Mark Kelly

U.S. Senator · Arizona · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

1.04· expected 0.63

Above expectations

Rank 35 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Kelly’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

55 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 53 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

S. 201 ACES Act of 2025Modifies military or armed forces policies or programs. AI-readBecame law Aug 14, 2025 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

Became law inside another bill (2)

S. 3715 Chiricahua National Park ActIdentical bill became law as H.R. 6380 · Oct 20, 2026Via H.R. 6380
S. 700 A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.Identical bill became law as H.R. 837 · Oct 20, 2026Via H.R. 837

Kelly’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Kelly’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Kelly.

Kelly in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

95/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 50 missed of 915

Voted on 865 of 915 roll calls; missed 50. Lower than 84% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

91/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 40 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 792 votes that split the parties. Lower than 90% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

14/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +5

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 90% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.27

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Kelly’s bills that became law

All bills

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Kelly’s effectiveness score.

1 national policy

S. 201 ACES Act of 2025Modifies military or armed forces policies or programs. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Aug 14, 2025SubstantiveText pending National policy

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.