Mark Kelly Breaks Own Transparency Promise, Hasn’t Updated Official Work Schedule in Eight Weeks

Sen. Mark Kelly (D. Ariz.) is way behind schedule in transparency

During his highly competitive campaign, the Arizona Democrat promised to publish his official work schedule on a weekly basis. “to bring greater accountability and transparency to Washington.” It was Jan. 8, the day after he was re-sworn in, that he stopped updating it. Washington Free Beacon Review available.

Kelly made a big deal of his campaign trail promise, which he stated would be fulfilled. “root out corruption and increase transparency in Washington.” Kelly’s Office issued December 2020. Press release In commemoration of the publication on his website of his work schedule, it was written that “Moving forward, the official schedule will continue to be posted to his Senate website at the end of each week.”

“This is an important step for Arizonans to have accountability and to see how I am working for them in the United States Senate,” Kelly said.

Kelly’s website has been updated, and still contains a lot of information. “See My Schedule” Tab at the top, suddenly stopped in January. Kelly had previously updated his schedule with details regarding committee meetings, press interviews and private meetings and meetings with constituents. Kelly, who was elected last year Confidential phone calls BlackRock’s top executive, who is also the controversial head of private equity firm BlackRock. Taxpayers “deserve” A look at his schedule. His schedule is intended to reflect who he really is. “working to tackle the issues that matter most to them, not corporate special interests.”

Kelly’s office didn’t respond to our request for comment.

Kelly is not the only one to have violated transparency rules. Kelly was a U.S. senator and introduced legislation to require Congress members to hold their stock in a blind trust. This is to prevent insider trading as well as favoritism. Kelly has $250,000 in nonpublic shares in Boom Technology, an aerospace company that received millions of Pentagon contracts during Kelly’s time on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Free Beacon reported.

Kelly stated that he will not accept contributions from corporate political committees. “one of the biggest problems in our politics today.” Kelly was able to get around the self-imposed ban. Take Hundreds of thousands of Dollars from other PACs, which are also funded by corporations

The tardiness of the Arizona Democrat in releasing his work schedule contrasts to the actions of Senator Jon Tester (D. Mont.Kelly, with whom Kelly cosponsored A bill Members are required