Now, that mission has led Mark Kelly to run for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, where he's got a great chance of flipping one of the four seats Democrats need to take back control -- but he's up against s
I never thought I'd run for political office — not in a zillion years.
And neither did Mark Kelly.
He'd served as a combat pilot in the Navy and an astronaut for NASA, and his wife, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, was the politician in the family. But after she was shot and nearly killed in 2011, they both took on a new mission: doing everything they could to reduce gun violence.
Now, that mission has led Mark Kelly to run for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, where he's got a great chance of flipping one of the four seats Democrats need to take back control — but he's up against some attacks that are way out of line.
Earlier this week, his Republican opponent slung mud at him for supposedly starting a "very radical political organization" supported by "extreme left-wing people."
But you know what organization she was referring to? A group that Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords founded to fight for commonsense gun safety proposals. There's nothing "radical" or "extreme" about that — and we've got to help Mark fight back against these attacks.
Mark Kelly will stand up to special interests like the NRA and fight for families in Arizona and across the country. Let's do everything we can to send him to Washington.
Now, if Mark Kelly wins this special election, he could be able to take his seat in the Senate this November — throwing a wrench into whatever Mitch McConnell has in store for a lame-duck session.
And Mark's running this race the right way, without taking a dime from corporate PACs.
He's only going to be accountable to the people. He'll fight to make our government work for everyone, not just the rich and powerful. And he'll apply what he's learned about science and service from NASA and the Navy to help solve the crises we face.
But he can't do this alone — we've got to fight by his side.
