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Mark Kelly: “I thought I had the risky job—until January 8th of 2011.”

On the recordJuly 31, 2026
I thought I had the risky job—until January 8th of 2011.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Reflecting on his life after Giffords's shooting.

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