bobabode
02-12-2019, 11:43 AM
"Mark Kelly, a former astronaut and husband of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced Tuesday that he is moving forward with a U.S. Senate bid, a decision that could create a marquee race next year in Arizona.
Kelly, a Democrat, is challenging Sen. Martha McSally (R), who was appointed late last year by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to the seat long held by John McCain (R), who died last year after a battle with brain cancer.
Kelly, 54, who has been heavily recruited by Democrats, announced his intentions with a video in which he calls the campaign “my next mission.”
Giffords retired from Congress after surviving a 2011 assassination attempt by a gunman. She and Kelly have since become well-known gun-control advocates." WaPo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/former-astronaut-mark-kelly-husband-of-gabby-giffords-announces-senate-bid-in-arizona/2019/02/12/b0a74f28-2ec6-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?utm_term=.5541bd71e2a1
Pretty cool to watch Goldwater country turn blue. :)
Kelly, a Democrat, is challenging Sen. Martha McSally (R), who was appointed late last year by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to the seat long held by John McCain (R), who died last year after a battle with brain cancer.
Kelly, 54, who has been heavily recruited by Democrats, announced his intentions with a video in which he calls the campaign “my next mission.”
Giffords retired from Congress after surviving a 2011 assassination attempt by a gunman. She and Kelly have since become well-known gun-control advocates." WaPo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/former-astronaut-mark-kelly-husband-of-gabby-giffords-announces-senate-bid-in-arizona/2019/02/12/b0a74f28-2ec6-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?utm_term=.5541bd71e2a1
Pretty cool to watch Goldwater country turn blue. :)