Arizona statesman Jon Kyl, architect of West water policy, dies at 84
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Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl, a key architect of Western water policy and a longtime envoy on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, died at 84 after a dementia diagnosis; his career spanned the House (1987-1995) and Senate (1995-2013), included a 2018 return to fill McCain’s seat, and he helped push landmark tribal water settlements and border-security measures while later working as a lobbyist.
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