(Washington Insider Magazine) -Mark Kelly is an American politician and businessman. He was born on February 21, 1964, in Orange, New Jersey, U.S. He was selected as a NASA astronaut pilot in 1995. Kelly flew into space for the first time in 2001. He has been in space multiple times for war missions. The missions that he carried on include STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, and others. During the Gulf War, Mark also worked as a pilot in space multiple times. Read the post below to find out more about Mark Kelly.
Bio/Wiki
Mark Edward Kelly is known as Mark Kelly. He is a famous politician in America and a retired astronaut. Kelly has also worked as a Navy officer. In December 1987 Kelly was given the chance to become an attack squadron-115 in Atsugi; Japan.
Mark completed his master’s degree from the U.S. Naval test pilot School in 1993. He belongs to a Christian family and was brought up in a traditional family. Kelly has received Defence’s superior service medals and many Awards for his work.
Mark Kelly Height & Age
Mark Kelly is 58 years old. The American politician is 173 cm. His feet size is 5’8 inches. Kelly’s weight is approximately 80 kg and his chest size is 42. Mark is a handsome man and his skin tone is fair. He has got attractive brown eyes.
Mark Kelly Net Worth
Mark Kelly is an Astronaut, engineer, and Navy Captain. He has an estimated amount of around $20 Million. According to the latest financial disclosure, Mark and his wife Gabby Giffords have a combined net worth of between $10 and $30 million.
The family increased their fortune when Mark became a highly sought-after and highly paid public speaker. Mark earned a great deal of money from several book deals, business consulting, and corporate board memberships. Kelly has earned as much as $8 million. The American politician and astronaut earned $1.9 million from 64 paid speeches since January 2018.
Political Career
Mark Kelly started his political career journey as a naval aviator in December 1987. Kelly joined the NASA Astronaut Corps and worked for 54 days in space. The politician and the astronaut retired from NASA on June 21, 2011.
After two years he started his political journey and became a known politician. His journey started to kick off in 2013. In 2020, Kelly won the 2020 United States Senate special election. He was voted in the state of Arizona. The American politician kept the Senate seat and won the 2022 election.
Mark Kelly had a high approval rating during his political career. He belonged to the democratic party since 2018. Kelly got a seat after Senator John McCain’s death. Kelly was defeated by the Republican Martha McSally in 2020. On November 30, 2020, it was announced that Mark Kelly has been elected as the representative of Arizona.
Kelly is likely to retire in 2023. He will be taken over by a political leader winning in the 2022 elections. Blake Masters was backed by former president Donald Trump. He had favorable votes in the 2022 elections.
Mark Kelly lines up with Biden and he has an approval rate of 49% to 44% of voters in Arizona. In The polling memo, it was revealed that Joe Biden has around 38% approval ratings. Masters has also benefited from an advantage in voters with 62% and Kelly with 57% voters.
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Personal Life
Mark Kelly is 58 years old and he has been serving as the senator in Arizona since December 2020. He is married to Gabby Giffords. The couple has two children. Mark has been married twice in his life. Mark and his current wife Gabby are happy life.
Mark owns several businesses and has a net worth of 20 Million dollars. Mark will also be running for this year’s reelection. Kelly has been voted in line with Joe Biden’s stated position of 94.4% in August 2022.
Mark first got married to Amelia Victoria Babis on January 7, 1989. The couple stayed together for a few years. They called it over and finally got divorced in 2004. The couple has two daughters named Claudia and Claire Kelly.
On November 10, 2007, Kelly got married to Gabby Giffords, who is an American retired politician, gun control advocate, and U.S. Representative. Gabby and Mark Kelly are considered to be a power couple. They are covered by the media often and you can spot their pictures in newspapers and social media.
