Martha Elizabeth McSally
McSally was appointed Dec 18, 2018 to fill Sen. McCain's seat after losing the 2018 race for Sen. Flake's seat. She lost the 2020 special election to Mark Kelly. This profile grades her appointed Senate term.
Martha Elizabeth McSally
- among Republican senators6th of 60
- among all senators9th of 115
All tracked promises
Vote against Trump's first impeachment.
McSally voted no on both articles of impeachment (Feb 5, 2020), aligning with all but one Senate Republican on each.
Confirm conservative judges.
McSally voted yes on every Trump circuit court nominee that received a Senate vote during her term, plus Amy Coney Barrett's SCOTUS confirmation (Oct 26, 2020, 52-48).
Pass border-security funding.
McSally voted yes on the FY2019 DHS funding bill that included $1.4B in border-fencing money (Feb 14, 2019). The amount was well below Trump's $5.7B request that drove the 35-day shutdown.
Support COVID-19 relief.
McSally voted yes on the CARES Act (March 25, 2020, 96-0) and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (April 21, 2020, voice vote).
Support veterans' healthcare expansion.
McSally voted yes on the Deborah Sampson Act (Pub.L. 116-315), expanding VA care for women veterans, signed Jan 5, 2021 (just after her term ended but legislation she shepherded throughout 2020).
Oppose Trump-era trade tariffs harming AZ economy.
McSally publicly raised concerns about Section 232 tariffs but voted with Trump on trade authority issues. No legislation she introduced to constrain tariff authority advanced.
Support military readiness through full NDAA funding.
McSally voted yes on FY2020 NDAA (Pub.L. 116-92, Dec 17, 2019 senate vote 86-8) and FY2021 NDAA (Pub.L. 116-283, Senate vote 84-13).
Address pre-existing-condition protections in any ACA replacement.
McSally voted yes on amendments preserving pre-existing-condition coverage in the abstract but supported the underlying ACA-repeal effort. The Texas v. United States lawsuit she joined as Attorney General predecessor's office continued to threaten the entire ACA structure.
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