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Jon Llewellyn Kyl (; born April 25, 1942)〔(Jon Kyl bio at congress.org )〕 is a former United States Senator from Arizona, where he served as Senate Minority Whip, the second-highest position in the Republican Senate leadership. He currently works in the lobbying group at the law firm Covington & Burling. The son of U.S. Representative John Henry Kyl, he was born and raised in Nebraska and lived for some time in Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Arizona. He worked in Phoenix, Arizona as a lawyer and lobbyist before winning election to the United States House of Representatives, where he served from 1987 to 1995. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 and continued to be re-elected by large margins until his retirement. In 2006, he was recognized by ''Time'' magazine as one of as one of America's Ten Best Senators.〔http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183960,00.html〕 Kyl was ranked by ''National Journal'' in 2007 as the fourth-most conservative U.S. Senator. He has been a fixture of Republican policy leadership posts, chairing the Republican Policy Committee (2003–2007) and the Republican Conference (2007). In December 2007 he became Senate Minority Whip. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010, for his persuasive role in the Senate. In February 2011, Kyl announced that he would not seek re-election to the Senate in 2012 and would retire at the end of his third term, which concluded on January 3, 2013. He expressly ruled out running for further office except, if offered, the Vice Presidency.〔(Kyl openly courts 2012 vice presidential nomination – The Hill's Blog Briefing Room )〕 ==Early life, education and career== Kyl was born in Oakland, Nebraska, the son of Arlene Pearl (née Griffith) and John Henry Kyl,〔(Senator Jon Kyl at ancestry.com )〕 a teacher at Nebraska State Teachers College. His father served as a Congressman from Iowa after moving his family to Bloomfield, Iowa. After graduating from high school in 1960, Kyl attended the University of Arizona where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1964, graduating with honors. Kyl is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He then earned a law degree in 1966 at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law, and served as editor-in-chief of the ''Arizona Law Review''. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer and lobbyist with Jennings, Strouss & Salmon in Phoenix, Arizona. He also work as an attorney at Mountain States Legal Foundation in Denver, Colorado, prior to running for office.〔http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059992336〕 Kyl is married to Caryll Collins, with whom he has had two children. They also have four grandchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Kyl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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