Interesting...Can you give me a source for that?
Sen. Mark Udall, Aisle-Crossing Advocate for the State of the Union Address
He’s the son of a congressman who once ran for president, the nephew of a former Interior secretary, an outdoor athlete who has featured rock climbing in his political ads.
And Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall is also the force behind the effort to mix up the seating at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
The push to work across the aisles is nothing new for Udall, who has made cooperating with others a theme of his campaigns. He began his political career as a state lawmaker in 1997 and, after a single two-year term, was narrowly elected to the U.S. House from Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District. In 2008, he won his U.S. Senate seat.
Here’s the lowdown:
The legacy: Mark’s late father, Morris “Mo” Udall, represented part of Phoenix in the U.S. House from 1961 through 1991, and ran for president in 1976. (Disclosure: As a 17-year-old Iowan, I caucused for him.) Mark Udall’s uncle (and Mo’s brother), Stewart Udall, held the Arizona congressional seat before Mo did.....
(tons of other articles on Google when he first announced his suggestion)