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Jon Kyl, Republican

Current office: U.S. Senate

Birth place: Oakland, NE (04/25/1942)
Home city: Phoenix, AZ

Education: LLB, University of Arizona, 1966 BA, Political Science, University of Arizona, 1964.

Profession: Attorney, Jennings, Strouss and Salmon, 1966-1986.

Political: Republican Whip, United States Senate, present Senator, United States Senate, 1994-present Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1986-1994.

Membership: Chair, Committee on Committees Chair, Senate Republican Policy Committee Vice-Chair, Senate Steering Committee. Chair, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1985 Founder, Arizona Crime Victim Foundation, 1983 Arizona State Bar.

First elected: 11/08/1994
Last elected: 11/07/2006
Next election: 2012

Family: Wife: Caryll, 2 Children: Kristine, John.


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Senators ask Obama to lean on Arab states

The Hill 8.10.09 12:08 PM | A group of 71 senators that includes senior leaders from both parties sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday...
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Roll call

Concord Monitor 8.10.09 7:36 AM | Here's how New Hampshire's senators voted in the week ending Friday. The House was in recess.
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Senate OKs $2 billion more to keep 'cash for clunkers' rolling

Arizona Daily Star 8.7.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — Pedal to the metal, Congress sent President Obama legislation Thursday night with an additional $2 billion for "cash for clunkers," the economy-boosting rebate program that caught the...
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Proposed mine site near Superior to get visit by Interior

Arizona Republic 8.7.09 12:00 AM | McCain seeks backing on a land-exchange deal for proposed huge underground site.
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Senate confirms Sotomayor

Honolulu Advertiser 8.6.09 7:13 PM | WASHINGTON -- Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up speaking Spanish in a public housing project, is headed for a seat on the Supreme Court following an overwhelming Senate vote today to make her the...
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Senate confirms Sotomayor, 68-31

The Hill 8.6.09 10:15 AM | The Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to send Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and make her the first Hispanic justice...
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Senate confirms Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, 68-31

Kansas City Star 8.6.09 3:00 AM | The Senate on Thursday voted 68-31 to confirm veteran federal appellate judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, and on Saturday she'll become the court's first Hispanic justice.
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Senate approves $2 billion more for cash for clunkers'

Kansas City Star 8.6.09 3:00 AM | The Senate voted 60-37 on Thursday to approve another $2 billion for the "cash for clunkers" program, giving new life and money to the federal government's most wildly popular economic stimulus...
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Sotomayor gains more Republican support in the Senate

Los Angeles Times 8.6.09 3:00 AM | Three GOP lawmakers who are not seeking reelection next year, including Missouri's Christopher Bond, have said they will vote to confirm the Supreme Court nominee. In the Senate, freedom...
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More Republicans back Sotomayor

Chicago Tribune 8.6.09 1:00 AM | -- In the U.S. Senate, with retirement apparently comes freedom.
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