Senator Mark Kelly
@SenMarkKelly
United States Senator for Arizona. Father, husband, Navy combat veteran, and retired NASA astronaut.
I am humbled and honored to continue serving Arizonans in the U.S. Senate. Now let’s get to work.



Israel must stop these attacks on people seeking aid. There are starving children in Gaza and more needs to be done to end this crisis.
Veteran aviators and future pilots deserve answers about the link between their jobs and cancer risks. My bipartisan bill to study cancer among military pilots has passed Congress and is on its way to becoming law. kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press…
The only winners here are rich people. Everybody else loses.

Congrats to Jeron Velasco of Dishchii'Bikoh Community School in Cibecue for being one of five C-SPAN Teacher Fellows in 2025! As a history teacher, Jeron is educating the next generation of Arizonans, and I’m proud he’ll be collaborating with C-SPAN to create learning resources…

I understand that it may be difficult to navigate federal agencies right now. If you’re an Arizonan in need of assistance accessing the benefits and services you’ve earned, reach out to my office for help. kelly.senate.gov/services/casew…
I’m always happy to see businesses investing in Arizona communities and education. TSMC is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of the Valley to introduce students to semiconductors and financial literacy. ktar.com/arizona-educat…
Protecting Arizonans from extreme heat requires collaboration between federal, state, local and community partners. That’s why I hosted a roundtable with experts to learn about their work and how I can be helpful in the Senate. One of the biggest challenges is inconsistent…


Just met with the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory yesterday. The proposed budget cuts could gut half their workforce. If we’re using science terms, you could call that a ‘critical mass’ as in, the point where things start blowing up. JPL powers innovation, fuels our…
Today, we remember John Lewis, a giant of the civil rights movement whose courage and moral clarity moved our nation forward. Five years since his passing, his legacy reminds us that democracy is not a given—it’s something we fight for with “good trouble” every single day.
Hostile? Get over yourselves. There’s nothing “hostile” about trying to stop you from decimating public broadcasting for rural communities in your states and mine.
Republicans view this as a hostile act by Sen. Kelly, saying that Sen. Collins declined to offer the amendment because she couldn’t get a commitment on final passage.
Late last night, I called for a vote to stop the worst of Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting. It was an amendment written by a Republican senator, and yet my Republican colleagues couldn't support it. They had a chance to work with us to protect public TV and radio for rural…
I was proud to support my friend @SenRubenGallego's amendment to stand up for rural America by protecting public radio stations that serve so many of our communities. Unfortunately our Republican colleagues voted no.
Republicans just handed the ultra-rich billions in tax breaks — then turned around and voted to gut funding for public media in rural and Tribal communities. Their priorities are crystal clear…
Three Arizona public radio stations rely on federal support for more than half of their budget. All three of them are on tribal lands: Navajo, Hopi, and White Mountain Apache. If Trump’s cuts become law, these communities could lose access to a vital resource for emergency…
.@MayorGallego is right. We must invest in resilient infrastructure. The next reauthorization bill must and will take climate change seriously.
My granddaughter loves watching Daniel Tiger on PBS, just like so many kids across Arizona. It teaches them how to treat others with kindness. In an era where monthly subscriptions add up, free educational programming like this is so important. But a lot of families, especially…

What Republicans are saying is: “If you’re a child whose family can’t afford streaming services or reliable internet… you’re out of luck.” —@SenMarkKelly lays out what Senate Republicans’ cuts will mean for American families