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Former senator to replace McCain, at least until January

PHOENIX (AP) — Prolong-
ing the uncertainty over
who will fill the late John
McCain's U.S. Senate seat, KYL
the governor of Arizona
on Tuesday announced
the appointment of former
Sen. Jon Kyl but said he has
only committed to serve
until the end of the year.
Kyl, a Republican who re- ZONE
tired from the Senate in
2012 to become a lobby-
ist and spend more time
with his family, is currently
shepherding President
Donald Trump's nomination
of Brett Kavanaugh to the
U.S. Supreme Court. Kyl's
appointment will make it
possible for him to vote for
the nomination. It’s unclear
what more Kyl, 76, will do
in the Senate. He said he
agreed to serve briefly out
of a “sense of duty” and
will not run for the seat in
2020, when Arizona vot-
ers will decide who fills the Former Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., talks about his appointment by Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Ariz., to fill Sen. John McCain's seat in the U.S. Sen-
seat through 2022. ate at a news conference at the Arizona Capitol Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Phoenix.
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