Jon Kyl, long-serving lawmaker from Arizona who shaped water policy, dies at 84

Jon Kyl, a long-serving lawmaker from Arizona, has died at the age of 84. According to his family, he died due to complications stemming from a neurological disease.

Kyl spent nearly three decades in Congress, serving eight years in the House and 18 in the Senate, plus a four-month partial term. His career spanned from Ronald Reagan's presidency to President Donald Trump's first term, during which he saw his party undergo a drastic transformation.

Kyl guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and shaped landmark water policies in the western part of the country. He had withdrawn from public life in December 2025, after announcing he had been diagnosed with dementia.

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