Mark Around Arizona

Official Senate Schedule

Senator Kelly is committed to transparency and accountability in government. He regularly publishes his Senate schedule so Arizonans can see who he’s meeting and how he’s working for our state. 

He also is pushing every member of Congress to follow his lead and publicly share their official schedules online. His official schedule is viewable below. Click the stars on the calendar to see his events.

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Mark Around Arizona

In his first year in office, Senator Kelly traveled a total of 9,824 miles across Arizona. Being on the ground in communities and talking to Arizonans helps him do his job. As a former Navy pilot, Senator Kelly often finds himself back in the cockpit to get around a state as big as ours.

Check out the map below to see where he’s visited in all 15 Arizona counties:

Official Senate Schedule

Senator Kelly is committed to transparency and accountability in government. To ensure that Arizonans know he’s working for them, the Senator will regularly publish his Senate schedule so Arizonans know where he’s focusing his time and efforts. Below is his official Senate schedule.

Week of April 11

Monday, April 11, 2022 

  • Meeting with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, and Minister of Finance of Ukraine Marchenko Serhii 

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 

  • Press Interviews
  • Chaired Special Committee on Aging Field Hearing  No Time to Wait: Proposals to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
  • Arizona State University’s Pat Tillman Veterans Center Panel on “Combatting Military Suicide: How the Brandon Act Will Prioritize Mental Health Care in the Military” with Teri and Patrick Caserta, Captain Ande Bergmann, ASU Naval ROTC, Lieutenant Colonel Erich B. Schneider, ASU Army ROTC, Major Fernando Garcia, 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Sergeant HyeJung Park, and Tillman Center Assistant Director of Student Success Shawn Banzhaf 
  • Press Interviews 

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 

  • Tour of the Douglas Port of Entry with Office of Field Operations Director Guadalupe Ramirez, Acting Area Port of Douglas Director Martin Gomez, General Services Administration Acting Regional Administrator and Public Building Service Regional Commissioner Dan Brown, GSA Tucson Field Office Director Buck Silveira 
  • Briefing at U.S. Border Patrol Douglas Station with Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats Tucson Border Patrol Sector Director John Scanlon, and CBP Arizona Regional Intelligence Center Director Christopher MacDonald 
  • Press Interviews 
  • Meeting with Douglas City Manager Ana Urquijo, Deputy City Manager/City Treasurer Luis Pedroza, Douglas City Councilmembers Danya Acosta, Ray Shelton, and Jose Grijalva, Douglas City Finance Committee Member Adam Brake, City Clerk Alma Andrade, Cochise County Supervisor Ann English, County Administrator Richard Karwaczka, Douglas Business Network President Ralph Robles, Douglas Merchants Association President Ida Pedrego, Bob Fernandez & Sons CEO Carlos Fernandez, and Osvil International President and CEO Oscar Vildosola 

Thursday, April 14, 2022 

  • Call with Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland 
  • Call with Maricopa Mayor Christian Price 
  • Call with Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge 

Friday, April 15, 2022 

  • Funeral Service for U.S. Navy Lieutenant Hyrum Hanlon 
  • Call with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall 
  • Press Interview 

Week of April 4

Monday, April 4, 2022

  • Meeting with Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command General Richard Clarke
  • Vote Series

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Week of March 28

 March 28, 2022

  • Meeting with 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program Arizona Delegates
  • Vote Series

March 29, 2022

March 30, 2022

  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Local 2595 National Border Patrol Council President Rafael Rivera and Secretary/Treasurer Raul Aguilasocho
  • Call with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with West Valley Defense Alliance, Mesa Industry Defense Council, Southern Arizona Defense Alliance, and Northern Arizona Military Affairs Council
  • Classified Senators Briefing on Russia and Ukraine with Deputy Director of National Intelligence Morgan Muir, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl, Joint Staff Director of Operations Lieutenant General James Mingus, Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Andrew Light, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy and Plans Robert Silver, Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, and Assistant to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Sarah Charles
  • Call with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema
  • Vote Series
  • Call with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
  • Served as Presiding Officer
  • Vote Series

March 31, 2022

  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Brown, Gillibrand, Merkley, Ossoff, Peters and Warren
  • Meeting with Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Monica Villalobos and Executive Director Kaaren-Lyn Graves
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma and Tribal Council
  • Vote Series

April 1, 2022

  • Call with Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Rochelle Walensky

Week of March 21

March 21, 2022

  • Meeting with Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Nominee Gigi Sohn
  • Meeting with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall
  • Vote Series
  • Call with USSOUTHCOM Commander General Laura J. Richardson

March 22, 2022

March 23, 2022

March 24, 2022

Week of March 14

 March 14, 2022

  • Meeting with Desert Canyon Middle School Students
  • Vote Series

March 15, 2022

  • Senate Armed Services Open/Closed Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command
  • Meeting with Diné College President Dr. Charles “Monty” Roessel and Navajo Technical University President Elmer Guy
  • Meeting with Valley Metro CEO Scott Smith
  • Meeting with Representatives of Chinle Unified School District and Superintendent Quincy Natay
  • Meeting with Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the Arizona League of Cities and Towns, and Arizona local elected officials
  • Defense Advisory Group Meeting
  • Meeting with Chandler City Councilmembers Matt Orlando, Mark Stewart, Rene Lopez, OD Harris, and Christine Ellis
  • Meeting with Avondale City Councilmember Curtis Nielson
  • Meeting with San Carlos Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Deborah Jackson-Dennison and Baboquivari Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bonn
  • Meeting with Department of Health and Human Services Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Children and Families January Contreras
  • Vote Series

March 16, 2022

  • Press Interview
  • Attended President Volodymyr Zelenkskyy of Ukraine’s Virtual Address to Congress
  • Environment and Public Works Committee Oversight Hearing on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund Formula
  • Meeting with Commanding General of Fort Huachuca Major General Anthony Hale
  • Press Interview
  • Call with Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk
  • Vote Series
  • Chaired Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee Classified Briefing on Chinese Emerging Technological Threats
  • Reviewed Classified Document on Ukrainian Air Power
  • Meeting with Chief Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mary H. MurguÍa
  • Served as Presiding Officer

March 17, 2022

  • Call with Custom Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus
  • Senate Armed Services Classified Briefing on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
  • Vote Series
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Pascua Yaqui Chairman Peter Yucupicio
  • State Department Briefing on Brittney Griner
  • White House St. Patrick’s Day Event

March 18, 2022

  • Visit to Maryvale Mountain Park Health Center with Glendale Vice Mayor and Ocotillo District Councilman Jamie Aldama and Mountain Park Health Center CEO Dr. John Swagert
  • Press Interviews
  • Visit to Glendale Oasis Water Campus with Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers, Vice Mayor and Ocotillo District Councilman Jamie Aldama, Glendale City Councilmembers Bart Turner and Joyce Clark, and Director of Water Services Craig Johnson
  • Press Interviews
  • National Security Council Briefing on Iran with Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk

Week of March 7

March 7, 2022

  • China-Taiwan Table Top Exercise with Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks, Defense Department officials, and Members of Congress
  • Vote Series
  • Served as Presiding Officer

March 8, 2022

March 9, 2022

  • Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Retreat
  • Meeting with Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, and Arizona Mayors and County Supervisors
  • Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Session with President Biden

March 10, 2022

Week of February 28

February 28, 2022

  • Reviewed 2022 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
  • Call with Former Alaska Senator Mark Begich
  • Vote Series
  • Classified Senators Briefing on Russia and Ukraine with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Wally Adeyemo, and Deputy Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development Isobel Coleman

March 1, 2022

March 2, 2022

March 5, 2022

  • Zoom Call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Members of Congress

Week of February 21

February 22, 2022

  • Visit to the Gila River Indian Community with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo, Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, Lieutenant Governor Monica Antone, Gila River Indian Community Tribal Council members, and Arizona Representatives Raúl Grijalva, Greg Stanton, Tom O’Halleran, and Ruben Gallego
  • Press Interview
  • Drought Roundtable with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo, Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, Colorado River Indian Tribes Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation President Bernadine Burnette, Arizona Representatives Raúl Grijalva, Greg Stanton, and Tom O’Halleran, Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke, Arizona Farm Bureau President Stefanie Smallhouse, Central Arizona Project General Manager Ted Cook, Salt River Project Senior Water Director Dave Roberts, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association Executive Director Warren Tenney, Business for Water Stewardship Co-founder Todd Reeve, Environmental Defense Fund Senior Director Kevin Moran, Yuma County Water Attorney Wade Noble, Mohave County Water Attorney Jamie Kelley, and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s Chief of Operations Sarah Rose Webber
  • Press Interviews

February 23, 2022

  • Visit to Sahuarita High School Construction Program with Career & Technical Education Program Instructor Adrian Morales, Sahuarita High School Principal John Kneup, Vice Principals Beth Lehr and Michael DeSouza, Sahuarita Unified School District Superintendent Manny Valenzuela, and Vice Superintendents Scott Downs and Brett Bonner
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy, Sahuarita Town Manager Shane Dille, Sahuarita Economic Development Director Victor Gonzalez, and Sahuarita Assistant Town Manager/Town Engineer Beth Abramovitz
  • Visit to Hydronalix with Hydronalix President and CEO Anthony C. Mulligan, Executive Vice President Robert Lautrup

February 24, 2022

  • Meeting with National Education Association President Becky Pringle, National Education Association Organizational Specialist Jason Leon, Arizona Education Association President Joe Thomas, Arizona Education Association Vice President Marisol Garcia, and Arizona Education Association Board Member Kelley Fisher
  • Press Interviews
  • Senators Briefing on Russia and Ukraine with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo

Week of February 14

Monday, February 14, 2022

  • Meeting with Gila County Supervisor Woody Cline
  • Meeting with Ambassador of Ireland to the U.S. Daniel Mulhall
  • Call with Tucson Mayor Regina Romero
  • Call with Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster
  • Vote Series

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Week of February 7 

February 7, 2022

  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet
  • Classified Briefing with Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Chris Maier
  • Meeting with Chair of the House Armed Services Committee Washington Representative Adam Smith

February 8, 2022

February 9, 2022

February 10, 2022

Week of January 31 

January 31, 2022

  • Call with Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland
  • Call with Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels
  • Call with Douglas Mayor Donald Huish
  • Briefing with Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Chris Maier and Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Iowa Senator Joni Ernst
  • Meeting with President of Intel Foundry Services Randhir Thakur
  • Call with CEO of NetWorth Nico Willis and former Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell

February 1, 2022

February 2, 2022

February 3, 2022

  • Meeting with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed and Committee Majority Members
  • Reviewed Classified Information regarding U.S. Response to Russian Demands over Ukraine
  • Senators Classified Briefing on Russia/Ukraine
  • Vote Series
  • Press Interview

February 4, 2022

  • Visit to the Port of Tucson with Port of Tucson CEO Alan Levin, Port of Tucson Executive Vice President Mike Levin, HDS Truck Driving Institute Director of Admissions Chris Kirkendoll and HDS Truck Driving Institute Military Liaison/Veterans Workforce Abe McCann
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with THCC President & CEO Rob Elias, THCC Chair Karla Morales, THCC Vice-Chair Ericka Aguilar, THCC Treasurer Oscar Diaz, THCC Secretary Patty Ruiz, THCC Member Relations Selina Encinas and THCC Office Manager Anissa Trujillo
  • Call with Arizona Student Appointed to Service Academy

Week of January 24

 January 24, 2022

  • Call with Graham County Sheriff Preston “PJ” Allred
  • Call with Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone

January 25, 2022

  • Call with Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls
  • Call with Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke
  • Call with Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot

January 26, 2022

  • Call with Prescott Mayor Phil Goode
  • Call with Kingman Mayor Jen Miles
  • Salt River Project Virtual Webinar on Energy, Forestry and Water

January 27, 2022

  • Visit to Pima County Joint Technical Education District Innovative Learning Center at the Bridges
  • Press Interviews
  • Senior Citizens Advisory Group Meeting

January 28, 2022

  • Call with Maricopa Mayor Christian Price
  • Meeting with Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness Gil Cisneros
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Valleywise CEO Steve Purves

Week of January 17

January 18, 2022

  • Visit to Rovey Farms with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
  • Meat Processing Industry Roundtable with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Rovey Family Farms Owner Paul Rovey, Heartquist Hollow Family Farm Owner Scott Heartquist, Nature’s Fed Beef Owner Tim Petersen, Arizona Farm Bureau President Stefanie Smallhouse, Menges Ranch Owners Ben and Ashley Menges, Stronghold Beef Owner Sonia Gasho, Headquarters West Owner and Rancher Andy Groseta, William K Perry Farms Owner Bill Perry, Babbitt Ranches President Billy Cordasco, University of Arizona Professor Tom Sheridan, University of Arizona Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences Professor Dr. Duane Wulf, University of Arizona Food Products and Safety Lab Director Dr. Dieter Steklis, Arizona Farm Bureau Government Relations Manager Victoria Okula, Intertribal Agriculture Council Western Region Technical Assistant Specialist Padgley Gonzales, JG Dairy Owner Joshua Gladden, and US Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Charlene Fernandez
  • Press Interviews
  • U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Plan Announcement with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore, and Congressman Tom O’Halleran
  • Press Interviews
  • Caucus Meeting

January 19, 2022

  • Senate Floor Debate on Voting Rights Legislation
  • Meeting with Pastor Bart Smith
  • Call with Winslow Mayor Roberta “Birdie” Cano
  • Call with Navajo County District 2 Supervisor Alberto L. Peshlakai
  • Meeting with White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
  • Senate Floor Debate on Voting Rights Legislation
  • Vote Series

January 20, 2022

  • Call with Topflavor Farms Co-Owner and Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association Board Member Steve Alameda
  • Call with Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra
  • Vote Series
  • Press Interview

January 21, 2022

  • Call with Chair of the House Armed Services Committee Washington Representative Adam Smith
  • Call with Former Navajo Nation President Dr. Peterson Zah
  • Call with Former Navajo County Sheriff KC Clark
  • Call with Coconino County Sheriff Jim Driscoll
  • Press Interview

Week of January 10

January 10, 2022

  • Meeting with Senate Colleagues and Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Senior Advisor for Global Energy Security Amos Hochstein
  • Vote Series
  • Navajo Nation Virtual Town Hall with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez

January 11, 2022

January 12, 2022

January 13, 2022

January 16, 2022

  • Call with First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix Senior Pastor Dr. Warren H. Stewart Sr., Mount Calvary Baptist Church Pastor David L. Wade and Arizona Commission of African-American Affairs Commissioner Mel Hannah

Week of January 3 

January 4, 2022

  • Meeting with ICE ERO Field Office Director John Cantú
  • Call with Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Call with WL Gore and Associates CEO Bret Snyder

January 5, 2022

  • Call with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor
  • Meeting with Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Montana Senator Jon Tester and Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall
  • Call with KORE Power CEO Lindsay Gorrill
  • Meeting with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin
  • Vote Series
  • White House COVID-19 Response Briefing
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Utah Senator Mitt Romney
  • Meeting with Grand Canyon Trust, League of Conservation Voters, and The Wilderness Society

January 7, 2022

  • Press Interview
  • Visit to Moreno’s Mexican Grill with Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Isabella Casillas Guzman, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) National Interim CEO Lisa Glover, LISC Phoenix Executive Director Terry Benelli, Retail, Arts, Innovation & Livability CDC (RAIL CDC) Executive Director Ryan Winkle, and Moreno’s Mexican Grill Owners Angel and Maritza Moreno
  • Press Interviews
  • Visit to Frances Boutique with Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Isabella Casillas Guzman, Local First Arizona Leader and CEO Kimber Lanning, Frances Boutique Owner Jade Noble, Voyce Threads Owner Drew Shaw, Derek Sips Owner Derek Robinson, Der Wurst Hot Dogs Owner Nick Hyche, Co-Owner Linger Longer Lounge Manny Tripodis, Root Salon Senior Hair Stylist Brittany Dailey
  • Press Interview
  • Arizona Chamber of Commerce Legislative Forecast Luncheon

January 8, 2022

  • January 8th Remembrance and Bell Ringing Ceremony 

Week of December 27

December 27, 2021

  • Call with Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources Tom Buschatzke

Week of December 20

December 21, 2021

  • Arizona Farm Bureau and Arizona Nursery Growers Association Poinsettia Delivery
  • Call with Colorado Senator Michael Bennett, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock,  Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan, and Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

Week of December 13

December 13, 2021

  • Call with Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association Board Member and Farmer Steve Alameda
  • Environment and Public Works Committee Member Photo
  • Vote Series

December 14, 2021

  • Energy and Natural Resources Classified Briefing on the Nation’s Energy Needs to Protect and Defend Our Country
  • Vote Series
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Vote on Military and Defense Civilian Nominations
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Pascua Yaqui Chairman Peter Yucupicio and Tribal Council
  • Floor Speech and Request for Unanimous Consent to Advance the Nomination for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dr. David Honey

December 15, 2021

December 16, 2021

  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Hispanics Enjoying Camping Hunting and the Outdoors (HECHO)
  • Meeting with Arizona Un-PAC Students
  • Call with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb 
  • First Vote Series
  • Press Interview
  • Second Vote Series

December 17, 2021

December 18, 2021

Week of December 6

December 6, 2021

December 7, 2021

  • Floor Speech recognizing Former Arizona Representative Ron Barber’s Retirement
  • First Vote Series
  • Meeting with NASA’s New Astronaut Candidate Class
  • Second Vote Series
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Classified Briefing on Russia and Ukraine
  • Defense Advisory Group Meeting
  • Third Vote Series

December 8, 2021

December 9, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Photo with Constituents
  • Meeting with Northern Arizona University Vice President of External Affairs Christy Farley
  • Paid Respects to Former Majority Leader Kansas Senator Bob Dole Lying in State
  • First Vote Series
  • Call with Marlene Galan Woods
  • Call with Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls
  • Call with Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines
  • Call with Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot
  • Second Vote Series
  • Call with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

December 10, 2021

  • Meeting with Constituents Patrick and Teri Caserta
  • Meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols

December 11, 2021

  • Call with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar

December 12, 2021

  • Call with President and CEO of Western Growers Dave Puglia
  • Call with President and CEO of Yuma Regional Medical Center Dr. Robert Trenschel
  • Call with Economic Development Agency Assistant Secretary Alejandra Castillo

Week of November 29

November 29, 2021

November 30, 2021

  • Call with Hayden Mayor Dean Hetrick
  • Call with Prescott Valley Mayor Kell Palguta
  • Call with Tombstone Mayor Dusty Escapule
  • Meeting with Northern Arizona University President José Luis Cruz Rivera and Vice President of External Affairs Christy Farley
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Ranching and Agriculture Advisory Meeting
  • Call with Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels 

 December 1, 2021

December 2, 2021

December 3, 2021

  • Call with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall
  • Meeting with Winslow Mayor Roberta “Birdie” Cano, City Councilmember Jim MacLean, City Manager John Barkley
  • Call with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman New Jersey Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.

Week of November 22

November 22, 2021

  • Meeting with President of Arizona Cardinals Michael Bidwill, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Pam Kehaly, President and CEO of The Plaza Companies Sharon Harper, President and CEO of Arizona Commerce Authority Sandra Watson and Founder of Local First Arizona Kimber Lanning

November 23, 2021

  • Visit to Arizona Western College – Parker Learning Center
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Colorado River Indian Tribes Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Vice Chairman Dwight Lomayesva, Secretary Johnson Fisher, Treasurer Anisa Patch, Councilmember Robert “Bobby” Page, Councilmember Woodrow Sharp, and Councilmember Tommy Drennan
  • Visit to Ahakhav Tribal Preserve with Colorado River Indian Tribes Leaders
  • Visit to Parker Senior Center with Parker Mayor Karen Bonds
  • Meeting with La Paz County Administrator Megan Spielman, Supervisor Holly Irwin, Supervisor Duce Minor, Supervisor David Plunkett, Parker Mayor Karen Bonds, Parker Vice Mayor Jerry Hooper, La Paz County Sheriff William Ponce, La Paz Solar Project Project Manager D.L. Wilson, and Quartzite Town Manager Jim Ferguson
  • Visit to Parker Dam with Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Dams Office Area Manager Len Schilling and Parker Dam Manager Marcus Dickerson

Week of November 15

November 15, 2021

  • White House Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Signing
  • Press Interviews
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with United States Space Force Chief of Space Operations General John Raymond, Chair of Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Maine Senator Angus King, Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Emerging Threats Subcommittee Iowa Senator Joni Ernst

November 16, 2021

November 17, 2021

November 18, 2021

November 19, 2021

  • Northwest Extension Ceremony with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator Nuria Fernandez, and Valley Metro CEO Scott Smith
  • Supply Chain Roundtable with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Swift Transportation Vice President of Government Relations Dave Berry, United Parcel Service Vice President of Global Public Affairs Dontai Smalls, GlobalTranz Enterprises Chief Legal Officer Jeff Simmons, Arizona Trucking Association President and CEO Tony Bradley, Union Pacific General Director of Public Affairs Andres Guerrero, and Maricopa County Supervisors Chair Jack Sellers, and Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 359 Business Representative Pat Montroy
  • Tour of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Director of Aviation Services Chad Makovsky, Deputy Aviation Director Julie Rodriguez, Phoenix Vice Mayor Carlos Garcia and Phoenix City Councilwoman Betty Guardado

Week of November 8

November 8, 2021

  • Tour of Technicians for Sustainability
  • Press Interviews
  • Call with Mammoth Mayor Patricia “Patsy” Armenta
  • Call with Payson Mayor Tom Morrissey

November 9, 2021

  • Visit to Yuma Proving Grounds for Project Convergence 2021 with Secretary of the Army Wormuth, Chief of Staff of the Army General McConville, USSPACECOM Commander General Dickinson, USSOUTHCOM Commander General Richardson, and Vice Chief of Space Operations General Thompson
  • Visit to San Luis Port of Entry I with San Luis Port of Entry Director John Schwamm, Office of Field Operations Director Guadalupe Ramirez and San Luis Mary Jerry Sanchez
  • Briefing with Yuma Border Patrol Sector Chief Chris Clem
  • Press Interviews

November 11, 2021

  • Meeting with 24th Navajo Nation Speaker Damon & Members of the Council
  • Veterans Day Event with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez
  • Tour of Window Rock Navajo Housing Authority Infrastructure Projects
  • Visit to St. Michael’s Water Infrastructure Home Installation Project
  • Roundtable Discussion with Apache County District I Supervisor Chair Dr. Joe Shirley Jr., Apache County District 2 Supervisor Vice-Chair Alton Joe Shepard, Apache County District 3 Supervisor Nelson David, Navajo County District 2 Supervisor Alberto L. Peshlakai, Navajo County Retired Supervisor District 2 Jesse Thompson, Navajo County Sheriff David Clouse, Coconino County District 2 County Supervisor Jeronimo Vasquez, Coconino County Supervisor District 5 Vice-Chair Lena Fowler
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Members of the Navajo Nation Veteran’s Advisory Council

November 12, 2021

  • Memorial Service for former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods
  • Tour of Chandler Veterans Oasis Park and Groundwater Recharge Facility with Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke
  • Press Interviews

Week of November 1

November 1, 2021

  • Call with Mammoth Patricia “Patsy” Armenta
  • Call with Payson Mayor Tom Morrissey
  • Vote Series
  • Dinner with University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins and Arizona Legislators

November 2, 2021

November 3, 2021

November 4, 2021

November 5, 2021

  • Call with President of Cochise College JD Rottweiler

November 6, 2021

  • Visit to the USS Gabrielle Giffords with Gabby Giffords, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell and Washington State Representative Adam Smith

Week of October 25

October 25, 2021

October 26, 2021

October 27, 2021

October 28, 2021

October 30,2021

  • Call with California Representative Scott Peters
  • Call with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Week of October 18

October 18, 2021

October 19, 2021

October 20, 2021

October 21, 2021

October 22, 2021

  • Call with Mesa Mayor John Giles
  • Call with Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise
  • Call with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

Week of October 11

October 11, 2021

  • Video recording for St. Johns’ on the USDA/Rural Development for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Award
  • Visit to University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab

October 12, 2021

  • Natural Resources Roundtable with Show Low Mayor John Leech, Jr., Pinetop-Lakeside Mayor Stephanie Irwin, Eager Mayor Bryce Hamblin, City of St. Johns Mayor Spencer Udall, Holbrook Mayor L. Merill Young, Winslow Mayor Roberta “Birdie” Cano, Springerville Mayor Phil Hanson, Taylor Mayor David Smith, and Navajo Supervisor District IV Chairman Daryl Seymore
  • Visit to Scott Ranch Road Project Site with Show Low Mayor John Leech, Jr., City Manager Ed Muder and City Engineer Shane Hemsath
  • Press Interview
  • Visit to Show Low Senior Center with Show Low Mayor John Leech, Jr.
  • Small Business Visit to Darbi’s Café with Show Low Mayor John Leech, Jr., Pinetop-Lakeside Mayor Stephanie Irwin, Show Low Chamber of Commerce President Trisha Spear, and City of Pinetop-Lakeside Tourism Marketing Coordinator Annie Derosier
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with White Mountain Apache Tribe Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood

October 13, 2021

  • Call with Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Radhika Fox
  • Press Interview
  • Visit to Tucson Medical Center
  • Press Interviews

Week of October 4, 2021

October 4, 2021

October 5, 2021

October 6, 2021

October 7, 2021

October 8, 2021

  • Small Business Visit to Tres Leches Café

Week of September 27, 2021

September 27, 2021

  • White House Senators Briefing on COVID-19 Response
  • Vote Series

September 28, 2021

September 29, 2021

  • Meeting with Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis
  • Meeting with Arizona Farm Bureau
  • First Vote Series
  • Second Vote Series
  • Meeting with Constituents Dr. Howard and Mrs. Jean Somers
  • Third Vote Series
  • Press Interview
  • Closed Senate Armed Services Committee Briefing on Department of Defense Microelectronics
  • Fourth Vote Series
  • COVID-19 Working Group Meeting
  • Served as Presiding Officer
  • Bipartisan Congressional Baseball Game 

September 30, 2021

Week of September 20, 2021 

September 20,  2021

September 21, 2021

  • Senate Armed Services Committee CLOSED Briefing on Department of Defense Support of Afghanistan Nationals
  • Energy and Natural Resources Full Committee Hearing to Consider Pending Nominations
  • First Vote Series
  • Delivery of Navy Seal from Chief of Legislative Affairs Rear Admiral Sara Joyner
  • Call with Arizona Commerce Authority Board of Directors Member Michael Bidwell
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Second Vote Series
  • Meeting with Phoenix Metro Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) National Panhellenic Council Alumni Chapter
  • Meeting with Tucson Electric Power President and CEO Susan Gray
  • Meeting with Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers, City Councilwoman Lauren Tolmachoff, and Intergovernmental Programs Manager Ryan Lee
  • Call with Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nominee Dr. David Honey
  • Meeting with Havasupai Tribe Chairwoman Eva Kisson and Tribal Council
  • Third Vote Series
  • Call with Globe Mayor Al Gameros

September 22, 2021

September 23, 2021

Week of September 13, 2021 

September 13, 2021

September 14, 2021

  • Call with Forest Service Chief Randy Moore
  • Delivery of Army Seal from Chief of the Army Senate Liaison Colonel Scott Wilkinson
  • First Vote Series
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Second Vote Series
  • Meeting with Hualapai Tribe Chairman Dr. Damon Clark and Tribal Council
  • Senate Armed Services Full Committee CLOSED Briefing on Afghanistan with Former Commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller
  • Information Technology Industry Council Roundtable
  • Third Vote Series
  • Meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

September 15, 2021

September 17, 2021

  • Rio Reimagined Briefing and Walking Tour with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, Arizona Representative Greg Stanton, Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn, Mesa Vice-Mayor Jenn Duff, and local leaders.
  • Press Interviews
  • Agriculture, Farming, and Water Roundtable with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls, Arizona Agriculture Leaders
  • Call with Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg
  • National Institute for Civil Discourse Video Recording

September 19, 2021

  • Press Interview

Week of September 6

September 7, 2021

  • Graham County Agriculture, Farming, and Water Roundtable
  • Meeting with Thatcher Mayor Randy Bryce, Safford Mayor Jason Kouts, Pima Mayor C.B. Fletcher, and Graham County Leaders
  • Small Business Visit to Taylor Freeze
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Clifton Mayor Luis Montoya, Duncan Mayor Ann Thurman, and Greenlee County Leaders
  • Small Business Visit to Con Cariño Salon
  • Press Interview

September 8, 2021

  • Mi Familia Vota Univision Recording
  • Call with Apache Junction Mayor Chip Wilson
  • Call with Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke
  • Arizona State University Future Security Forum Recording

September 9, 2021

  • White House Senators Briefing on Wildfires, Drought, and Extreme Heat

September 10, 2021

  • White House Senators Briefing on COVID-19 Response

September 12, 2021

  • Call with Paradise Valley Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner

Week of August 30 

September 1, 2021

  • Senators Briefing on Afghanistan

September 2, 2021

  • American Legion’s 102nd Annual National Convention
  • Meeting with Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn
  • Meeting with Page Mayor Bill Diak
  • League of Arizona Cities & Towns Annual Conference Luncheon
  • Environment and Public Works Democratic Member Meeting
  • Press Interviews
  • Tour of AmSafe
  • Visit to Four Peaks Brewing Company

September 3, 2021

  • Tour of Raytheon Technologies
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Resolution Copper
  • Recording for Arizona Adult Education Institute

Week of August 23

August 23, 2021

  • Congressional Staff Briefing on Afghanistan
  • Call with Coconino County Supervisor Patrice Horstman
  • Call with Coconino County Supervisor Jeronimo Vasquez

August 24, 2021

  • Visit to Carpenters Local Union 1912 with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
  • Press Interviews
  • Arizona Labor Meeting with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
  • Visit to Phoenix Indian Center and Roundtable with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
  • Press Interview

August 25, 2021

  • Arizona Grantmakers Forum
  • Tribal Infrastructure Radio Recording
  • Call with Cindy McCain
  • Call with Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department of Commerce Alejandra Castillo
  • White House Senators Briefing on Wildfires
  • Meeting with Arizona Community College Coordinating Council and Presidents

August 26, 2021

  • Office of Senator Kelly Briefing with McCain Institute Chair of the Board of Trustees Cindy McCain and Chairman of the McCain Institute Foundation Rick Davis
  • Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Environmental Defense Fund Roundtable
  • Office of Senator Kelly Briefing with Greater Phoenix Economic Council President and CEO Chris Camacho
  • Press Interview

August 27, 2021

  • Senators Briefing on Afghanistan
  • Calls with Arizona Constituent Services Representatives Regarding Afghanistan Evacuation Coordination
  • Office of Senator Kelly Briefing with Grand Canyon Trust

Week of August 16

August 16, 2021

  • Watched President Biden’s Address on Afghanistan

August 17, 2021

  • Call with United States Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations Major General David J. Furness

August 19, 2021

  • Environment and Public Works Democratic Member Meeting

August 20, 2021

  • Senators Briefing on Afghanistan
  • Energy and Natural Resources Democratic Members Meeting
  • Call with United States Marine Corps Director of Operations Division Brigadier General Peter D. Huntley

August 21, 2021

  • Call with Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed
  • Call with Chair of the House Armed Services Committee Washington State Representative Adam Smith
  • Call with United States Marine Corps Director of Operations Division Brigadier General Peter D. Huntley

August 22, 2021

  • Call with Arizona State Representative Alma Hernandez

Week of August 9

August 9, 2021

  • Member Briefing on Afghanistan
  • Meeting with Former Arizona Senator Jon Kyl
  • Meeting with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
  • Press Interview
  • Caucus Meeting

August 10, 2021

August 11, 2021

August 12, 2021

  • Visit to Sun Link Streetcar Maintenance Yard with Tucson Mayor Regina Romero
  • Press Interviews

August 15, 2021 

  • Senators Briefing on Afghanistan
  • Call with Cindy McCain

 

Week of August 2

Week of August 2

August 2, 2021

August 3, 2021

August 4, 2021

  • Meeting with Cindy McCain
  • Maiden Speech
  • First Vote Series
  • Briefing with U.S. Air Force Commander of Air Combat Command, General Mark D. Kelly
  • Meeting with United States Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Lieutenant General David S. Nahom
  • Meeting with University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and Giant Magellan Telescope President Robert Shelton
  • Meeting with Sierra Space Senior Astronauts Janet Kavandi and Steve Lindsey
  • Second Vote Series

August 5, 2021

August 6, 2021

  • Review Classified Intelligence Reporting on Afghanistan
  • Meeting with Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls

August 7, 2021

August 8, 2021

Week of July 26

 July 26, 2021

  • Classified Briefing on Close Air Support Capabilities
  • Meeting with San Luis Mayor Gerardo “Jerry” Sanchez, Vice Mayor Africa Luna-Carrasco, Councilmember Matias Rosales, and City Administrator Tadeo De La Hoya.
  • Meeting with Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department of Commerce Alejandra Castillo
  • Vote Series

July 27, 2021

July 28, 2021

July 29, 2021

July 30, 2021

August 1, 2021

  • Call with Arizona Constituent Susana Andrade

Week of July 19

July 19, 2021

July 20, 2021

July 21, 2021

July 22, 2021

July 23, 2021

  • Meeting with Coconino County Supervisor Patrice Horstman (Dist. 1)
  • Evening Parade at Marine Barracks

July 24, 2021

  • Visit to Arlington National Cemetery

Week of July 12

July 12, 2021

July 13, 2021

July 14, 2021

July 15, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Senate Armed Services Committee CLOSED Briefing with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks
  • First Vote Series
  • Arizona Aerospace & Defense CEO Roundtable
  • Arizona Labor Roundtable
  • Second Vote Series

July 16, 2021

  • Call with President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona Bryan Jeffries
  • Call with Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls

Week of Monday, July 5, 2021

July 5, 2021

  • Call with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

July 6, 2021

  • Meeting with constituents who have been helped by the office
  • Visit to Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Campus
  • Meeting with UFCW Arizona President Jim McLaughlin

July 7, 2021

  • Visit to Kingman Industrial Park with Kingman Mayor Jen Miles, Vice Mayor Ken Watkins, Kingman Airport Officials and Business Leaders
  • Meeting with Kingman Mayor Jen Miles, Bullhead City Vice Mayor Kathy Bruck, Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy and Mohave County Supervisors Jen Bishop (Dist. 4) and Travis Lingenfelter (Dist. 1).
  • Tour of the Mohave Community College – Kingman Chamber of Commerce Small Business Development Center Downtown with Mohave Community College President Dr. Stacy Klippenstien and Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Mr. Jaime Ramirez
  • Press Interviews
  • Kingman Veterans Villas Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

July 8, 2021

  • Future of Technology Commission Event with Arizona State University
  • Infrastructure Meeting with Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Marana Mayor Ed Honea, Oro Valley Town Mayor Joe Winfield, South Tucson Mayor Bob Teso, Sahuarita Councilmber Deborah Morales, and Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bronson
  • Press interviews
  • Call with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

July 9, 2021

  • Apache Helicopter Flight and Tour of Boeing’s Mesa Campus
  • Visit to Urbix, Inc. Mesa Facility
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Executive Director of Arizona AFL-CIO Fred Yamashita
  • Meeting with Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord

Week of Monday, June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021

  • Meeting with Dineh Chamber of Commerce

June 29, 2021

  • Visit to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AFSOUTH Briefing with USSOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Craig Faller

June 30, 2021

  • Call with Cochise County Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman Peggy Judd
  • Call with The Eric Marsh Foundation Founder Amanda Marsh
  • Call with Willcox Mayor Mike Laws and Willcox City Manager Caleb Blaschke

July 1, 2021

  • Tour of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with Director of Aviation Services Chad Makovsky and Deputy Aviation Director Julie Rodriguez
  • Press Interviews
  • Visit to Chandler-Gilbert Community College – Williams Campus

July 2, 2021

  • Visit to Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry
  • Infrastructure Call with Bipartisan Working Group
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chairman Manuel Ruiz and local elected leaders
  • Visit to Nogales business David’s Western Wear
  • Roundtable with Santa Cruz County Businesses

Week of Monday, June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021

  • Swearing in Ceremony of NASA Deputy Administrator Colonel Pam Melroy
  • NASA Reception
  • Meeting with North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, Bipartisan Senators and Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani
  • Vote Series

June 22, 2021

June 23, 2021

June 24, 2021

June 25, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Arizona Community Health Workers Association Conference
  • African American Community Leaders Advisory Meeting

June 26, 2021

  • Visit to Camp Verde Fire Incident Command Post with Camp Verde Mayor Dee Jenkins and Yavapai County Supervisor James Gregory

Week of Monday, June 14, 2021 

June 14, 2021

June 15, 2021

June 16, 2021

June 17, 2021

June 19, 2021

  • United States Merchant Marine Academy Graduation Ceremony
  • Meeting with United States Merchant Marine Academy & Alumni Leadership

June 20, 2021

  • Call with Gila County Supervisor Chair Tim Humphrey

Week of Monday, June 7, 2021

June 7, 2021

June 8, 2021

June 9, 2021

June 10, 2021

June 11, 2021

  • Davis-Monthan Air Force Base A-10 Pilots Graduation
  • A-10 Simulator
  • Press Interviews

June 13, 2021

  • Visit to Mescal Fire Incident Command Post with San Carlos Apache Nation Chairman Terry Rambler and local elected leaders
  • Visit to Globe Red Cross Evacuation Center with Arizona State Representative David Cook
  • Visit to Telegraph Fire Incident Command Post

Week of Monday, May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021

  • Fort Huachuca Memorial Day Observance
  • Meeting with Gold Star Families
  • Lunch Meeting with Commanding General of Fort Huachuca Brigadier General Anthony Hale

June 1, 2021

  • Universal Technical Institute Tour and Meeting
  • Western Maricopa Coalition (WESTMARC) Roundtable with West Valley Mayors on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Press Interviews

June 2, 2021

  • Meeting with Spring 2021 Interns
  • Meeting with Patrick and Teri Caserta
  • Visit to Arizona History Museum’s Ready to Launch: Arizona’s Place in Space Exhibition
  • Press Interviews

June 3, 2021

  • Tour and Meeting on workforce development programs at Pima Community College
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Governor Lael Brainard
  • Meeting with Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson and USS Arizona Sponsor Nikki Stratton

June 4, 2021

  • Meeting with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Community Leaders
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced 2nd Grade Students
  • Meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs Nominee Jane Nishida

Week of Monday, May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021

May 25, 2021

May 26, 2021

May 27, 2021

May 28, 2021

  • Caucus Meeting
  • Call with Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator Nuria Fernandez
  • Vote Series
  • Served as Presiding Officer

May 29, 2021

  • Birth of Baby Sage

Week of Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

May 18, 2021

May 19, 2021

May 20, 2021

May 21, 2021

  • Meeting with Nominee for Department of Defense Assistant Secretary for Readiness Shawn Skelly
  • Meeting with Nominee for Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu
  • Meeting with Honeywell CEO Darius Adamczyk
  • Meeting with Secretary of the Air Force Nominee Frank Kendall and Undersecretary of the Air Force Nominee Gina Ortiz Jones
  • Meeting with Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers LA District Colonel Julie Balten

Week of Monday, May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

  • Meeting with Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) Nominee Michael McCord
  • Vote Series

May 11, 2021

May 12, 2021

May 13, 2021

May 14, 2021

  • Meeting with TriWest CEO David McIntyre
  • Meeting with Blue Yonder CEO Girish Rishi
  • Meeting with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Charles Brown and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema
  • Meeting with Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Tom Carper on Surface Transportation
  • Meeting with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Arizona Air National Guard Commander Brigadier General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck, and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema

Week of Monday, May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021

  • Tour of Tucson Border Patrol Sector and Meeting with Tucson Border Patrol Sector Chief John Modlin
  • Visit to Rialto Theatre
  • Press Interview

May 4, 2021

  • Greater Phoenix Economic Council Congressional Update
  • Visit to Eloy Sunlife Family Health Center
  • Visit to ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County
  • Meeting with Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland, Casa Grande Mayor Pro Tempore Bob Huddleston, Pinal County Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Miller, and Casa Grande Local Leaders

May 5, 2021

  • Visit to Northern Arizona Veterans Home
  • Visit to North Country Community HealthCare Center
  • Visit to Market of Dreams Micro Entrepreneurial Center
  • Press Interviews
  • Forest Restoration Overview with Northern Arizona University’s Ecological Restoration Institute
  • Tour of the Museum Fire Burn area with Coconino County Public Works Department
  • Meeting with City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, U.S. Forest Service and Flagstaff Fire Department Forest Restoration Program officials about Forest Management and Wildfire Mitigation

May 6, 2021

  • Visit to Red Mountain Ranch Elementary School
  • Visit to Intel
  • Meeting with the Arizona National Guard

May 7, 2021

  • AZ Labs Infinite Movement Arizona Defense & Space Technology Expo

Week of Monday, April 26, 2021

April 26, 2021

April 27, 2021

April 28, 2021

April 29, 2021

April 30, 2021

  • Meeting with Maricopa Community College Board
  • Call with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

Week of Monday, April 19, 2021

April 19, 2021

April 20, 2021

April 21, 2021

April 22, 2021

April 23, 2021

  • Congressional Delegation to Nellis Air Force Base and site visit to A-10 Weapons School

Week of Monday, April 12, 2021

April 12, 2021

April 13, 2021

April 14, 2021

April 15, 2021

April 17, 2021

  • Call with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

Week of Monday, April 5, 2021

April 5, 2021

  • Visit to Yuma Proving Ground
  • Tour of Yuma Border Patrol Sector and Meeting with Yuma Border Patrol Sector Chief Chris Clem
  • Meeting with Mayor Doug Nicholls, Somerton Mayor Gerardo Anaya and Yuma County Elected and Public Health Officials
  • Press Interviews
  • Visit to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

April 6, 2021

  • Meeting with Arizona African American Christian Clergy Coalition
  • Senior Citizens Advisory Group Meeting
  • Meeting with USMMA Alumnus
  • Call to Sun City Constituent

April 7, 2021

  • Meeting with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
  • Meeting with Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers
  • Meeting with Arizona Asian American Chamber of Commerce
  • Meeting with Community Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Visit to Phoenix Indian Health Services

April 8, 2021

  • Visit to Yavapai College
  • Visit to Northern Arizona VA Health Care System and Vaccination Site
  • Small business visit to El Gato Azul
  • Small business visit to Cuppers Coffee
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Prescott Northern Arizona Council of Governments
  • Tour of Superstition Meadery with Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli
  • Tour of Prescott Regional Airport with Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli

Week of Monday, March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

  • Meeting with ASU Health Policy Academy
  • Meeting with Director of the National Reconnaissance Office Dr. Christopher Scolese
  • Arizona Chamber of Commerce Fireside Chat Recording
  • Meeting with CEO of Southwest Airlines Gary Kelly
  • Meeting with Kino Border Initiative

March 30, 2021

  • Yale University Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Fireside Chat
  • COVID-19 Advisory Meeting
  • Arizona Military Legislative Assistant Staff Delegation
  • West Valley Chamber Alliance Biz Build Up

March 31, 2021

  • White House Briefing on Infrastructure and Jobs Plan
  • Visit to El Rio Health Center El Pueblo Clinic
  • Bipartisan Group White House Briefing on Infrastructure and Jobs Plan
  • Southern Arizona Partnership Meeting
  • Press Interview

April 1, 2021

  • Visit to Mountain Park Health Center Baseline Clinic
  • Press Interviews
  • Conversation with area small business owners at Republica Empanada
  • Press Interview
  • Visit to ASU Tempe Campus
  • Press Interview

April 2, 2021

  • Meeting with Sierra Vista Mayor Rick Mueller, Sierra Vista Business and Community Leaders
  • Visit to U.S. Army Fort Huachuca
  • Visit to Chiricahua Community Health Center
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce
  • Call with Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels

Week of Monday, March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021

  • Call with INDOPACOM Commander Nominee Admiral John Aquilino
  • Vote Series
  • Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Session with President Biden

March 23, 2021

March 24, 2021

  • Meeting with Chief of Space Operations General John Raymond
  • Environment and Public Works Committee Business Meeting
  • First Vote Series
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Vote on Civilian Nomination
  • Meeting with Executive Director of Arizona AFL-CIO Fred Yamashita
  • Meeting with Director of the United States National Security Agency General Paul Nakasone
  • Meeting with Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command General Richard Clarke
  • Energy and Natural Resources Water & Power Subcommittee Hearing
  • Second Vote Series
  • Senate Freshman Members Reception
  • Meeting with Gila Bend Mayor Chris Riggs and Town Manager Katherine Valenzuela

March 25, 2021

March 26, 2021

  • Meeting with Inter Tribal Association
  • Meeting with UNITE HERE Local 11
  • Meeting with Living United for Change in Arizona

Week of Monday, March 15, 2021

March 15, 2021

  • Meeting with Commander of Pacific Air Forces General Kenneth Wilsbach
  • Vote Series

March 16, 2021

March 17, 2021

March 18, 2021

March 19, 2021

  • Meeting with I-11 Coalition
  • Meeting with Tucson Councilman Richard Fimbres
  • Meeting with Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona
  • Meeting with Arizona High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
  • Meeting with Star Valley Mayor Gary Coons and Town Manager Tim Grier

Week of Monday, March 8, 2021

March 9, 2021

March 10, 2021

March 11, 2021

March 12, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Arizonans impacted by COVID-19
  • Meeting with Clifton Mayor Luis Montoya
  • Meeting with 2021 Arizona Senate Youth Program Delegates Eman Massoud and Nathaniel Cross
  • Meeting with Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough
  • Meeting with Parker Mayor Karen Bonds, Vice Mayor Jerry Hooper, and Town Manager Lori Wedemeyer
  • Meeting with Greater Arizona Mayors Association
  • Meeting with Commander of SOUTHCOM Admiral Craig Faller

Week of Monday, March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021

  • Meeting with Secretary of Commerce Nominee Governor Gina Raimondo
  • Meeting with Alan Blinder
  • Vote Series

March 2, 2021

March 3, 2021

  • Meeting with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst
  • Meeting with Arizona Representative Raúl Grijalva
  • Meeting with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Nominee Colin Kahl
  • Meeting with Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Meeting with President Joe Biden & Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema
  • Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on the Nominations of Brenda Mallory to serve as Chair of CEQ and Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of EPA
  • Meeting with National Association of Housing Redevelopment Arizona Officials
  • Meeting with Bipartisan Working Group
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Arizona COVID-19 Survivors
  • Meeting with Patrick and Teri Caserta
  • Meeting with Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers
  • Meeting with U.S. Air Force
    Commander of Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia General Mark D. Kelly
  • COVID-19 Advisory Group Meeting

March 4, 2021

March 5, 2021

March 6, 2021

Week of Monday, February 22, 2021

February 22, 2021

February 23, 2021

February 24, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 26, 2021

  • Meeting with Valley Partnership
  • Meeting with Holbrook Mayor Merrill Young
  • Meeting with Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed
  • Meeting with Arizona Environmental Defense Fund
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Navajo County Manager Glenn Kephart, Interim Public Health Services Director Janelle Linn, County Chair Daryl Seymore, and Clerk of the Board Melissa Buckley
  • Meeting with CEO of Intel Pat Gelsinger

Week of Monday, February 15, 2021

February 15, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Bipartisan Working Group

February 16, 2021

  • Visit to Luke Air Force Base
  • Press Interviews
  • Rio Reimagined Tour

February 17, 2021

  • Meeting with Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Daniel Hokanson
  • Lauffer Middle School’s Future City STEM Class Virtual Visit
  • Press Interviews
  • Volunteer food delivery shift with Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona
  • Defense Advisory Group Meeting
  • Meeting with Senate Colleagues on COVID-19 Relief

February 18, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Visit to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Charles Brown
  • Live NASA Mars Rover Landing with Arizona Students
  • Meeting with Willcox Mayor Mike Laws
  • Meeting with Flagstaff Mayor Paul Deasy and Vice Mayor Becky Daggett

February 21, 2021

  • Meeting with Senate Colleagues on COVID-19 Relief

Week of Monday, February 8, 2021

February 8, 2021

  • Meeting with U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jeffrey Buchanan
  • Meeting with Fountain Hills Mayor Ginny Dickey
  • Meeting with Constituent from Dewey-Humboldt, Amy Kidd
  • Meeting with Latino Kitchen Cabinet
  • Senate Portrait
  • Senate Suite Selection
  • Vote Series

February 9, 2021

February 10, 2021

  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with McKesson
  • Impeachment Trial

February 11, 2021

  • Meeting with Wyoming Senator John Barrasso
  • Audio Recording for Native Issues Conference
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Business Meeting
  • Meeting with Office of Management and Budget Nominee Neera Tanden
  • Meeting with Florence Mayor Tara Walter
  • Impeachment Trial
  • Meeting with Senate Colleagues on COVID-19 Relief

February 12, 2021

February 13, 2021

February 14, 2021

  • Meeting with Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chair Craig Brown
  • Meeting with UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries

Week of Monday, February 1, 2021

February 1, 2021

  • Press Interview

February 2, 2021

  • Meeting with Assistant Adjutant General for Air, and Air Component Commander, for the Arizona Air Major General Howard Purcell National Guard
  • First Vote Series
  • Meeting with Fredonia Mayor Kimley Purvis
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Sonora Quest Laboratories
  • Second Vote Series
  • Third Vote Series
  • Press Interview
  • African American Community Leaders Advisory Meeting

February 3, 2021

  • Paid Respects to Officer Brian Sicknick
  • Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Meeting
  • Meeting with Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jay Powell
  • Meeting with Maricopa County Health Director Marcy Flanagan, County Supervisor Steve Gallardo, County Manager Joy Rich, and County Chair Jack Sellers
  • Meeting with New Jersey Congressman Tom Malinowski
  • Meeting with San Carlos Apache Tribe Chairman Terry Rambler
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan
  • Meeting with Daily Point of Light Award Recipient Ashley Nevison
  • Meeting with Bipartisan Working Group
  • Meeting with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey
  • Served as Presiding Officer of the United States Senate

February 4, 2021:

  • Press Interview
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Closed Briefing on the Army Response to the Findings and Recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee’s Comprehensive Assessment of the Fort Hood Command Climate and Culture
  • Meeting with Yavapai-Apache Nation Chairman Jon Huey
  • Meeting with Texas Senator John Cornyn
  • Meeting with Gila County Leaders
  • Budget Resolution Vote Series
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Vote on Deputy Secretary of Defense Nominee Kathleen Hicks

February 5, 2021:

  • Budget Resolution Vote Series
  • Meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Nominee Tom Vilsack
  • U.S.S. Midway Museum’s 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm “Destination Midway” Livestream
  • Arizona Chamber of Commerce “This Week in Washington” Interview
  • COVID-19 Working Group Meeting

February 6, 2021:

  • Meeting with Unified Arizona Veterans

Week of Monday, January 25, 2021

January 25, 2021

  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Executive Director of Arizona Board of Nursing Joey Ridenour and other Arizona nursing leaders
  • Vote Series

January 26, 2021

  • Presiding Officer Training
  • Meeting with Former United States Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett
  • Briefing with Congressional Research Service
  • Vote Series
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Clarkdale Mayor Robyn Prud’homme-Bauer and Town Manager Tracie Hlavinka
  • Impeachment Trial Swearing In
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis
  • Meeting with Samsung

January 27, 2021

  • Meeting with Arizona Bankers Association
  • Meeting with Gowan Company, LLC
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega
  • Meeting with Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System Director Jennifer Gutowski

January 28, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Briefing with Congressional Research Service
  • Meeting with Page Mayor Bill Diak and City Manager Darren Coldwell
  • Call with Justin and Rebecca Shields
  • Meeting with Camp Verde Mayor Dee Jenkins
  • Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Meeting
  • Vote Series

January 29, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Tempe Mayor Corey Woods
  • Meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris
  • Senior Citizens Advisory Group Meeting
  • Meeting with Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis

January 30, 2021

  • Meeting with Senate colleagues on COVID-19 relief package
  • Meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee Alejandro Mayorkas

Week of Monday, January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021

  • Meeting with Benson Mayor Joe Konrad

January 19, 2021

  • Meeting with Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Chino Valley Mayor Jack Miller

January 20, 2021

  • 59th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
  • Senate Swearing In
  • Vote Series

January 21, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Briefing with General Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Charles Brown
  • Meeting with Senators John Hickenlooper, Ben Ray Lujan, Jon Ossoff, Chuck Schumer, and Reverend Raphael Warnock
  • Meeting with Winslow Mayor Roberta Cano
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed
  • Meeting with United States Space Force Chief of Space Operations General John Raymond
  • Arizona Labor Roundtable
  • Vote Series

January 22, 2021

  • Press Interview
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Ak-Chin Indian Community
  • Meeting with Snowflake Mayor Lynn Johnson
  • Press Interview

January 24, 2021

  • Meeting with Bipartisan Working Group and Director of National Economic Council Brian Deese

Week of Monday, January 11, 2020

January 11, 2021

  • Meeting with Indiana Senator Todd Young
  • Meeting with Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls
  • Meeting with Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino
  • Arizona Small Business Roundtable
  • Meeting with Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke
  • Caucus Meeting

January 12, 2021

  • Meeting with Transition Team
  • Local First Small Business Roundtable
  • Meeting with Arizona Border Counties Coalition
  • Press Interview

January 13, 2021

  • Meeting with Senator John Kyl and Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy Sarah Porter
  • COVID-19 Working Group Meeting
  • Visit to Phoenix Small Business, The Rebel Lounge
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Nominee for Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin
  • Press Interview

January 14, 2021

  • Northern Arizona Partnership Meeting
  • Visit to Tucson Medical Center
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Bipartisan Working Group

January 15, 2021

  • Visit to the Douglas Port of Entry
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Interim Tucson Border Patrol Sector Chief John Modlin
  • Douglas Community Stakeholder Meeting

Week of Monday, January 4, 2021

January 4, 2021

  • Meeting with Gilbert Mayor-Elect Brigette Peterson
  • Meeting with Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy
  • Press Interviews

January 5, 2021

  • Meeting with Sedona Mayor Sandy Moriarty
  • Press Interview
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Cottonwood Mayor Tim Elinski

January 6, 2021

  • Meeting with Utah Senator Mitt Romney
  • Meeting with Western Growers Association and Arizona Members
  • Meeting with Bullhead City Mayor Tom Brady
  • Joint Session of Congress
  • First Vote Series
  • Second Vote Series

January 8, 2021

  • January 8th Memorial Virtual Bell Ringing

Week of Monday, December 28, 2020

December 30, 2020

December 31, 2020

  • Caucus Meeting

January 1, 2021

January 3, 2021

  • Senate Swearing In
  • Caucus Meeting

Week of Monday, December 21, 2020

December 21, 2020

December 23, 2020

  • Meeting with Pima Community College Chancellor Lee Lambert
  • Visit to Mercado San Agustin Small Businesses
  • Press Interviews

Week of Monday, December 14, 2020

December 14, 2020

December 15, 2020

  • Meeting with Commanding General of Fort Huachuca Brigadier General Anthony Hale
  • Meeting with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley
  • Meeting with Governor Doug Ducey
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy
  • Defense Advisory Group Meeting
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

December 16, 2020

  • Meeting with Montana Senator Steve Daines
  • Briefing with Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy Sarah Porter
  • Meeting with Sierra Vista Mayor Rick Mueller
  • First Vote Series
  • Meeting with Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield and Town Manager Mary Jacobs
  • Meeting with Mesa Mayor John Giles
  • Meeting with AIPAC
  • Second Vote Series
  • Press Interview
  • COVID-19 Working Group Meeting

December 17, 2020

  • Meeting with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Charles Brown
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed
  • Meeting with Cochise College President J.D. Rottweiler
  • Meeting with Hopi Tribe Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma and Vice-Chairman Clark Tenakhongva
  • First Vote Series
  • Meeting with White Mountain Apache Tribe Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Second Vote Series

December 18, 2020

  • Greater Phoenix Partnership Meeting
  • Meeting with Kingman Mayor Jen Miles and Chamber Executive Director Becky Fawson

December 19, 2020

December 20, 2020

 

Week of Monday, December 7, 2020

December 7, 2020

  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Williams Mayor John Moore
  • Meeting with NASA Agency Review Team
  • Meeting with Luke Air Force Base West Valley Partners
  • Meeting with Arizona Farm Bureau
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Clarke Cooper
  • Briefing with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff

December 8, 2020

  • Meeting with Sun Corridor Inc.
  • First Vote Series
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Meeting with Missouri Senator Roy Blunt
  • Second Vote Series
  • Meeting with Commander of the Yuma Proving Ground Colonel Patrick McFall,

December 9, 2020

  • Press Interview
  • Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Meeting
  • Briefing with Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy Sarah Porter
  • First Vote Series
  • Meeting with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego
  • COVID-19 Working Group Meeting
  • Second Vote Series

December 10, 2020

  • Meeting with President & CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Chris Camacho
  • Meeting with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
  • Meeting with Arizona Food Bank Network
  • Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Meeting
  • Meeting with Arizona Representative Tom O’Halleran
  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli
  • Meeting with American Airlines

December 11, 2020

  • Meeting with Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland
  • Vote Series
  • Meeting with Maricopa Mayor Christian Price

Week of Monday, November 30, 2020

December 2, 2020

December 3, 2020

  • Press Interviews
  • Meeting with Arizonas impacted by COVID-19
  • First Votes Series
  • Caucus Meeting
  • Second Vote Series
  • Meeting with American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Arizona
  • Meeting with Tucson Mayor Regina Romero
  • Meeting with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez

December 4, 2020

  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Douglas Mayor Donald Huish
  • Press Interview
  • Meeting with Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis
  • Meeting with Transition Team
  • Meeting with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao

December 5, 2020

  • Caucus Meeting