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Anna R. Westover was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1918 as a Democrat. While in office, she introduced the bill ratifying the 19th amendment, along with three other women in office at the time. Prior to her election, she had been a suffrage leader in the state. Westover was the chair of the Civil Service Reform department of the Arizona State Federation of Women's Clubs, and eventually president of the Federation. She was often known as Mrs. J.H. Westover.