Good news and bad news out of Arizona today. Governor Ducey has named retired Senator Jon Kyl to fill the seat of the late John McCain.
During his tenure Senator Jon Kyl was among the very best members of Congress on criminal justice issues. He understood the issues at a depth that very few legislators do. He cared about justice for its own sake, not just as a campaign issue for his next election. His retirement from the Senate was a great loss, and I am thrilled that we will have him back in the saddle.
The bad news is that he will not be running in the special election in November 2020 to fill out the last two years of Senator McCain's term. He really did want to retire, and he has no intention of staying. The Republican nominee in 2020 will therefore be running without the advantage of incumbency.
Control of the Senate is critical to getting through good judicial nominees if the Republicans keep the White House and blocking bad ones if they lose it. This year the Republicans have a very favorable Senate election "map." Next time not so much.
Senator Kyl Returns, Briefly curated from Crime and Consequences Blog
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