Jon Kyl
1942–2026Jon Kyl (April 25, 1942 – September 17, 2026) was an American Republican politician who served as U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018, and as Senate Minority Whip.
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Jon Kyl was an American politician and lawyer who represented Arizona in the United States Senate for the Republican Party, serving from 1995 until 2013 and returning briefly in 2018 following the death of Senator John McCain. He also served as Senate Minority Whip from 2007 to 2013. Prior to his Senate career, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995. After retiring from the Senate he worked as a lobbyist, first joining the firm Covington & Burling in 2013 and rejoining it in 2019. Kyl stepped away from public life in December 2025 after being diagnosed with a neurological disease that led to dementia, and died at age 84 on September 17, 2026.
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