Captain Mark Kelly

@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut. Husband to @GabbyGiffords.bsky.social. United States Senator for the great state of Arizona.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have completely botched this war. Yesterday, Trump said that Phase 1 is to open the Strait of Hormuz. His goal is now to fix the thing he broke. And the only thing the American people have to show for it is higher prices.

Hedge funds buying up houses is one reason homeownership has gotten further out of reach for too many young people. So, we’re cracking down on that with our bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to lower costs and make it easier to live the American Dream.

We’re less than a month from NASA launching the newest space-based observatory: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. With a field-of-view 100x greater than Hubble’s, it will be able to survey our universe and investigate exoplanets and dark energy better than ever before.

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Visited the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB. Got to see the shuttle simulator that I spent thousands of hours in. One of the best aviation museums in the world. No surprise since Ohio is the birthplace of the Wright Brothers, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, and Jim Lovell.

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Ohio voters could change the direction of the entire country in November. That starts with electing Democrats up and down the ballot — including fighters like Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton! I can tell Ohio Democrats are ready to win, and I’m going to do everything I can to help them.

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Too many Arizonans are struggling with rising housing costs. That’s why we passed our bipartisan housing legislation to lower costs and make owning a home easier. It’ll make a big difference, as we fight to lower costs across the board.

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Hard work used to pay off, but these days, your hard work just makes someone else richer. After decades of politicians in Washington rigging the game to benefit corporations and the top 1%, it’s time to put working-class Americans first. That’s exactly what I’m fighting for.

Washington shouldn’t belong to whoever writes the biggest check, but more money keeps flooding into our elections. It started with Citizens United, and just last month the Supreme Court opened the door for more. Fixing everything starts with getting money out of politics.

The Supreme Court is gutting a law that's ensured Black Americans' political power for 60 years. This is a direct attack on Black representation. The way we win it back is at the ballot box, and by throwing these clowns in Washington out of office.

Being a dad to Claudia and Claire, and grandpa to Sage is the best job I've ever had. On National Parents' Day, I’m so grateful for them, for Gabby, and for every Arizona parent doing the hard work of raising kids.

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Got together with folks in Phoenix to talk about my new initiative to help young men. Bottom line: Too many boys grow up without male role models. So, I’m working to get more men teaching, coaching, mentoring, and volunteering so they can be the role models our communities need.

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Families just want to be able to afford their groceries and rent and save up for their future. My family grew up counting every dollar, but a lot of folks in Washington don’t know what that’s like — and that’s why they’re failing working families. I’m fighting to fix that.

Trump has made billions while in office and wants you to believe there's nothing wrong with it. He’s making himself and other billionaires richer while jacking up prices for everyone else. Being President is supposed to mean serving your country — not cashing in on it.

The top 1% owns as much wealth as our entire middle class, while too many Americans who've done everything right still can't afford a home. This isn't a coincidence — it was planned. We fix it by knocking more doors, making more calls, and winning back our power this November.

Congratulations to all of our Democratic primary winners in Arizona. With candidates focused on delivering for Arizonans running in key districts like Amish Shah, Jonathan Nez, and JoAnna Mendoza, the path to flipping the House runs right through Arizona. Let’s get it done!

Homeownership has been slipping further and further out of reach for millions of American families — until now. Our 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act just became law, and it’s going to make it easier for more young people to own a home.

Fewer men are teaching, coaching, and volunteering than a generation ago, so more boys are growing up without different kinds of male role models. I introduced two bills to help fix that — recruiting more men into classrooms and other kinds of service to strengthen communities.