Rep. Martha McSally is a Republican in her second term representing Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes part of Tucson and stretches south to the border and east to New Mexico.

From her seat on the House Armed Services Committee, McSally has been a strong advocate of fully funding military readiness. A combat veteran who served 26 years in uniform, McSally is also an aviation pioneer, the first female Air Force pilot to fly a fighter plane in combat.

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