Business as Usual: Sen. Mark Kelly Takes Corporate-Backed PAC Cash Despite Condemning 'Corporate PAC Money'

Arizona Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly has taken over $150,000 from corporate-backed PACs despite repeatedly pledging that he would not, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Kelly, a former astronaut seeking 2022 reelection, has repeatedly pledged to not “take a dime of corporate PAC money.” However, FEC filings, reviewed by the Daily Caller, show that he has accepted about $154,000 in Democratic PAC money since he launched his campaign in March 2019.
FEC documents show that over the past three years Kelly’s campaign has accepted $20,000 from the Green Mountain PAC, which is affiliated with Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, who has accepted nearly a quarter of a million dollars since 2005 from corporate PACs.