Jon Kyl, long-serving lawmaker from Arizona who shaped water policy, dies at 84
Summary
Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who helped create important water policies and supported Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, has died at 84. He served in Congress for nearly 30 years, briefly returned in 2018 to fill Senator John McCain’s seat, and retired after being diagnosed with dementia.Key Facts
- Jon Kyl died at the age of 84 from a neurological disorder.
- He was a Republican senator and representative from Arizona for almost 30 years.
- Kyl helped shape Arizona's 1980 groundwater code to manage water in drought-prone areas.
- In 2004, he authored a major tribal water rights settlement benefiting the Gila River Indian Community.
- He returned to the Senate briefly in 2018 after being appointed to fill the late Senator John McCain’s seat.
- Kyl guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
- He retired in 2025 after announcing a dementia diagnosis.
- The Arizona State University Kyl Center for Water Policy is named after him.
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