He received his bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Arizona. Representative John Henry Kyl and Arlene (née Griffith) Kyl, Kyl was born and raised in Nebraska and lived for some time in Iowa.
He first joined the lobbying firm Covington & Burling after retiring in 2013, then rejoined in 2019. Kyl was Senate Minority Whip from 2007 until 2013. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, serving alongside John McCain during his first stint. Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( / ˈ k aɪ l/ KYLE born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again for four months in 2018.
