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Mark Kelly

US Senator (D-AZ)
Tracked because Sitting member of the Senate; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Mark Kelly is the Democratic U.S. Senator (AZ). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2021-2026) and 52 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record48
Connections mapped22
Sources cited38
Evidence: 16P+8 32S+24
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 3 elected officials hold documented connections.
$425.0MDonor Contributions
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Key Connections
→ Goldman Sachs organisation
paid speech / corporate engagement
Despite taking a 'no corporate PAC money' pledge, Kelly gave at least 19 paid corporate speeches including to Goldman Sachs.
→ US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) government agency
policy engagement / conflict
Kelly pushed the Biden administration to close 'gaps' in the border wall in Yuma, Arizona during his 2022 campaign, despite having voted three times in 2021 to defund border wall construction. Later in 2026, he opposed DHS funding after ICE/Border Patrol shootings.
← Gridiron-PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451153/
← Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00519371/
← With Honor PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00661272/
← Culac The PAC Of Credit Union National Association organization
donor
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
← Foley & Lardner Political Fund organization
donor
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105338/
← Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236778/
Facts (48)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 166d ago · Avg age: 973d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (48)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 39.0
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 25.4 minutes
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 93.3%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 12.9% (955k)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 31.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 52.6% (3.88M)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 7.38 million (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $394,500
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 67.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 12.5% (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $79,964 (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Arizona Proposition 211 — Campaign Finance Transparency (Voters' Right to Know Act) (2022) — passed, margin approved by voters
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Arizona Proposition 139 — Right to Abortion (state constitutional amendment) (2024) — passed, margin 62% to 38%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (including semiconductor and defense) (share 0.08)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (share 0.1)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Freeport-McMoRan (Copper and Gold Mining) (10800 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Raytheon (Missiles and Defense Systems) (12500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon (36000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Walmart (37979 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Banner Health (46731 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Arizona is the 14th-most populous state with approximately 7.38 million residents. The state has a median household income of $79,964, a poverty rate of 12.5%, and a median property value of $394,500. The population is 52.6% White (Non-Hispanic), 31.6% Hispanic, with 12.9% born outside the U.S. (955,000 people). Arizona shares a 370-mile border with Mexico and is a pivotal swing state that voted for Trump in 2024 but elected Democratic Senators Kelly (2022) and Gallego (2024). The economy is anchored by healthcare (Banner Health, 46,731 employees), retail (Walmart, 37,979), technology (Amazon, 36,000; Intel, 9,400), defense (Raytheon, 12,500), and mining (Freeport-McMoRan, 10,800). CHIPS Act semiconductor investments led by TSMC and Intel are reshaping the Phoenix metro economy. Key issues include border security, water scarcity, abortion rights (Prop 139 passed in 2024 with 62%), and semiconductor manufacturing growth. Kelly has represented the entire state since his 2020 special election victory and won a full six-year term in 2022.
Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on Various — Cabinet Confirmations (Confirmation of Marco Rubio (Secretary of State), John Ratcliffe (CIA), Scott Bessent (Treasury), Sean Duffy (Transportation), Lee Zeldin (EPA), Doug Burgum (Interior)) on 2025-02-04: Kelly voted to confirm six Trump Cabinet nominees — giving him a 70% alignment with Republicans on 10 early key votes, second only to John Fetterman among Senate Democrats. He voted against Pete Hegseth (Defense) and Kristi Noem (DHS) — the latter would become his legal adversary. The confirmations prompted Phoenix New Times to ask whether Arizona voters 'got Kari Lake' despite electing a Democrat. Kelly's willingness to confirm Trump appointees while later suing Hegseth and opposing DHS funding illustrates the cross-currents of a border-state Democrat navigating Trump-era politics.
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on S. 1582 (GENIUS Act (Stablecoin Regulation) — Cloture Vote) on 2025-06-12: Kelly voted to advance the crypto industry's top legislative priority. Stand With Crypto endorsed Kelly for supporting the CLARITY Act, and he joined a bipartisan letter on preventing crypto-financed terrorism. However, on final passage he abstained — confirmed by crypto tracker sources noting Kelly was a 'previous supporter' who didn't vote on final passage. This abstention illustrates the tension between his pro-crypto positioning and potential concerns from progressive groups about regulatory oversight. The AFL-CIO opposed the bill.
Date: 2025-06-12 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: S. 1582
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on S.Amdt. to S.Con.Res. (Border Wall Funding Amendments (3 votes in 2021)) on 2021-08-04: Kelly voted three separate times in 2021 against amendments to prohibit canceling border wall contracts — in effect voting to defund wall construction. Arizona's border crosses 370 miles. By July 2022, facing a tough reelection in a border state, Kelly reversed course and pushed the Biden administration to close 'gaps' in the Yuma wall. The 2021 votes were used heavily against him in GOP advertising and became Exhibit A in the NRSC's case that Kelly was weak on border security.
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on S.Amdt. to H.R. 2471/H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations — Motion to Invoke Cloture (January 2026)) on 2026-01-29: Kelly voted to block DHS funding after ICE/Border Patrol fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. He stated on the Senate floor: 'I'm going to do everything I can to stop Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement against American cities.' This was 12 months after voting for the Laken Riley Act which expanded ICE detention authority. Kelly was joining Democratic leadership in a shutdown-threat posture. Arizona GOP Chair blasted Kelly for opposing Secret Service funding after an assassination attempt, noting the same DHS bill contained USSS appropriations.
Date: 2026-01-29 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: S.Amdt. to H.R. 2471/H.R. 7147
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on S.Con.Res.7 (Senate 2025 Budget Resolution (Reconciliation)) on 2025-02-21: Kelly voted against the budget framework that initiated the reconciliation process for the OBBB. The AFL-CIO scored this vote with working people. The resolution unlocked trillions in tax cuts that Kelly opposed. However, the same reconciliation process authorized the $9.9 billion NASA Artemis funding he would later cheer — and the SALT cap increase to $40,000 that benefited Arizona homeowners. Kelly's vote was party-line (all Democrats opposed) but the downstream benefits for his district complicated a clean narrative.
Date: 2025-02-21 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: S.Con.Res.7
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-01: Kelly voted Nay, citing the CBO's projection of $930 billion in Medicaid cuts. The bill also provided $9.9 billion for NASA's Artemis program — a mission Kelly, a former astronaut, has championed throughout his career. In April 2026, he cheered the Artemis II launch while the Daily Wire noted he had voted against the bill that funded it. The AFL-CIO scored his vote 'Right' (with working people). The cross-pressure between his NASA/space legacy and his opposition to healthcare and SNAP cuts defines this vote.
Date: 2025-07-01 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 1
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-20: Kelly was one of only 12 Senate Democrats to vote for mandatory ICE detention of undocumented immigrants based on arrest — not conviction. Arizona activists denounced the vote, with one saying 'it feels like we got Kari Lake after all.' The bill passed 64-35. Kelly had previously voted to defund border wall construction three times in 2021. His support for expanded enforcement powers in 2025 marked a major pivot. Constituent pressure from Arizona's Latino and immigrant communities opposed the bill, but Kelly's border-state political calculus pushed him toward supporting it.
Date: 2025-01-20 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: S. 5
✓ verified Primary Source [platform] During the 2020 campaign, Kelly criticized Trump border policies and voted against border wall funding. By 2022, he campaigned as a border security advocate who had pushed Biden to close gaps in the wall. His voting record in the 119th Congress (2025-2026) earned him a 70% rating for voting in 'lockstep with the GOP' on key issues including the Laken Riley Act and six Trump Cabinet confirmations.
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] On July 1, 2025, Kelly voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), citing its $930 billion in Medicaid cuts. The bill funded NASA's Artemis program with $9.9 billion. The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting fact-checked: 'Kelly voted against the OBBB primarily because of its cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs, not to defund NASA.'
✓ verified Primary Source [statement] On April 1, 2026, Kelly cheered the launch of Artemis II, praising American technology and space exploration: 'Artemis II is proof that only in the United States of America can we aim for the stars and actually reach them.'
✓ verified Primary Source [disclosure] The Intercept reported in March 2019 that Kelly had given 'at least 19 paid corporate speeches' including to Goldman Sachs, and attended a high-dollar DC fundraiser hosted by a top corporate lobbying firm, despite his no-corporate-PAC pledge. The NRSC also reported Kelly took 'hundreds of thousands of dollars from corporate CEOs and lobbyists.'
✓ verified Primary Source [platform] Kelly took a 'no corporate PAC money' pledge upon launching his Senate campaign in February 2019 and released a video about it, saying he would 'fight the influence of big money in politics.'
✓ verified Primary Source [statement] On January 25, 2026, Kelly declared he would vote against DHS funding following fatal ICE/Border Patrol shootings in Minneapolis, stating: 'I'm going to do everything I can to stop Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement against American cities. That starts with voting no on DHS's budget this week.' He called the enforcement 'chaos' with 'federal agents killing people in the streets.'
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Kelly voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) on January 20, 2025, one of 12 Senate Democrats joining Republicans to mandate ICE detention of undocumented immigrants merely arrested for — not convicted of — certain crimes. His statement said: 'Federal authorities need to protect our communities from criminals. Keeping Arizonans safe is my top priority.'
✓ verified Primary Source [statement] During his 2022 reelection campaign, Kelly pushed the Biden administration to close 'gaps' in the border wall in Yuma, Arizona. A Tucson editorial noted: 'Mark Kelly: We need to deal with some of the gaps in the border fencing in the Yuma area… However, Mark Kelly voted three times in 2021 to defund construction of the border wall.'
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Kelly voted three times in 2021 to defund border wall construction: on February 5, May 20, and August 4, voting against amendments to prohibit canceling border wall contracts for which funds had already been appropriated.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated On January 12, 2026, Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, the DOD, and the Navy over the censure and threatened demotion, arguing it violated his First Amendment rights. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the demotion on February 12, 2026. A federal grand jury had declined to indict Kelly and the other five lawmakers on seditious conspiracy charges.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Q1 2026: Raised approximately $13 million, bringing the six-month haul to nearly $26 million — nearly five times his typical pace. Time magazine named Kelly one of the '100 most influential people' in April 2026. The fundraising fueled speculation about a 2028 presidential run.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Q4 2025: Raised $12.5 million, most pouring in after November 18 when Kelly joined five other congressional Democrats in a video calling on military personnel to disobey unlawful orders. Trump accused them of sedition 'punishable by DEATH.' Hegseth ordered a post-retirement demotion for Kelly from Navy Captain. The fundraising surge continued into 2026.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Leadership PAC: Liftoff PAC. ActBlue processed the majority of small-dollar donations. Kelly took a 'no corporate PAC money' pledge in 2019 but gave dozens of paid speeches to corporate clients including Goldman Sachs and attended a fundraiser hosted by a DC lobbying firm, drawing criticism from The Intercept and NRSC.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributing organizations (2019-2024): Arnold Ventures ($13,200), University of Arizona ($12,184), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography ($10,000), Arizona State University ($9,204), Padres LP ($8,000).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributing industries (2019-2024): Retired ($1,276,288), Education ($210,265), Democratic/Liberal ($185,858), Misc Issues ($159,109), Health Professionals ($124,501).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2019-2024 election cycle: Raised $95,295,901; Spent $93,517,253; Cash on hand $3,181,171; Debts $0. Source of Funds: Large individual contributions 52.62% ($50.1M), Small individual contributions (<$200) 44.33% ($42.2M), PAC contributions 1.59% ($1.5M), Other 1.46%.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Mark Kelly filed filing with the SEC on 2016-05-19. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (22)
legal action primary since 2026
Mark Kelly sued the DOD, Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the Navy over a censure and threatened demotion, arguing it violated his First Amendment rights.
→ Pete Hegseth person
legal adversary primary since 2026
Hegseth, as Defense Secretary, ordered a post-retirement demotion for Kelly from Navy Captain. Kelly subsequently sued Hegseth.
→ US Navy institution
legal action / personnel dispute primary since 2026
Kelly sued the Navy over a censure and threatened demotion. Hegseth ordered a post-retirement demotion for Kelly from Navy Captain.
→ Goldman Sachs organisation
paid speech / corporate engagement primary since 2019
Despite taking a 'no corporate PAC money' pledge, Kelly gave at least 19 paid corporate speeches including to Goldman Sachs.
policy opposition primary since 2026
On January 25, 2026, Kelly declared he would vote against DHS funding following fatal ICE/Border Patrol shootings in Minneapolis, stating he would stop 'Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement against American cities.'
policy engagement / conflict primary since 2021
Kelly pushed the Biden administration to close 'gaps' in the border wall in Yuma, Arizona during his 2022 campaign, despite having voted three times in 2021 to defund border wall construction. Later in 2026, he opposed DHS funding after ICE/Border Patrol shootings.
oversight primary since 2025
Kelly voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) on January 20, 2025, mandating ICE detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for certain crimes. One year later, he voted to block DHS funding after ICE/Border Patrol shootings.
→ SpaceX company
shared interest (space exploration) secondary since 2026
On April 1, 2026, Kelly praised the Artemis II launch, a NASA mission for which SpaceX is a contractor. He voted against the bill that funded it (H.R. 1), citing Medicaid cuts.
→ Donald Trump person
political adversary primary since 2025
Trump accused Kelly and five other congressional Democrats of sedition 'punishable by DEATH' after a video calling on military personnel to disobey unlawful orders. Kelly also criticized Trump border policies and voted against border wall funding.
→ Marco Rubio elected official
cabinet confirmation vote primary since 2025
Kelly voted Yea on the confirmation of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State on February 4, 2025.
→ Kristi Noem person
political/legal adversary primary since 2025
Kelly voted against Kristi Noem's confirmation as DHS Secretary. Noem later became his legal adversary as DHS Secretary during his lawsuit.
→ John Fetterman person
affiliation secondary since 2025
Kelly had 70% alignment with Republicans on 10 early key votes, second only to John Fetterman among Senate Democrats.
← Adelita S. Grijalva person
co-sponsor of letter primary since 2025
Co-led a letter with Arizona Senator Kelly to DHS calling for investigation into DHS conduct.
← Angus King elected official
colleague inferential since 2026
Angus King appears in the known entities list near Mark Kelly, both listed as U.S. Senators (Angus King as 'Angus S., Jr. King').
← Gridiron-PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451153/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00519371/
← With Honor PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00661272/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236778/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Mark Kelly's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00245548/
Sources (38)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Mark Kelly — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Mark Kelly — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: S. 1582 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Mark Kelly not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt