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===States and cities=== Some U.S. states and cities extend similar honours. ====Arizona==== Upon his death in August 2018, U.S. Senator [[John McCain]] lay in state at the [[Arizona State Capitol|State Capitol]] of his home state of [[Arizona]] before receiving the same honour in the U.S. Capitol two days later.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/us/politics/john-mccain-funeral.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |title=John McCain to Lie in State at Capitols in Washington and Arizona| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=25 August 2018| access-date=30 July 2020| language=en |url-access=subscription}}</ref> ====California==== After a memorial service outside the Polk Street entrance of San Francisco City Hall on 29 November 1978, Mayor [[George Moscone]] and city Supervisor [[Harvey Milk]] lay in state in the Rotunda until 30 November, after [[Moscone–Milk assassinations|their assassination]] by former Supervisor [[Dan White]]. The chamber was also filled with more than 400 floral tributes to the two men.<ref>{{cite news| title=S.F. mourns Milk, Moscone in the wake of Jonestown| url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-mourns-Milk-Moscone-in-the-wake-of-Jonestown-2547523.php| first=Laura| last=Perkins| date=28 November 2003| newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=KRON>{{cite news| title=Milk & Moscone's Memorial Service| url=https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/209378| work=[[KRON-TV|KRON News]]| date=29 November 1978}}</ref> In [[San Francisco]], Mayor [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]] lay in state in the Rotunda of [[San Francisco City Hall]] after his death in office on 12 December 2017.<ref name=Haigney>{{cite news| title=Thousands of mourners pay respect to Mayor Ed Lee at SF City Hall| url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mayor-Ed-Lee-escorted-to-SF-City-Hall-for-the-12433255.php| first1=Sophie| last1=Haigney| author2=J.K. Dineen| author3=John Wildermuth| name-list-style=amp| date=15 December 2017| newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]], who served as San Francisco mayor from 1978 to 1988, also lay in state in the rotunda on 4 October 2023, prior to a funeral service the following day.<ref>{{cite news| title=Feinstein to lie in state at San Francisco City Hall ahead of Thursday funeral| url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/01/politics/feinstein-funeral-arrangements/index.html| first=Morgan| last=Rimmer| work=[[CNN]]| date=October 2, 2023| access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> ====Georgia==== After his death in July 2020, U.S. Representative [[John Lewis (civil rights leader)|John Lewis]] received similar honours from his home state of Georgia and also was the first African American member of Congress to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Because of his role in the [[Selma to Montgomery marches]] during the [[civil rights movement]], Lewis also lay in state for one day in the [[Alabama State Capitol|Alabama Capitol]] in Montgomery.<ref>{{cite news| title=Late Rep. John Lewis to begin lie in state in US Capitol| newspaper=[[New York Post]]| url=https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/john-lewis-to-begin-lie-in-state-in-us-capitol-on-monday/| first=Emily| last=Jacobs| date=27 July 2020| access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> ====Hawaii==== Eight people have lain in state at the [[Hawaii State Capitol]], among which include former Governor [[John A. Burns]] in 1975, U.S. Senator [[Spark Matsunaga]] in 1990, famous Hawaiian singer [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole]] upon his death in 1997, U.S. Representative [[Patsy Mink]] in 2002, former U.S. Senator [[Hiram Fong]] in 2004, [[Daniel Inouye]], president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, in 2012, and former U.S. Senator [[Daniel Akaka]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news| title=Lying in state a rare and treasured honor in Hawaii| url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38226655/lying-in-state-a-rare-and-treasured-honor-in-hawaii/#:~:text=S.%20Sen.%20Daniel%20Inouye%20was%20memorialized%20with%20lying,Honor%20recipient%20and%2050-year%20veteran%20of%20the%20| date=18 May 2018| work=[[KHNL]] News}}</ref>
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