Martha McSally
American politician and military pilot
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| November 10 2023 | Dominic Henton was arrested and charged with one count of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in connection with McSally's sexual assault. |
| November 10 2023 | McSally was sexually assaulted while jogging alongside the Missouri River in Iowa. She successfully fought off her attacker, chasing him into Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park and subsequently calling the police, leading to the suspect's detention. |
| November 8 2023 | McSally was sexually assaulted while running in Council Bluffs, Iowa, reporting that she was groped against her will. |
| May 2021 | Anthony Barry, McSally's former deputy campaign manager, pleaded guilty to stealing $115,000 from her campaign funds. |
| November 2020 | McSally ran in the special election to complete John McCain's Senate term, but was defeated by Mark Kelly, who won with 51.2% of the vote. |
| May 2020 | McSally stated she would not commit to further coronavirus relief funding, suggesting Democratic-voting states and cities should not receive aid due to budget mismanagement. |
| April 2 2020 | McSally called for the World Health Organization director general to step down during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | McSally became a cosponsor of legislation aimed at repealing the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, which mandates prevailing wage rates for laborers on public works projects. |
| February 2020 | McSally voted to acquit President Donald Trump of articles of impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. |
| January 16 2020 | During a CNN interview, McSally called correspondent Manu Raju a 'liberal hack' when questioned about potential new evidence in Trump's impeachment trial. |
| 2019 | McSally voted against a resolution to reject Trump's emergency declaration for building a border wall. |
| 2019 | McSally signaled a potential shift in her gun policy stance, indicating willingness to consider gun control measures including red flag laws, assault weapons bans, and stricter background checks. |
| 2019 | National Right to Life Committee gave McSally a 100% pro-life rating. |
| 2019 | Appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Doug Ducey to replace interim Senator Jon Kyl. |
| December 2019 | During the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, stated she was not convinced that Trump should be impeached. |
| October 2019 | McSally was one of 27 senators who signed a letter to Senate leadership advocating for the passage of the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence (CHIME) Act to prevent potential health care service disruptions. |
| October 2019 | McSally was one of six senators to sign a bipartisan letter to Trump urging Turkey to end their offensive in Syria and protect Kurdish partners. |
| March 6 2019 | During a hearing on Sexual Assault and Misconduct in the Military, McSally publicly disclosed that she had been raped by a superior officer while serving in the Air Force, highlighting systemic failures in addressing sexual violence within the military. |
| February 28 2019 | McSally voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator. |
| February 14 2019 | McSally voted to confirm William Barr as Attorney General. |
| February 12 2019 | Along with Senator Kyrsten Sinema, McSally voted for S.47, a public land package. |
| February 5 2019 | McSally voted in support of the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019. |
| January 2019 | McSally was one of 11 Republican senators to vote to advance legislation preventing President Trump from lifting sanctions against three Russian companies. |
| January 3 2019 | Martha McSally was sworn in as a U.S. senator, beginning her tenure in the Senate. |
| 2018 | McSally publicly stated her philosophical belief that marriage should be between one man and one woman, advocating for state-level decision-making on marriage equality. |
| 2018 | McSally voted to defund Planned Parenthood and was endorsed by Arizona Right to Life. |
| December 18 2018 | Governor Ducey announced the appointment of Martha McSally to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat following John McCain's death and Jon Kyl's resignation. |
| November 12 2018 | McSally conceded the general election to Kyrsten Sinema, who became Arizona's first female senator, losing by almost 56,000 votes. |
| August 28 2018 | McSally won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat, securing 53 percent of the vote and becoming the party's nominee for the general election. |
| August 25 2018 | The death of U.S. Senator John McCain triggered a special election process for his Senate seat. |
| July 2018 | McSally issued a statement about Trump's actions against Russian aggression, highlighting sanctions, diplomat expulsions, and NATO cooperation, while noting that Trump's actions were stronger than his words. |
| June 2018 | CNN reported that McSally's campaign removed a video from her website that previously praised DACA, in an apparent attempt to modify her public stance on immigration. |
| May 2018 | While facing a primary challenge, McSally withdrew her support and cosponsorship of a DACA bill, instead supporting a more conservative bill with stricter immigration provisions. |
| May 2018 | Initially did not take a position on Alabama's strict abortion law, later opposing it due to lack of rape and incest exceptions. |
| April 2018 | A Tucson man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for threatening to assault and kill McSally. |
| April 2018 | Reveals in a Wall Street Journal interview that she was sexually pressured by her high school track and field coach during her senior year, ten years after first experiencing the incident. |
| January 12 2018 | Martha McSally announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Flake, launching her campaign in Tucson and holding subsequent rallies in Phoenix and Prescott. |
| 2017 | Population Connection gave McSally a 0% grade related to her reproductive rights positions. |
| September 2017 | McSally was one of 10 Republicans who sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan requesting a legislative solution for DACA status individuals, arguing it would be wrong to deport them. |
| May 4 2017 | McSally voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and pass a revised version of the American Health Care Act, forcefully telling her Republican colleagues to get the 'fucking thing' done during a House Republican Conference meeting. |
| March 2017 | McSally supported the March version of the American Health Care Act. |
| February 2017 | Voted with her party against a resolution that would have directed the House to request 10 years of Trump's tax returns. |
| January 2017 | After Trump's executive order suspending entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, McSally issued a statement expressing concerns about vetting processes while not fully opposing the order. |
| January 2017 | McSally voted for a Republican-sponsored budget resolution that began the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). |
| 2016 | During House consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, McSally worked with John McCain to increase military spending, particularly for Tomahawk missile programs and Raytheon Co. |
| 2016 | Did not endorse Donald Trump in the presidential election and did not take a position on whether voters in her district should vote for him. |
| 2016 | Population Connection gave McSally a 33% score related to her stance on reproductive rights. |
| May 2016 | McSally voted in support of a bill aimed at dismantling an Obama administration executive action that prohibited discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation for government contractors. |
| 2015 | McSally commented that air strikes against ISIL were not effective, though she did not provide a definitive stance on deploying ground troops to Iraq and Syria. |
| 2015 | McSally voted for a 20-week abortion ban in a predominantly party-line Republican vote. |
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