Article snippet: PHOENIX — Arizona’s governor has named Representative Martha McSally to replace US Senator Jon Kyl in the US Senate seat that belonged to John McCain. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that McSally will take over after Kyl’s resignation becomes effective Dec. 31. McSally last month lost a race for Arizona’s other Senate seat 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. Kyl was appointed after McCain’s death from brain cancer in August. He previously served in the Senate for Arizona and had said he would only commit to serving until the end of 2018. 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. U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, former astronaut and current gun control advocate Mark Kelly and former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, who left the GOP this year, have all considered running as Democrats for the post. The intense inte... Link to the full article to read more