Jon Kyl, Former Republican US Senator from Arizona, Dies at 84
Kyl, who served three terms in the Senate and helped guide Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, died Thursday from complications of a neurological disease, his family said.
Jon Kyl, a Republican who represented Arizona in the United States Senate for three terms, died on Thursday at the age of 84, according to a statement from his family cited by The Guardian.
The family said the cause of death was complications from a neurological disease. In December, Kyl had announced that he had been diagnosed with dementia, according to the report.
During his time in the Senate, Kyl played a prominent role in guiding conservative Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh through his confirmation hearing, the report noted.
Further details about his career and the circumstances of his death were not immediately available.
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- Jon Kyl, former Republican US senator who served three terms, dies aged 84 — The Guardian — World
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