Update: David Cantanese at Politico has wrotethat Kyl WILL retire in 2012. No official word yet, but will update this as promised should it prove true.
According to CNN, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl is announcing his decision on whether to seek reelection in 2012 today at Noon (Eastern Standard Time, so 10AM Phoenix time).
Kyl has been the subject of considerable speculation regarding his plans, with no announcement on his part as to whether he intended to run for reelection or not.
Kyl was first elected in 1994 when Senator Dennis DeConcini retired, defeating Congressman Sam Coppersmith. He was unopposed by Democrats in 2000, and won reelection in 2006 over state Democratic Party Chair Jim Pederson by a 53-44% margin.
