Mark Kelly
- Previous profession
- Pilot, NASA Astronaut Corps, 1996 to 2011
- Military service
- U.S. Navy, 1986 to 2011
- First public office
- 2020Elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, on November 3, 2020, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Senator John McCain, reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022
- Years in public office
- 6of 40 years since 1986, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Kelly has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 38 came to a recorded vote in the Senate while Kelly is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Kelly votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Kelly votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Kelly votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancelled about $9 billion in approved spending; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the Senate in that time. Kelly votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 2.
Kelly votes differently from most Senate Democrats on 1 of 35 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Kelly did not vote on the law that cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar) and the law that cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
The annual defense policy law.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 3 executive orders.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
7 excerpts
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“These costs far exceed the $85 million appropriated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Dedicating hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to move an artifact that is already housed, displayed, and preserved in a world-class facility is both inefficient and unjustifiable.”
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Kelly Calls Out Trump Administration for Funding Cuts Threatening Community Colleges
“Kelly concluded his letter by requesting answers from the Department by September 2, 2025, on how the administration is evaluating the impact of these cuts, ensuring greater stability and support for community colleges, engaging with institutions as they begin the new academic year, and involving them in the implementation of Executive Order 14278.”
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Kelly’s Bill to Study Cancer Impacts Among Current and Former Military Aviators Signed into Law
“The Fleet Reserve Association extends heartfelt gratitude to Representatives August Pfluger and Jimmy Panetta, and Senators Mark Kelly and Tom Cotton, for their steadfast leadership in sponsoring the ACES Act (H.R. 530/S.201). This vital legislation, now signed into law, directs critical research into cancer risks among military aircrew, ensuring better care and support for our aviators who have served our”
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Kelly and Cotton’s Bill to Study Cancer Among Military Aviators Passes Senate
“Senate passage of S.201 ACES Act will put our military and Veteran flyers and their families, first. We thank Senator Kelly and Senator Cotton for their courageous leadership,” said Vince Alcazar, COL, USAF, ret., MACH Coalition Founder & Director.”
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“This week, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly questioned Bradley D. Hansell, nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, on his plans to address ongoing efforts by foreign governments like the People’s Republic of China to recruit members of the U.S. military—including recently fired probationary employees—to get access to classified information. In”
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“We write today in outrage over your recent executive order entitled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, a gross overreach of the authority granted in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA). This order is an insult to the hardworking public servants who go to work on behalf of the American people,” the senators began.”
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“In addition, unauthorized access to classified information risks exposure of our operations and potentially compromises not only our own sources and methods, but also those of our allies and partners. If our sources, allies, and partners stop sharing intelligence because they cannot trust us to protect it, we will all be less safe.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 63 spending items this member requested, $127,537,687 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal County | Public Law 119-37 | Smith Wash Watershed PlanNatural Resources Conservation Service · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | AZ | $1,000,000 |
| Tonto Basin Fire District | Public Law 119-37 | Tonto Basin Fire Station RemodelRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AZ | $158,000 |
| Town of Superior | Public Law 119-37 | Superior Fire EngineRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AZ | $718,000 |
| City of Bisbee | Public Law 119-37 | Bisbee Fire TruckRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AZ | $620,000 |
| Town of Clarkdale | Public Law 119-37 | Clarkdale Police StationRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AZ | $150,000 |
| Alpine Fire District | Public Law 119-37 | Alpine Fire District Emergency Response VehicleRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AZ | $140,000 |
| Child Development Center (INC) | Public Law 119-37 | Child Development Center (INC)Air Force | None printed | $22,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e AZ City of Mesa f Inspection anEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e AZ City of Tolles Wastewater DiEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e AZ Colorado River Joint Venture Treatment Fac ReplacementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e AZ Tri City Regio District forEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,850,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate AZ City of Page f Treatment PlaEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,550,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate AZ City of Saffor Line UpgradesEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,100,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate AZ Town of Eagar Restoration PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| Skysong Innovations, LLC | Public Law 119-74 | Arizona State University CHIPs and Domestic Manufacturing ProjectDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $2,062,000 |
| Skysong Innovations, LLC | Public Law 119-74 | Arizona State University Center for Heat PreparednessDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $2,062,000 |
| Sahuarita Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Sahuarita Police Department Radio ReplacementDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $809,687 |
| Coconino County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Coconino County Public Safety CommunicationsDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,980,000 |
| Town of Wellton Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Town of Wellton Police VehiclesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $324,000 |
| City of Williams | Public Law 119-74 | Williams Police Communications Infrastructure UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $462,000 |
| La Paz County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | La Paz County SWAT Team Response VehicleDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $579,000 |
| City of Nogales--Nogales Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Nogales Police VehiclesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $481,000 |
| Safford Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Safford Police Department Mobile Command CenterDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $250,000 |
| City of Douglas | Public Law 119-74 | Douglas Police EquipmentDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $627,000 |
| Pima County Sheriff's Department | Public Law 119-74 | Pima County Sheriff's Department Training Facility UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,400,000 |
| City of Tucson | Public Law 119-74 | Tucson Police VehiclesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $4,200,000 |
| Arizona Commission of African-American Affairs | Public Law 119-75 | to expand workforce training, including stipends, supportive services, rentals, and equipmentDOL · Employment and Training Administration | AZ | $300,000 |
| The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity | Public Law 119-75 | for construction and trades apprenticeship expansion, including purchasing equipment and providing tuitionDOL · Employment and Training Administration | AZ | $2,000,000 |
| Adelante Healthcare, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to expand a health centerHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $2,500,000 |
| Bullhead City Fire District | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to provide ambulance servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $294,000 |
| Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to provide ambulance servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $750,000 |
| Circle the City | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to expand a health centerHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $840,000 |
| City of Maricopa | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to provide ambulance servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $867,000 |
| City of Winslow | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to establish a rural emergency response programHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $68,000 |
| Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to purchase an ambulance, power load system and gurneyHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $320,000 |
| Desert Hills Fire District | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to improve cardiac careHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $210,000 |
| Golder Ranch Fire District | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to purchase a vehicle and rescue equipmentHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $200,000 |
| Mariposa Community Health Center, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to improve access to prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric careHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $2,000,000 |
| Mescal-J6 Fire District | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to purchase emergency response vehiclesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $650,000 |
| North Country HealthCare | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to construct a dental clinicHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $1,800,000 |
| Rincon Valley Fire District | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to provide cardiac careHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | AZ | $300,000 |
| Arizona Governor's Office of Youth Faith and Family | Public Law 119-75 | for a suicide prevention program for veteransHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | AZ | $575,000 |
| Round Valley School District | Public Law 119-75 | to acquire laptop computersED · Innovation and Improvement | AZ | $600,000 |
| Arizona State University | Public Law 119-75 | for improving health care workforce training, including the purchase of equipmentED · Higher Education | AZ | $2,500,000 |
| Maricopa County Community College District | Public Law 119-75 | for expanding radiology education, including the purchase of equipmentED · Higher Education | AZ | $2,520,000 |
| Mohave Community College | Public Law 119-75 | for improving automotive education, including the purchase of equipmentED · Higher Education | AZ | $2,500,000 |
| AZ | Public Law 119-75 | Duncan Main Street and High Street ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | AZ | $1,900,000 |
| AZ | Public Law 119-75 | Buffalo Soldier Trail ReconstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | AZ | $7,000,000 |
| AZ | Public Law 119-75 | Town of Oro Valley: Bridge ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | AZ | $7,000,000 |
| AZ | Public Law 119-75 | Douglas Commercial Land Port of Entry Connector RoadDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | AZ | $20,000,000 |
| City of Phoenix | Public Law 119-75 | Phoenix Emergency ShelterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $830,000 |
| Town of Pima | Public Law 119-75 | High School Road ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $1,000,000 |
| Casa Grande Elementary School District #4 | Public Law 119-75 | Community Center RevitalizationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $1,000,000 |
| Dishchii'bikoh Community School | Public Law 119-75 | Cibecue Teacher Housing ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $1,275,000 |
| Graham County | Public Law 119-75 | Graham County Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $345,000 |
| Fort Thomas Unified School District 7 | Public Law 119-75 | Mt. Turnbull Elementary School Teacher HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $900,000 |
| Arizona Department of Housing | Public Law 119-75 | Spanish Trail Village Transitional HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $3,000,000 |
| City of Avondale | Public Law 119-75 | Avondale Heat MitigationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $639,000 |
| City of Flagstaff | Public Law 119-75 | Flagstaff ShelterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $2,500,000 |
| Apache County | Public Law 119-75 | Ganado School Bus Loop ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $2,155,000 |
| City of Phoenix | Public Law 119-75 | Veterans Center Renovation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AZ | $1,000,000 |
| City of Flagstaff | Public Law 119-86 | City of Flagstaff--Fanning Wash Flood MitigationsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | AZ | $1,500,000 |
| City of Kingman | Public Law 119-86 | City of Kingman--Bull Mountain Channel ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | AZ | $493,000 |
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Campaign promises
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- 2 Internet Archive copies of www.markkelly.com, the earliest captured November 8, 2022. We ask the Archive for the copy closest to election day, November 8, 2022.From a secondary source
Online ads
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Mark Kelly for Senate Google Ads Transparency Center
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Kelly's campaign reports receiving $40,775,022.69 and reports spending $20,889,818.08, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number S0AZ00350as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S0AZ00350as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $40,775,022.69 | $10,864,653.95 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $20,889,818.08 | $7,920,095.56 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $24,287,638.18 | $4,402,433.57 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number S0AZ00350as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S0AZ00350as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Individuals, itemized | $13,943,147.31 | $4,355,349.60 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $26,447,634.55 | $6,298,460.21 |
| Other political committees | $26,750.00 | $54,096.92 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $23.41 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- MARK KELLY FOR SENATE Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00696526
- LIFTOFF PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00785816
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