| 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, Entertainment, and History
- 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
S Amdt 2172 - Rescinds Bonuses to States for Administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Amendment (Yea)
June 19, 2012 - Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture establish standards for high and most improved performance to be used in awarding performance bonus payments ...
S Amdt 2174 - Limits Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Amendment (Yea)
June 19, 2012
S Amdt 2392 - Reduces Funding for Food Stamps
More Key Votes
Amendment (Nay)
June 13, 2012 - Repeals the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which authorized a federal supplemental nutrition assistance program to provide nutrition assistance to low-income households. ...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Positions | 27% |
| 2010 | Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Positions | 7% |
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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