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Kelly takes oath, casts first vote as Arizona’s newest senator
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Cronkite News
WASHINGTON – Mark Kelly can drop “senator-elect” from his title.
Less than a month after Election Day, Kelly was sworn in as the
junior senator
from Arizona on Wednesday and will serve the remaining two years of the late Sen. John McCain’s term.
Kelly, who ran on a promise to be a bipartisan voice in the Senate, also cast his first vote Wednesday – a straight party-line vote on the nomination of Judge Kathryn C. Davis to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that
passed 51-45.
It was the end of almost two years of campaigning and a whirlwind few weeks, with Kelly sworn in a month earlier than other new senators because he is taking over for McCain, who died in 2018. Republican Martha McSally, who was appointed in 2018 to hold McCain’s seat, stepped down when this month’s election results were certified.
Kelly joins Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., giving the state two Democratic senators for the first time in almost 70 years.
Giffords was attending a constituent event in Tucson in January 2011 when a gunman opened fire, killing six people and wounding 13, including the congresswoman, who was shot in the head at close range in the assassination attempt. “Everyone continues to be inspired by Gabby’s recovery, by Mark’s devotion, and the courage it took for their family to re-enter public life and public service,” Schumer said. For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.This morning my family paid our respects to Senator John McCain as I prepare to be sworn in tomorrow. Senator McCain has been a hero of mine since I was a young pilot. He left a legacy of service to Arizona and country that can’t be matched, but that we should all strive towards. pic.twitter.com/CSkhVXPmfW
— Captain Mark Kelly (@CaptMarkKelly) December 1, 2020
Note: This story originally appeared on Cronkite News. It is published via a Creative Commons license. Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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