Sam Coppersmith was a United States Congressman from Arizona from 1993-1995. He defeated John Rhodes III in his 1992 campaign. He decided to run unsuccessfuly for the Senate in 1994 when Dennis DeConcini retired. He lost to fellow Congressman Jon Kyl. Congress in Joint Session. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 500 km 645 km 0. ... Dennis Webster DeConcini (born May 8, 1937, in Tucson) is a former Democratic Senator from the state of Arizona in the United States, serving from 1977 to 1995. ... This page is about the current Arizona Senator; for his father, a U.S. Representative from Iowa, see John Kyl; for an unrelated U.S. Representative from Mississippi, see John Kyle. ...