A Familiar Republican Face Will Replace John McCain in the Senate
Former Senator Jon Kyl’s temporary return to Washington will give the GOP majority an immediate boost—and President Trump’s Supreme Court pick another vote.
by Russell Berman
Sep 04, 2018
3 minutes
The Republican majority in the Senate is back to full strength following the death of John McCain, and the reinforcement is a familiar face both to Arizonans and the Washington establishment.
Former Senator Jon Kyl, who served three terms in the Senate representing Arizona until 2013, will return to the Capitol as McCain’s temporary replacement, Governor Doug Ducey announced on Tuesday. Kyl’s appointment after Republicans had been operating with a functional margin of just a single seat during McCain’s long illness, which kept him in Arizona from last December .
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