Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for Gov. Doug Ducey to have Rep. Martha McSally replace Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl in the U.S. Senate at the end of the current session of Congress, according to a report from CNN.
McSally lost her bid to fill the seat of the outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake in a tight race in Arizona against Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.
Sen. Kyl, who was appointed to fill the seat of the late Sen. John McCain by Gov. Doug Ducey, has said he's only committed to serving through the current session of Congress which ends early next year.
Ducey will again be responsible for filling the empty seat, leaving open the possibility for McSally to get her shot of serving Arizona in the U.S. Senate despite losing her election.
According to CNN, McConnell along with other "Republican powerhouses" are lobbying the Arizona governor to do just that and name McSally as Kyl's replacement when he steps away.
Kyl, who spoke with CNN last week said McSally "would be a very good member of the United States Senate" and he couldn't "think of anybody more qualified."
If she were to be appointed by Gov Ducey, McSally will have to run three times in four years just to win a Senate seat for the full six-year term.