Senner voted for many key laws while in Congress, such as theCivil Rights Act of 1964, theSocial Security Amendments of 1965, which introducedMedicare (United States) andMedicaid, and theVoting Rights Act of 1965. Though he was re-elected in 1964, he was defeated for re-election in 1966 byRepublicanSam Steiger.
Upon his defeat, Senner returned to the practice of law. He died on October 6, 2007, inSun City, Arizona.
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