Manuel "Lito" G. Pena, Jr.

General Information

Other Known Names: Lito Pena, Manuel Peña
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 17, 1924
Place of Birth: Cashion, Maricopa Co., AZ, USA
Date of Death: October 12, 2013
Place of Death: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Military Experience

U.S. Army, World War II veteran

Additional Information

LEGISLATIVE FAMILY: brother of Rep. Rudolph Pena

Employment

Occupation	Title	Years
Real Estate/Land/Insurance	president, Peñasco, Inc
Community/Social Services/Religious	vice-chairman, Movimento Unido Mexicano	1947 - 1950
Real Estate/Land/Insurance	owner, Peña Insurance Agency, Inc.	1951
Government	executive secretary, State Athletic Commission	1964 - 1966
Government	commissioner on human relations, City of Phoenix	1967 - 1971
Government	member, Arizona Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations	1970 - 1972

Arizona Legislative Service

Session	Chamber	Party	District	City	County
28th Legislature, 1st Regular	House	Democrat	8-N - Maricopa (1967-70)	Phoenix	Maricopa
28th Legislature, 2nd Regular	House	Democrat	8-N - Maricopa (1967-70)	Phoenix	Maricopa
29th Legislature, 1st Regular	House	Democrat	8-N - Maricopa (1967-70)	Phoenix	Maricopa
29th Legislature, 2nd Regular	House	Democrat	8-N - Maricopa (1967-70)	Phoenix	Maricopa
30th Legislature, 1st Regular	House	Democrat	27 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
30th Legislature, 2nd Regular	House	Democrat	27 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
31st Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
31st Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
32nd Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
32nd Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
33rd Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
33rd Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
34th Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
34th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
35th Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
35th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1971-72) (1973-82)	Phoenix	Maricopa
36th Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
36th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
37th Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
37th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
38th Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
38th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
39th Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
39th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
40th Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
41st Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
41st Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
41st Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
42nd Legislature, 1st Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa
42nd Legislature, 2nd Regular	Senate	Democrat	22 - Maricopa (1983-92) (1993-2002) (2003-12)	Phoenix	Maricopa

Sources

Birth: Arizona Legislative Biography sheet, parents: Manuel Peña, Sr. and Elvira (Gomez) Peña; Middle Initial: U.S. WWII Army enlistment records; Death: "Ex-state lawmaker Manuel "Lito" Pena dies at 88," kpho.com, Oct. 14, 2013.