1911 United States House of Representatives election in Arizona clause for admitting Arizona Territory and New Mexico Territory as a single state, but that clause was removed in the final version. Arizona was the last territory in the contiguous United States, and after Arizona's admission, it would be another 47 years before another State (Alaska) was admitted. 1911 United States House of Representatives election in Arizona Arizona's first election to the United States House of Representatives was held December 11, 1911, for the 62nd Congress Arizona joined the union as the 48th state on February 14, 1912, having already elected its first Representative in December. Arizona Territory had been
2013 State of the Union Address to future generations; that our rights are wrapped up in the rights of others; and that well into our third century as a nation, it remains the task of us all, as citizens of these United States, to be the authors of the next great chapter in our American story." Senator Marco Rubio a Republican of Florida, delivered the official Republican response to the 2013 State of the Union Address. Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul delivered the Tea Party's rebuttal to Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address. The BBC reported reactions from US newspapers such as the "New York