41.   He did try to raise taxes on hospitals and cigarettes, but was blocked by Republican legislators.

42.   He had criticized an earlier arena bill because Republican legislators had loaded it with hundreds of millions in additional state spending.

43.   He might not be the only Republican legislator in a similar posture.

44.   He wants to be the first openly Republican legislator from his liberal Democratic district.

45.   Her mother was a high school history teacher and her father a law professor turned Republican state legislator.

46.   In any event, the issue promises to be treacherous for Whitman and the Republican legislators seeking re-election next year.

47.   In Georgia, Democrat and Republican state legislators are pushing bills to outlaw the practice.

48.   In seeking a second term, she is facing Peter Fitzgerald, a Republican state legislator, in a race that is regarded as a tossup.

49.   In the survey, anti-gambling sentiment predominated among Republican legislators.

50.   Indeed, Republican state legislators have supported many regulatory initiatives opposed by Republicans in Congress.