Kyl, Jon, 1942-
Jon Llewellyn Kyl (born April 25, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. Representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 1995 and as U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. Kyl was Senate Minority Whip from 2007 until 2013.
Born in Oakland, Nebraska, he grew up there and in Bloomfield, Iowa. Kyl received B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Arizona before working in Phoenix, Arizona as an attorney and lobbyist. Kyl served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995 and three terms in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 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 (2003–2007) and the Republican Conference (2007). In December 2007, he became Senate Minority Whip. 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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