| Full Name: | Jon Kyl |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Caryll; 2 Children: Kristine, John |
| Birth Date: | 04/25/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Oakland, NE |
| Home City: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
Summary
Jon Kyl
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 28, 2012 - Extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following ...
S Amdt 3245 - Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Individuals Detained at Guantanamo Bay
Amendment (Yea)
Nov. 29, 2012 - Prohibits the use of funds for the transfer or release of an individual detained at the United States Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay if ...
S Amdt 3096 - Accelerated Transition of US Military Operations to the Government of Afghanistan
More Key Votes
Amendment (Nay)
Nov. 29, 2012
Recent Public Statements
Statement by Senators McCain and Kyl on Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study
Dec. 12, 2012 - U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) today released the following statement on the study by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of ...
Cracking Down on Those Who Crack Down
Dec. 10, 2012 - More than four years ago, a Russian attorney named Sergei Magnitsky selflessly exposed a brazen plot by senior Russian officials to embezzle some $230 million ...
Letter to President Obama - Debt Limit
More Public Statements
Dec. 7, 2012 - Today, U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) joined their Senate colleagues in urging President Barack Obama to retract a White House proposal ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | American Security Council Foundation Positions | 100% |
| 2001-2010 | Keep America Safe Positions | 97% |
| 2005-2006 | ACT! for America Positions | 83% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $1,194,360.00 |
| Total Spent | $1,094,550.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $512,807.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jon Kyl REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major parties including: John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.
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