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Who Really Represents Arizona?

Meet Your Member: Sen. Jon Kyl(AZ)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

KYL, Jon Llewellyn, (son of John Henry Kyl), a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Oakland, Nebr., April 25, 1942; B.A., University of Arizona, Tucson 1964; LL.B., University of Arizona 1966; admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1966 and practiced law as a member of Jennings, Strouss and Salmon, in Phoenix 1966-1986; chairman, Phoenix Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce 1984-1985; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1995); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1994; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1994 and reelected in 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007; chair, Republican Policy Committee (One Hundred Eighth Congress). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Sen. Jon Kyl
District	N/A
Party	R
Term	2nd
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	79.32 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	41 out of 100
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	60 out of 90
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	60 out of 100
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	15 out of 100
Contributions from PACs Ranking	51 out of 100
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 257,589
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 45,452
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 40,001 to $ 50,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 40,001 to $ 50,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 2,655,685
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	27.40 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 443,285
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 2,094,240
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 336,126
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	17.70 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 3,454,915
% of Total Contributions from PACs	21.70 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 546,122
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 1,808
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 576,890

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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