Loser in AZ Senate Race Will Beat Her Victor to U.S. Senate
Rep. Martha McSally, the Arizona Republican who [b]LOST[/b] in November to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by departing Sen. John Flake (R), has been appointed to fill the remainder of the late Sen. John McCain's term by Gov. Doug Ducey, who by state law is required to appoint someone from the same party as the departing senator.
Sen. John Kyle (R), the former senator who was appointed as McCain's replacement, is stepping down on December 31st.
McSally was defeated by fellow Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (D). But Sinema can't be sworn into office until January 3rd, when Flake's term would expire.
(And Ducey can't appoint Sinema to Flake's seat even if Flake resigned before January 3rd because Flake's a Republican and Sinema a Democrat.)
So, ironically, the defeated McSally will become the state's [i]senior[/i] senator.
Sen. John Kyle (R), the former senator who was appointed as McCain's replacement, is stepping down on December 31st.
McSally was defeated by fellow Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (D). But Sinema can't be sworn into office until January 3rd, when Flake's term would expire.
(And Ducey can't appoint Sinema to Flake's seat even if Flake resigned before January 3rd because Flake's a Republican and Sinema a Democrat.)
So, ironically, the defeated McSally will become the state's [i]senior[/i] senator.
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