Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kelly is an American politician, former astronaut, and United States Navy Captain who has been the junior United States senator from Arizona since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in the special election held following the death of Senator John McCain, defeating incumbent Republican Martha McSally.
Some of the key events about Mark Kelly
- 1986Graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a Bachelor of Science in marine engineering and nautical science
- 1986Received a DUI citation while attending the U.S. Naval Academy
- 1994Graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
- 1996Selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate
- 2001Served as pilot on Space Shuttle mission STS-108
- 2006Commanded Space Shuttle mission STS-121
- 2008Commanded Space Shuttle mission STS-124
- 2011Commanded Space Shuttle mission STS-134, the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
- 2011Retired from NASA after accumulating more than 54 days in space
- 2011Wife Gabrielle Giffords was critically injured in a mass shooting
- 2011Faced criticism for continuing with space mission despite wife's condition
- 2012Daughter's dog fatally attacked and killed a sea lion in California
- 2019Announced Senate campaign while brother was still in space, raising ethical questions
- 2020Elected to the United States Senate representing Arizona
- 2020Faced controversy over financial ties to Chinese company Tencent
- 2020Criticized for wearing a watch resembling that of a Chinese fighter pilot in campaign ad
- 2021Voted against an amendment to prevent individuals convicted of hate crimes from purchasing firearms
- 2022Sworn in as a member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, enhancing national security oversight
- 2022Faced backlash for supporting the confirmation of ATF nominee David Chipman
- 2022Criticized for perceived flip-flopping on border security policies
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