Robert Cannell | |
State Senate1: | Arizona |
District1: | 24th |
Term Start1: | January 2003 |
Term End1: | January 2007 |
Predecessor1: | Herb Guenther |
Successor1: | Amanda Aguirre |
State House4: | Arizona |
District4: | 5th |
Predecessor4: | Robert McLendon |
State House5: | Arizona |
District5: | 24th |
Successor5: | Amanda Aguirre |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1942[1] |
Birth Place: | Natick, Massachusetts |
Death Date: | [2] |
Death Place: | Yuma, Arizona |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democrat |
Spouse: | Leslie |
Children: | Catherine, Jonathan, and Christopher |
Residence: | Yuma, Arizona |
Profession: | Pediatrician, Politician |
Robert Cannell (born August 12, 1942) is a pediatrician who was a member of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in November 2000, representing District 5.[3] [4] After redistricting in 2002, he won re-election to the House in District 24. However, when Herb Guenther, who had won the State Senate seat, did not take the oath of office, Cannell was appointed by Yuma County Board of Supervisors to replace him.[5] Cannell won re-election to the Senate in 2004.[6] He did not run for re-election in 2006.[7]