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Revision as of 15:58, April 8, 2020
| Martha McSally | |||
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| Junior U.S. Senator from Arizona From: January 3, 2019 − present | |||
| Predecessor | Jon Kyl | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Arizona's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2015 − January 3, 2019 | |||
| Predecessor | Ron Barber | ||
| Successor | Ann Kirkpatrick | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Donald Henry (1997 – 1999) | ||
| Religion | Protestant[1] | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | United States Air Force | ||
| Service Years | 1988 – 2010 | ||
| Rank | Colonel | ||
| Battles/wars | Operation Southern Watch Operation Allied Force Operation Enduring Freedom | ||
| Awards | Bronze Star | ||
Martha Elizabeth McSally is the conservative interim senator from Arizona and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd district.
Military service
McSally graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1988, later earning a master's degree to proceed in pilot training.[2] She then proceeded to serve in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years, being deployed six times, serving for 325 combat hours, and having commanded the 354th Fighter Squadron.
Sexual assault
McSally revealed in March 2019 that she was sexually assaulted in the military by a senior officer.[3]
United States House of Representatives
Tenure
McSally voted in February 2015 to approve the Keystone XL.[4]
Rep. McSally has voted in favor of VA accountability.[5]
Mostly pro-life, McSally voted in favor of HR 3134 in September 2015, a measure to defund Planned Parenthood.[6]
McSally voted in June 2017 in favor of federally de-funding sanctuary cities.[7]
Rep. McSally voted in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in October 2017.[8]
McSally voted in November 2017 to repeal the bureaucratic, Obamacare-established IPAB.[9]
McSally voted in December 2017 for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.[10]
Rep. McSally voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 in February 8, 2018.[11]
McSally voted for HR 6136 in June 2018, which would both fund a southern border wall and further immigration “reform”.[12]
Among Rep. McSally's last votes in the U.S. House of Representatives was voting in favor of the First Step Act.[13]
U.S. Senate
Tenure
McSally voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.[14]
Major accomplishments
According to the Washington Examiner on March 2, 2020, McSally is tied with Chuck Grassley for having the most number of introduced bills signed into law as well as having authored more legislation in 2019 than any other senator.[15]
Prescription drug price reduction bill
McSally promised on February 19, 2020 at the Trump rally that she would "introduce a bill [in the] next week" to lower prescription drug prices.[10] Less than a week later, she uncovered a proposed bill that would allow the importation of cheaper drugs from Canada to lower drug prices in America, a measure also supported by President Trump.[16] The bill, S.3384, was officially introduced and released on March 3, 2020.[17]
2020 U.S. Senate Special election in Arizona
- See main article: United States Senate elections, 2020
Campaign
As part of her campaign for the upcoming special election in Arizona, McSally started selling shirts calling out "liberal hacks".[18]
On February 12, 2020, McSally released a campaign ad criticizing Mark Kelly for supporting the impeachment coup against Donald Trump.[19]
During Donald Trump's visit to Phoenix, Arizona for a campaign rally on February 19, 2020, McSally made an appearance and received the president's endorsement as a "warrior" and being "tough as hell".[20] In return, McSally spoke in strong support of Trump and against her potential liberal opponent Mark Kelly.
Political views
A fiscal and mostly social conservative with populist leanings,[21] McSally opposes abortion, ObamaCare, and useless stimulus spending. However, despite currently holding strong conservative votes, she previously caved into the moderates during her House tenure up to 2018, opposing same-sex "marriage" only "personally" and voting to extend DACA protections.
On Donald Trump
McSally initially distanced herself from the 2016 Donald Trump campaign, criticizing his proposal to withdraw from NATO and unnecessarily focusing on the Access Hollywood tapes.[22]
However, she later began to ally herself with Trump as the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Arizona approached, focusing on policy over mere talk.[23] That was, as later evident, unable to save her from losing to radical liberal Kyrsten Sinema in normally Republican Arizona (Sinema won by less than 3%),[24] given previous obstructions from RINOs John McCain and Jeff Flake as well as McConnell and Ryan's weak leadership between 2016 and 2018.
Shifting away from the establishment
Rebuke against Manu Raju
On January 17, 2020, McSally sharply rebuked CNN reporter Manu Raju, who asked the senator if she thinks the Senate should consider new "evidence" for the Trump impeachment trial. McSally called the reporter a "liberal hack" and said that she wasn't going to talk to him.[25] Liberals who expected a politically correct moderate out of McSally were outraged at the senator's assertion of factuality,[26] such as the CNN snowflake Chris “Fredo the Younger” Cuomo.[27]
Liberal threats
- See also: Left-wing violence in the Trump era
In 2018, a Tuscon man named Steve Martan made threats to kill McSally through voicemails. Martan was sentenced to 15 months in prison.[28]
References
- ↑ Members of Congress: Religious Affiliations
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Sen. Martha McSally Says She Was Raped by Officer While in Air Force
- ↑ S 1 - A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1994 - VA Accountability Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3003 - No Sanctuary for Criminals Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 849 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
- ↑ S 756 - First Step Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 - National Key Vote
- ↑ Buzz: ‘Electability’ a top debate issue, Martha McSally’s bragging rights, change at CFPB
- ↑ McSally unveils bill to lower drug prices amid tough campaign
- ↑ Multiple references:
- S.3384 - 116th Congress
- Arizona's McSally Releases Drug Pricing Legislation from U.S. News
- Arizona's McSally releases drug pricing legislation from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Sen. McSally introduces bill to lower prescription drug prices from KYMA
- ↑ Liberal Hack T-Shirt
- ↑ Martha McSally - In case...
- ↑ LIVE: President Trump in Phoenix, AZ
- ↑ Martha McSally on the Issues
- ↑ McSally on Trump
- ↑ The Latest: McSally embraces Trump in Arizona Senate bid
- ↑ United States Senate election in Arizona, 2018
- ↑ Senator Martha McSally Calls CNN Reporter 'Liberal Hack' After Being Asked About Impeachment | TIME
- ↑ Martha McSally Is Now A Dangerous Media Critic For Calling A CNN Reporter A ‘Liberal Hack’
- ↑ CNN's Cuomo on Sen. McSally: I Can't Believe People Would Vote For Her To Fill "McCain's Seat"
- ↑ Tucson man gets 15 months in prison for threatening U.S. Rep. Martha McSally
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