Jon Kyl
| Jon Kyl | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Arizona From: January 4, 1995 - Present | |||
| Predecessor | Dennis DeConcini | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from Arizona's 4th Congressional District From: January 5, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |||
| Predecessor | Eldon D. Rudd | ||
| Successor | John Shadegg | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Caryll L. Collins | ||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||
Jon Kyl, born April 25, 1942 (age 84), is the Junior Senator from Arizona. A Republican, currently he serves as Senate Minority Whip. In 2008, National Journal ranked Kyl the most conservative U.S. Senator. [1]
United States Senate
Kyl co-sponsored legislation that would give illegal immigrants up to five years to leave the country. [2]
In February 2006, Kyl joined Senator Lindsey Graham in filing an amicus brief in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case, which appears to have been an attempt to mislead the Supreme Court by presenting an “extensive colloquy” added to the Congressional record but not included in the Dec 21st debate as evidence that "Congress was aware" that the Detainee Treatment Act would strip the Supreme Court of jurisdiction to hear "pending cases, including this case" brought by the Guantanamo detainees. [3]
Kyl appeared in the U.S. national news near the end of his 2006 campaign as an example of a case where some bloggers were attempting to influence search engine results for searches on Kyl's name. [4]