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Former Republican Sen. Jon Kyl dies at 84
Kyl’s family announced his death on Thursday. The Arizona lawmaker served in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2013 and briefly returned in 2018 to fill John McCain’s seat.
Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl has died at the age of 84, his family announced Thursday, according to Fox News Politics.
Kyl was first sworn in to the U.S. Senate in 1995 and retired in 2013. He briefly returned to the chamber in 2018 after John McCain’s death, when then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed him to fill the seat.
Before his Senate career, Kyl served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995.
Fox News Politics also noted that in December 2025 Kyl said he was stepping away from public life after being diagnosed with a neurological disease that led to dementia.
After news of his death, Ducey praised Kyl on X, highlighting his years of leadership in Arizona as well as his personal mentorship and friendship.
Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who served with Kyl in the Senate, also paid tribute on X and said Arizona had lost one of its most effective and dedicated public servants.
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