| Capitol complex
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| | The current majority party is the
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| State capital of Arizona is in Phoenix.
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| | Republican Party, which has held power
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| The original Capitol building, with its
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| | since 1950.
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| distinctive copper dome, was dedicated in
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| | Arizona state senators and
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| 1901 (construction was completed for
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| | representatives are elected for two year
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| $136,000 in 1900), when the area was
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| | terms and are limited to four consecutive
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| still a territory. Phoenix became the
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| | terms in a chamber, though there is no
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| official state capital with Arizona's
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| | limit on the total number of terms. When
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| admission to the union in 1912.
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| | a lawmaker is term-limited from office,
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| Separate legislative buildings for the
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| | it is not uncommon for him or her to run
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| House of Representatives and Senate were
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| | for election in the other chamber.
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| dedicated in 1960, and an Executive
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| | The fiscal year 2006-07 general fund
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| Office Building was dedicated in 1974
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| | budget, approved by the Arizona
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| (the ninth floor of this building is
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| | Legislature in June 2006, is slightly
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| where the Office of the Governor is
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| | less than $10 billion. Besides the money
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| located). The original Capitol building
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| | spent on state agencies, it also includes
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| was converted into a museum.
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| | more than $500 million in income- and
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| The Capitol complex is fronted and
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| | property tax cuts, pay raises for
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| highlighted by the richly landscaped
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| | government employees, and additional
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| Wesley Bolin Memorial Park, named after
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| | funding for the K-12 education system.
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| Wesley Bolin, a governor who died in
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| | State executive branch
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| office in the 1970s. Numerous monuments
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| | Arizona's executive branch is headed by a
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| and memorials are on the site, including
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| | governor elected for a four-year term.
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| the anchor and signal mast from the USS
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| | The governor may serve any number of
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| Arizona (one of the U.S. Navy ships sunk
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| | terms, though no more than two in a row.
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| in Pearl Harbor); a granite version of
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| | The current governor of Arizona is Janet
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| the Ten Commandments; and the Arizona
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| | Napolitano, a Democrat. She was first
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| Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.
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| | elected in 2002 and again in 2006 (she
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| State legislature
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| | was officially sworn in on her second
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| Arizona's legislature is bicameral (like
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| | term on January 4, 2007).
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| the legislature of every other state
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| | Due to the state of Arizona not having a
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| except Nebraska) and consists of a
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| | governor's mansion, the governor resides
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| thirty-member Senate and a 60-member
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| | within their private place of residence
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| House of Representatives. Legislators are
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| | during their term in office.
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| elected for two-year terms.
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| | Federal representation
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| Each Legislature covers a two-year
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| | The two U.S. Senators from Arizona are
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| period. The first session following the
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| | Senator John McCain (Republican) and
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| general election is known as the first
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| | Senator Jon Kyl (Republican).
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| regular session, and the session
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| | Arizona's representatives in the United
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| convening in the second year is known as
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| | States House of Representatives are Rick
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| the second regular session. Each regular
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| | Renzi (R-1), Trent Franks (R-2), John
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| session begins on the second Monday in
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| | Shadegg (R-3), Ed Pastor (D-4), Harry
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| January and adjourns sine die (terminates
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| | Mitchell (D-5), Jeff Flake (R-6), Raul
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| for the year) no later than Saturday of
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| | Grijalva (D-7), and Gabrielle Giffords
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| the week in which the 100th day from the
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| | (D-8). Jim Kolbe announced his retirement
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| beginning of the regular session falls.
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| | from Congress in 2006, creating one of
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| The President of the Senate and Speaker
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| | the few open seats in the nation in
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| of the House, by rule, may extend the
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| | Arizona's Congressional District 8.
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| session up to seven additional days.
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| | Arizona gained two seats in the House of
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| Thereafter, the session can only be
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| | Representatives due to redistricting
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| extended by a majority vote of members
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| | based on Census 2000.
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| present of each house.
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