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previous republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Arizona Said he would retire from public life Dementia diagnosis.
Kyle, 83, represents Arizona in the House and Senate congress nearly thirty years. Spent most of those years in the Senate, including serving as Minority Whip.
“My family and I are now on a path filled with joyous moments and increasing hardships,” Kyle said in a statement. “There are no words to express how grateful I am for their love and support in the days to come, and every day of my life. Despite this diagnosis, I remain a very lucky man.”
Kyl left the Senate in 2013 to join the lobbying firm Covington and Burling. In 2018, he was appointed by then-Gov. Fellow Republican Doug Ducey fills the vacancy created by the death of former Sen. John McCain. Kyle served for several months before rejoining the lobbying firm.
Sarah Porter of Arizona State University said Kyle used his expertise in congressional water policy to get approval of the tribal water rights settlement.
Porter, director of the university’s Kyle Water Policy Center, said he was a “significant player” in negotiations to shape the state’s water rules. The center is named after the former senator.
As a lobbyist, Kail helped guide the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.