Son of US Representative John Henry Kyl and Arlene Kyl, Kyl was born and raised in Nebraska and lived for some time in Iowa.
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34 Facts About Senator Jon Kyl
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Senator Jon Kyl received his bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Arizona.
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Senator Jon Kyl worked in Phoenix, Arizona as an attorney and lobbyist before winning election to the United States House of Representatives, where he served from 1987 to 1995.
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Senator Jon Kyl was elected to the US Senate in 1994 and continued to be re-elected by comfortable margins until his retirement in January 2013.
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Senator Jon Kyl has been a fixture of Republican policy leadership posts, chairing the Republican Policy Committee and the Republican Conference.
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Senator Jon Kyl was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 for his persuasive role in the Senate.
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Senator Jon Kyl did not seek re-election to the Senate in 2012 and retired at the end of his third term.
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Senator Jon Kyl expressly ruled out running for further office except, if offered, the Vice Presidency.
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In September 2018, Senator Jon Kyl was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to serve in the Senate seat left vacant by the death of John McCain.
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At a press conference accepting the appointment, Senator Jon Kyl stated that he would not run for the remainder of the term following the 2020 special election.
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Senator Jon Kyl is the first person to return to the Senate via appointment since New Hampshire Republican Norris Cotton in 1975.
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Senator Jon Kyl resigned from the Senate effective December 31,2018, and was succeeded by Martha McSally.
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Senator Jon Kyl was born in Oakland, Nebraska, the son of Arlene and John Henry Senator Jon Kyl, a teacher at Nebraska State Teachers College.
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Senator Jon Kyl is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, as is Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona.
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Senator Jon Kyl then earned a law degree in 1966 at the University of Arizona's James E Rogers College of Law, and served as editor-in-chief of the Arizona Law Review.
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Senator Jon Kyl worked as an attorney at Mountain States Legal Foundation in Denver, Colorado, prior to running for office.
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Senator Jon Kyl is married to Caryll Collins, with whom he has had two children.
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Senator Jon Kyl served in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995.
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Senator Jon Kyl was elected by his fellow Senate Republicans to a succession of leadership posts: Policy Committee chairman, Conference chairman, and most recently, Senate Minority Whip.
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Senator Jon Kyl is the only Arizona Republican to hold that leadership position.
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On September 4,2018, Senator Jon Kyl was appointed by Republican Arizona governor Doug Ducey to the US Senate seat that had been vacated due to John McCain's death.
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Senator Jon Kyl voted in favor of the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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Senator Jon Kyl resigned from the Senate effective December 31,2018 and was succeeded by former congresswoman Martha McSally, a Republican.
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Senator Jon Kyl is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
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In November 2010, Senator Jon Kyl opposed the New START arms control treaty's ratification in the lame-duck session.
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The bill by Senator Jon Kyl, known as the Senator Jon Kyl bill, was not passed in the end due to certain loopholes.
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When publication of the associated regulations was delayed until June 2010, Senator Jon Kyl responded by denying unanimous consent to confirm the appointment of 6 nominees to the US Treasury Department, none of whom specialized on gambling issues.
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Senator Jon Kyl voted against the Affordable Care Act in December 2009, and he voted against the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
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In 2011, Senator Jon Kyl said that the GOP had abandoned opposition to defense cuts.
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In 2012, Senator Jon Kyl voted against ratification of the UN Treaty Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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On November 7,2006, Senator Jon Kyl defeated real estate developer and former Arizona Democratic Party chairman Jim Pederson to win his third term in the Senate.
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The race was one of the most expensive in Arizona history, with Senator Jon Kyl raising more than $15 million and Pederson raising just shy of that amount.
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