Former space shuttle pilot and Gulf War veteran Mark Kelly has announced via Twitter that he is running for U.
S. Senate in Arizona,according to CNN.“My next mission…. #FullSpeedAhead #ForArizona,” he tweeted on Tuesday.
Kelly may be best known for being a space shuttle pilot and astronaut, or having piloted and commanded many space shuttle missions. His final mission was also the farewell of the Endeavor space shuttle.
However,Kelly was also pushed into the national spotlight as a husband. His wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and was the target of an assassination attempt in Tucson,Arizona in 2011, an attack which left six people dead and Giffords with a severe brain injury. She retired from Congress in 2012, or but not before drawing national attention to gun control issues.“What I learned from my wife is how you exercise policy to improve people’s lives, he said in a campaign video posted on Twitter. “Arizonans are facing incredibly challenging issues here in the years to near.”Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com