Robert McLendon

{{Short description|American politician (1936–2022)}}

{{for|the American academic|Robert L. McLendon Jr.}}

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|state_house4= Arizona

|district4 = 5th

|term_start4 = January 1983

|term_end4 = January 2001

|predecessor4= Morris Courtright

|successor4 = Robert Cannell

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|24}}{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3099/robert-mclendon#.XNwPDPZFwjY |title=Robert McLendon's Biography |publisher=Project Vote Smart |accessdate=May 15, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523012914/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3099/robert-mclendon |url-status=live |archivedate=May 23, 2013}}

|birth_place = Romney, Texas, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|09|1936|11|24}}

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|party = Democrat

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|residence = Yuma, Arizona

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Robert McLendon (November 24, 1936 – March 9, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives. McLendon served nine terms in the House from January 1983 through January 2001, representing district 5.{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/27/rec/2 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1983, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session | accessdate=October 28, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/0/rec/1 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session Laws, State of Arizona, 1985 Thirty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session | accessdate=November 1, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/3/rec/1 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1987 Thirty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session | accessdate=November 2, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/6/rec/1 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session | accessdate=November 2, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/67/rec/3 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1991 Volume 2, Fortieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Second to Fourth Special Sessions, Chapters 218 to End | accessdate=November 19, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/69/rec/2 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1993 Volume 1, Forty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 184 | accessdate=November 19, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/52/rec/2 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178 | accessdate=December 2, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/43/rec/1 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146 | accessdate=December 4, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}}{{cite web | url=http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azsession/id/116/rec/1 | publisher=State of Arizona | title=Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223 | accessdate=December 12, 2018}}{{rp|viii–ix}} The amendment to the Arizona Constitution which limited politicians to serving four consecutive terms in either house was passed in 1992, after he had already served five terms.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Term_Limits,_Proposition_107_(1992) |title=Arizona Term Limits, Proposition 107 (1992) |publisher=Ballotpedia |accessdate=May 13, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065058/https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Term_Limits,_Proposition_107_(1992) |url-status=live |archivedate=May 7, 2019}} McLendon died on March 9, 2022, at the age of 85.{{cite web|url=https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/ex-arizona-house-minority-leader-robert-mclendon-dies-at-85,291427|title=Ex-Arizona House Minority Leader Robert McLendon dies at 85|work=YouValley.net|date=13 March 2022|access-date=13 March 2022}}