Escalation: Jon Kyl Dies at Age 84 From Dementia

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona died Wednesday night at 84 from complications of a neurological disease. He had been diagnosed with dementia and withdrew from public life in December 2025.

He represented Arizona in the House from 1987 to 1995 and in the Senate from 1995 to 2013, returning for four months in 2018 after John McCain’s death. Colleagues elected him Senate minority whip in 2007. He helped shape water policy in the West and guided Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation.

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