Mark Kelly
American politician
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| 2025 | Kelly was one of 12 Democrats who voted for the final passage of the Laken Riley Act in the Senate, joining all Republicans in the vote. |
| 2024 | Considered as a potential Democratic vice presidential nominee, ultimately not chosen by Kamala Harris. |
| July 2024 | Mark Kelly blamed Donald Trump for sinking a bipartisan border bill, demonstrating his stance on immigration and support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. |
| 2023 | Kelly co-sponsored the bipartisan END FENTANYL Act, which was passed in 2023 and requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refresh its interdiction procedures every three years. |
| January 2023 | Three bills regarding Indian tribes, introduced by Kelly and Senator Kyrsten Sinema, were signed into law by President Joe Biden. |
| 2022 | Mark Kelly was elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican challenger Blake Masters. |
| 2022 | Mark Kelly advocated for an expansion of oil drilling in response to rising gas prices. |
| 2022 | Kelly voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as a response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. |
| 2021 | In a Greenpeace exposé, Mark Kelly was identified as one of 11 U.S. senators deemed 'crucial' to ExxonMobil by Senior Director for Federal Relations, Keith McCoy. |
| 2021 | Mark Kelly received a 97% score from the League of Conservation Voters, indicating his support for climate action. |
| 2021 | Mark Kelly was sworn in as a U.S. Senator on December 2, 2020, officially taking office. |
| February 2021 | Mark Kelly voted to convict Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection during Trump's second impeachment trial, expressing his strong disapproval of Trump. |
| January 2021 | In the wake of the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack, Kelly called for Vice President Mike Pence and Trump's cabinet to discuss invoking the 25th amendment to declare the president unable to serve. |
| 2020 | Mark Kelly ran as a moderate candidate in the 2020 election and emphasized his support for bipartisanship. |
| December 9 2020 | Kelly voted 'no' on a resolution blocking President Donald Trump from selling $23 billion in drones to the United Arab Emirates. |
| December 2 2020 | Mark Kelly cast his first Senate vote, voting 'no' on the nomination of Kathryn C. Davis to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. |
| December 2 2020 | Mark Kelly was sworn in as the junior U.S. senator from Arizona. |
| November 30 2020 | Arizona certified the election results, allowing Mark Kelly to take office. |
| November 4 2020 | The Associated Press called the race for Mark Kelly in the 2020 U.S. Senate special election, marking an important victory. |
| November 3 2020 | Mark Kelly defeated incumbent Republican Martha McSally in the general election, becoming the first Democrat to win Arizona's Class 3 Senate seat since 1962. |
| August 4 2020 | Mark Kelly won the Democratic primary for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat. |
| February 12 2019 | Mark Kelly announced his candidacy for Arizona's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat in the 2020 special election. |
| 2016 | Tencent continued its investment in World View Enterprises, which involved Mark Kelly's strategic advisory role until he left the company in 2019. |
| 2016 | Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) merged with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence to form Giffords, an organization advocating for background checks and red flag laws. |
| 2016 | The sequel to 'Astrotwins: Project Blastoff,' titled 'Astrotwins—Project Rescue,' was released. |
| 2016 | Kelly concluded his series of paid speeches, which included engagements with major corporations such as Goldman Sachs and AmerisourceBergen. |
| 2015 | Kelly appeared on an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!. |
| 2015 | Mark Kelly and Martha Freeman published 'Astrotwins: Project Blastoff,' a fictional story about twins who build a space capsule. |
| 2014 | Kelly and Giffords coauthored 'Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe from Gun Violence.' |
| 2013 | Chinese company Tencent invested millions into World View Enterprises, where Mark Kelly was involved in the company's operations and craft development. |
| 2013 | Mark Kelly began serving as Director of Flight Crew Operations for World View Enterprises, a company focused on high-altitude balloon near-space exploration. |
| 2013 | A sequel to 'Mousetronaut,' titled 'Mousetronaut Goes to Mars,' was released. |
| March 31 2013 | Mark Kelly publicly stated that any gun legislation not including a universal background check is a mistake, emphasizing the importance of preventing criminals and the mentally ill from accessing weapons. |
| January 2013 | Mark Kelly, along with his wife Gabrielle Giffords, founded a nonprofit political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The organization's mission is to promote solutions to gun violence. |
| 2012 | Kelly published his second book, 'Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story,' which became a New York Times number one bestseller. |
| March 28 2012 | SpaceX announced that Mark Kelly would be part of an independent safety advisory panel comprised of leading human spaceflight safety experts. |
| 2011 | Mark Kelly began delivering paid speeches on behalf of Shaklee, a nutritional supplements distributor, marking the start of his post-NASA career. |
| 2011 | A similar recorded message from Mark Kelly aboard the ISS was played during U2's 360° Tour concert, where he expressed his love for his wife and mentioned looking forward to coming home. |
| June 24 2011 | Mark Kelly recorded a message from the International Space Station (ISS) wishing his wife love using song lyrics from David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' and introduced U2's song 'Beautiful Day' during the first night of the Glastonbury festival in England. |
| June 21 2011 | Mark Kelly announced his retirement from both the Navy and NASA, effective October 1. |
| May 22 2011 | Pope Benedict XVI made a historic call to the Space Shuttle Endeavour and extended his blessing to Mark Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, who had undergone skull surgery earlier that week. This event marked the first time a pope spoke to astronauts during a mission. |
| May 16 2011 | Mark Kelly commanded the STS-134 mission, which launched on Endeavour's last flight, delivering the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station. |
| April 29 2011 | The first launch attempt of STS-134 was scrubbed, coinciding with a visit by President Barack Obama to the Kennedy Space Center, where Mark Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, appeared for the mission. |
| February 2011 | NASA announced that Mark Kelly would remain the commander of STS-134, despite initial uncertainty regarding his status following his wife's shooting. |
| February 4 2011 | Kelly expressed hope for a change in the political environment, stating that the tragedy could lead to improvements in the tone of national dialogue. |
| February 3 2011 | Kelly spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., where he expressed how the attack on his wife brought him closer to God and prompted a newfound awareness regarding prayer. |
| January 12 2011 | A memorial service for victims of the assassination attempt was held at the University of Arizona, where Kelly sat between First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. |
| January 8 2011 | Gabby Giffords was shot in an assassination attempt that killed six people, bringing national attention to Kelly. |
| October 7 2010 | Mark Kelly's brother, Scott Kelly, launched to the International Space Station, which led to the possibility of a historic rendezvous in space between the Kelly brothers that was later canceled due to delays in the STS-134 launch. |
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