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Jon Kyl is an American politician and lawyer born in Oakland in 1942. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a United States senator. During his tenure, he held the position of chairperson. He was educated at the University of Arizona and works in Washington, D.C.
Kyl is the author of five works, including *The Encryption Debate*, *Foreign Terrorists In America: Five Years After The World Trade Center*, *Id Theft*, *Internet Gambling*, and *Methamphetamine: A New Deadly Neighbor*. He is recognized in the Us Senators collection and is referenced by 438 other encyclopedia articles. He is Presbyterian and speaks English.
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Key facts
- Appointed by
- Doug Ducey
- Preceded by
- John McCain
- Succeeded by
- Martha McSally
- Leader
- Mitch McConnell
- Born
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl , ( 1942-04-25 ) April 25, 1942 (age 84) , Oakland, Nebraska , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Caryll Collins ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 )
- Parent
- John Henry Kyl (father)
- Education
- University of Arizona ( BA , LLB )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Father
- John Henry Kyl
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Educated at
- University of Arizona
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Official website
- kyl.senate.gov
- Image
- Jon Kyl, official 109th Congress photo.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Jon Kyl
- date of birth
- 1942-04-25
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- Jon Kyl
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- 11102
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Encyclopedic overview
Jon Llewellyn Kyl (/ˈkaɪl/ KYLE; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013. Following the death of John McCain in 2018, Kyl briefly returned to the Senate; his resignation led to the appointment of Martha McSally in 2019. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, serving alongside McCain during his first stint. Kyl was Senate Minority Whip from 2007 until 2013. He first joined the lobbying firm Covington & Burling after retiring in 2013, then rejoined in 2019.
The son of U.S. Representative John Henry Kyl and Arlene (née Griffith) Kyl, Kyl was born and raised in Nebraska and lived for some time in Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Arizona. He 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. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 and continued to be re-elected by comfortable margins until his retirement in January 2013. In 2006, he was recognized by Time magazine as one of America's Ten Best Senators. Kyl was ranked by National Journal in 2007 as the fourth-most conservative U.S. Senator. He has been a fixture of Republican policy leadership posts, chairing the Republican Policy Committee (2003–2006) and the Republican Conference (2006–2007) before becoming Senate Minority Whip until his retirement in 2013. He 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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