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-[[File:Arizona State Seal.jpg|right|150px]]
-{{USState
-|name=Arizona
-|flag=Arizona_State_Flag.gif
-|motto="Ditat Deus"(God Enriches)
-|nick=The Grand Canyon State
-|capital=Phoenix
-|language=English
-|governor=Janice K. Brewer
-|gparty=Republican
-|senator1=John McCain
-|s1party=Republican
-|s1phone=(202) 224-2235
-|s1email=http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm Contact
-|senator2=Jon Kyl
-|s2party=Republican
-|s2phone=(202) 224-4521
-|s2email=http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact
-|population=
-|date=February 14, 1912
-}}
-'''Arizona''' on February 14, 1912 became the forty-eighth state to enter the union. It is known as the [[Grand Canyon]] State. Its capital and largest city is [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]]. <ref> http://az.gov/ </ref>
-Arizona has always been politically conservative, but until 1952 the conservative Democrats were in control.  Thanks to [[Barry Goldwater]], Republicans built a strong base and controlled the electoral vote.  In recent years, the state has gained population rapidly and the two parties are evenly matched.
-The growth engine of large scale immigration from California and Mexico, and housing construction collapsed with the [[Recession of 2008]], and the economy is struggling.
-== Geography & Population ==
-*The state is bordered by the following states: [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], and [[New Mexico]], as well as Mexico.
-[[File:Tucson1.jpg|thumb|120px]]
-*Total Land Area: 113,635 square miles
-*Highest Elevation: 12,633 ft (Humphreys Peak)
-*Population (in 2005): 5,939,292
-*Most populated cities in Arizona:
-:[[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], Population: 1,321,045
-:[[Tucson]], Population: 486,699
-:Mesa, Population: 396,375
-:Glendale, Population: 218,812
-:Scottsdale, Population: 202,705 <ref> http://www.theus50.com/arizona/cities.php </ref>
-Arizona has a large population of people of [[Native American]] descent. The Indian tribes who inhabited the land that is now Arizona include the [[Apache]], [[Navajo]], [[Mojave]] and [[Yavapai]]. <ref> http://www.theus50.com/arizona/history.shtml </ref>
-==Political culture==
-In more recent years, the [[Republican Party]] has generally dominated Arizona politics and the [[Arizona legislature | state legislature]]. In 2004, President [[George W. Bush]] won the state's ten electoral votes by a margin of 10 percentage points with 55% of the vote, and in 2008 [[John McCain]] won the state with 54% of the vote. Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature. Their two [[United States Senator]]s are Republican and no Democrat holds statewide office. However, Arizona became the first U.S. state to vote against an anti-gay marriage amendment in the 2006 midterm elections. Although [[gay marriage]] is still illegal in Arizona, this amendment would have abolished civil unions and domestic partnerships for [[homosexual]] couples. Arizona has consistently been a [[red state]] in presidential elections since 1952, except in 1996 when [[Bill Clinton]] won the state. Excepting Clinton, the last [[Democrat]] to win Arizona in a presidential election was [[Harry Truman]] in 1948.
-== Notable Arizonans ==
-*[[Barry Goldwater]] (Conservative leader), GOP presidential nominee in 1964
-* [[John McCain]] (Republican leader), GOP presidential nominee in 2008
-*[[Frank Lloyd Wright]] (Architect)
-*[[Stewart Udall]] (former Congressman and Secretary of the Interior)
-*[[Erma Bombeck]] (Writer)
-*[[William Rehnquist]] (Supreme Court chief justice)
-*[[Sandra Day O'Connor]] (Supreme Court justice)
-*[[James Rhodes]] (Republican leader in Congress)
-==Elected Officials==
-===Federal===
-*Senator [[John McCain]] (R)
-*Senator [[Jon Kyl]] (R)
-*Rep. [[Paul Gosar]] [R, AZ-1]
-*Rep. [[Trent Franks]] [R, AZ-2]
-*Rep. [[Ben Quayle]] [R, AZ-3]
-*Rep. [[Edward Pastor]] [D, AZ-4]
-*Rep. [[David Schweikert]] [R, AZ-5]
-*Rep. [[Jeff Flake]] [R, AZ-6]
-*Rep. [[Raul Grijalva]] [D, AZ-7]
-*Rep. [[Gabrielle Giffords]] [D, AZ-8]
-[[Image:Jan Brewer.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Governor Jan Brewer]]
-===Statewide===
-*Governor [[Janice K. Brewer|Jan Brewer]] (R)
-*Attorney General [[Tom Horne]] (R)
-*Secretary of State [[Ken Bennett]] (R)
-*State Treasurer [[Doug Ducey]] (R)
-{{clear}}
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
-{{USstates}}
-[[Category:Arizona]]
-[[Category:Western United States]]

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