Retired Astronaut Mark Kelly announced that he would be a candidate for the Senate in 2020

The democrat retired astronaut Mark Kelly announced today that "your last mission" will be competing for the post in the United States Senate of the late Republican senator by Arizona John McCain.

Kelly, husband of the former congressman Gabby Giffords, he announced the news through a campaign video posted on his Twitter account in which he stated: "You know, it quickly becomes pretty obvious when you go into space and we are all in the same boat."

The former astronaut of NASA This is one of the Democrats' centerpieces to challenge Republican Senator Martha McSally, who was appointed to this post at the end of last year.

The race is expected to be one of the most contentious Senate races in the 2020 election.

Kelly, 54, in his promotional videos, says that he will defend during the campaign affordable health care, tackle stagnant wages, boost job growth and the economy and deal with drought Arizona.

"Solving some of the toughest problems requires one thing and it's a team job, I care about people, I care about the state of Arizona, I care about this nation ", he said.

Giffords makes an appearance on the video with her husband, who commented that he had taught her how "Politics is used to improve people's lives."

The Democrat, who was also a US Navy pilot and combat engineer, never held elected office, but became a visible supporter of gun control after his wife was hit at a public rally in Tucson. in the year 2011.

Governor Doug Ducey has appointed Mr. McSally to the vacant Senate post after his first appointment, former Senator Jon Kyl, who will resign after only a few months.

The seat is a major goal for the Democrats, as McSally just lost a race in the Senate in November and the Democrats showed a strong presence in the November elections, winning three state races and seats in the legislature and the US. Congress.

The 2020 election will decide who ends the last two years of McCain's term. The winner should apply again for a six-year term in 2022.

The representative of Phoenix Rubén Gallego is also considering a candidacy in the Senate.

The former Attorney General of Arizona, Grant Woods, a long-time Republican turned Democratic and fierce critic of President Donald Trump, announced last week that he would not show up because he did not do not want to compete in a Democratic primary.