Former member of Congress · last served 115th Congress

Jon Kyl

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · ArizonaSenate 1995–2019 · House 1987–1995 (AZ-4)

Jon Kyl was a Republican U.S. senator from Arizona, first elected to Congress in 1987, who voted with most Republicans on 89% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.

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3Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–115th Congress (excludes amendments)

0Passed a chamberof 3 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

0Became law113th–115th Congress

27Broke with partyof 249 yes/no votes, 112th (10.8%)

2Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.8%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 3642 Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act
Nov 15, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 3638 Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act
Nov 15, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3634 Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City Land Exchange Act of 2018
Nov 15, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 3708 SAFE Child Act
Dec 21, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8365)
S. 3704 A bill to clarify the authorized uses of funds in the Crime Victims Fund.
Dec 20, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8304)

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Kyl has won

Sen. Kyl has won 4 U.S. House elections (1986–1992) and 3 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.8 to 74.3 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won7 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 9.8 points2006, AZ Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party2 of 7 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Arizona’s 4th districtWinners, most recent three: Ed Pastor (D) 2002–2010 → Paul A. Gosar (R) 2012–2020 → Greg Stanton (D) 2022–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, Arizona Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Jeff Flake (R) 2012 → Kyrsten Sinema (D) 2018 → Ruben Gallego (D) 2024.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

115th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 3 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	3	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	0	None listed
With a committee report listed	0	None listed

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 115th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.