Arizona Gov Doug Ducey has announced that Martha McSally will serve out the remainder of the Senate term vacated by the death of John McCain.
Jon Kyl had originally replaced McCain but made it known that he was only a temporary replacement. McSally had Kyrsten Sinema beat on election night and then a ton of Democrat votes appeared out of nowhere and McSally had to concede, but now she will get her chance to prove what she can do.
She will have to run for a term of her own in 2020.
“With her experience and long record of service, Martha is uniquely qualified to step up and fight for Arizona,” Ducey said in a statement. “I thank her for taking on this significant responsibility and look forward to working with her and Senator-Elect Sinema to get positive things done.”
Arizona’s governor has named Rep. Martha McSally to replace U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl in the U.S. Senate seat that belonged to Sen. John McCain.
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that McSally will take over after Kyl’s resignation becomes effective Dec. 31. McSally lost the Senate race to Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema.
“With her experience and long record of service, Martha is uniquely qualified to step up and fight for Arizona,” Ducey said in a statement. “I thank her for taking on this significant responsibility and look forward to working with her and Senator-Elect Sinema to get positive things done.”
McSally will serve until the 2020 election, when voters will elect someone to serve the final two years of McCain’s term.
The appointment puts Arizona back in the political spotlight just a month after Democrats won their first statewide race in a decade. Democrats hope that the state swings again in 2020 and are expected to target it both in the presidential race and the contest for McCain’s seat.