AZ HCR2060

George Cunningham, former Arizona House and Senate member and University of Arizona vice president, died May 6, 2025 at age 80

Served in the Arizona House of Representatives beginning in 1993 in Democratic leadership, then in the Arizona State Senate from 1997 to 2001, focusing on fiscal policy and economic expansion

Worked as chief of staff for Governor Rose Mofford in 1988 and later as budget director for Governor Janet Napolitano during both her terms

Cofounded the Grand Canyon Institute, a nonpartisan think tank providing research on economic, social, and fiscal policy to Arizona lawmakers and the public

Unanimously adopted by both the House and Senate on February 19, 2026, expressing condolences to his wife Marjorie, three children, and nine grandchildren