FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) (C) leads a news conference about his opposition to moving forward on a vote to ratify the START treaty during the current lame duck session, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., December 21, 2010. Also pictured are Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (L) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (R). REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) - Former U.S. Republican Senator Jon Kyl is Arizona Governor Doug Ducey's pick to fill the U.S. Senate seat from Arizona vacated by John McCain, who died last month, the governor said on Tuesday.
The appointment brings a more conservative bent to the Senate given Kyle's voting record and how it veers from that of McCain, a maverick who sometimes collaborated with Democrats on major legislation.
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