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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
U.S. Senate Race: Arizona
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEKJZZ
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Jim PedersonJon Kyl
Jim PedersonJon Kyl
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Commercial development businessmanArizona senator, Senate Republican Policy Committee chairman
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/AWon 54 percent - 40 percent against Sam Coppersmith in 1994; won 79 percent of the vote in 2000 against independent candidate William Toel, Green Party candidate Vance Hansen and Libertarian Barry Hess
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Chairman of Arizona Democratic Party since 2001U.S. House of Representatives, 1986-1994
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AFinance, Judiciary
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Administrative assistant to Phoenix Mayor Milt Graham; Founder, Pederson Group in 1983Attorney
BORNBORN
Casa Grande, Ariz.April 25, 1942 in Oakland, Neb.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A., M.A. from the University of ArizonaB.A. from University of Arizona, 1964; L.L.B. from University of Arizona, 1966
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Roberta Pederson; has three childrenMarried to Caryll Kyl
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.pederson2006.comwww.jonkyl.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
N/Awww.kyl.senate.gov

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