May 06, 2020 / By mobanmarket
PHOENIX, AZ — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is expected to announce a replacement soon for U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl — and that person will likely be none other than Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, according to a report. Kyl was appointed to fill the vacant seat of late U.S. Sen. John McCain. But he made it clear from the get-go he would only serve for a few months.
Ducey’s office confirmed that on Friday, saying Kyl plans to step down at the end of this year.
“When I accepted your appointment, I agreed to complete the work of the 115th Congress and reevaluate continuing to serve,” Kyl told Ducey in a letter. “I have concluded that it would be best if I resign so that your new appointee can begin the new term with all other Senators in January 2019 and can serve a full two (potentially four) years.”
Kyl’s replacement will probably be a familiar face — McSally, a retired Air Force combat pilot and outspoken Trump-supporter , who lost to Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema just last month in a race to succeed Republican Jeff Flake. That’s according to CNN, which cited sources.
The report said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been urging Ducey to go with McSally. Under state law, the governor must choose a Republican because that’s the party McCain belonged to before his death in August.
Kyl has endorsed McSally to replace, saying in Novemebr that she’d be a “very good” member of the Senate.
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“I can’t think of anybody more qualified than Martha McSally,” said Kyl.
But selecting McSally isn’t necessarily as easy a choice for Ducey as it appears at first glance.
The Washington Post, also citing anonymous sources, reported that McSally’s stock has fallen some in Ducey’s eyes over recent months. Among the reasons was a memo McSally’s campign strategists circulated, blaming her defeat to external factors, such as strong Democratic fundraising and a wave of anti-Trump sentiment.
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