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What are Mark Kelly’s achievements in politics?

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Mark Kelly won a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona in a special election in 2020 and was reelected in 2022. His background as an astronaut, plus Arizona’s changing demographics, contributed to his ability to win a seat that had been held by Republicans, including Barry Goldwater and John McCain, for more than 50 years. He was on Kamala Harris’s short list for potential running mates in the 2024 presidential election.