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In 2018, Jon Kyl was the Senate 'sherpa' for Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.

Jon Kyl did not face a major-party opponent in his 2000 Senate re-election race.

After leaving the Senate, Jon Kyl worked as a lobbyist for the law firm Covington & Burling.

Jon Kyl studied political science at the University of Arizona, graduating in 1964.

Jon Kyl received his law degree from the University of Arizona in 1966.

Jon Kyl's father, John Henry Kyl, taught English at Nebraska State Teachers College before moving to Iowa in the 1950s to join a family business.

Jon Kyl worked for the law firm Jennings, Strouss & Salmon for two decades before winning his first U.S. House race in 1986.

Jon Kyl's father, John Henry Kyl, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959-1965 and 1967-1973.

Jon Llewellyn Kyl was born on April 25, 1942, in Oakland, Nebraska.

Jon Kyl was involved in an effort to craft an omnibus immigration reform bill in 2007.

In 2008, Jon Kyl vouched for John McCain's conservative credentials during McCain's presidential campaign.

A 2006 Time magazine profile called Jon Kyl "the Operator" and named him one of the 10 best senators at the time.

In 2011, Jon Kyl announced he would not run for a fourth term in the Senate.

The American Conservative Union gave Jon Kyl a lifetime voting score of 96.6.

Jon Kyl was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 after serving four terms in the House of Representatives.

Jon Kyl's family stated his death was caused by complications from a neurological disease.

In 2000, Dick Cheney interviewed Jon Kyl as a potential running mate for George W. Bush.

Jon Kyl was 84 years old at the time of his death.

Jon Kyl announced in December 2025 that he had been diagnosed with dementia.

During his three terms as a senator, Jon Kyl became the Republican party whip.