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Kyrsten Sinema
Sinema smiling at a lectern
Sinema in 2018
United States Senator
from Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Serving with Mark Kelly
Preceded byJeff Flake
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 9th district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGreg Stanton
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 3, 2012
Preceded byKen Cheuvront
Succeeded byDavid Lujan
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2011
Serving with David Lujan
Preceded by
  • Wally Straughn
  • Ken Clark
Succeeded by
  • Lela Alston
  • Katie Hobbs
Personal details
Born (1976-07-12) July 12, 1976 (age 47)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • Democratic (2004–2022)[a]
  • Green (1994–2004)
Spouse
Blake Dain
(m. 1995; div. 1999)
Education
  • Brigham Young University (BA)
  • Arizona State University, Tempe (MSW, JD, PhD, MBA)
SignatureKyrsten Sinema
WebsiteSenate website
  1. ^ Sinema still caucuses with the Democrats to receive committee assignments, but does not attend or vote in caucus meetings.

Kyrsten Lea Sinema (/ˈkɪərstən ˈsɪnəmə/ KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born July 12, 1976)[1] is an American politician and former social worker serving as the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat she has held since 2019. A former member of the Democratic Party, Sinema became an independent in December 2022.[2][3][4][5][6]

Sinema served three terms as a state representative for the 15th legislative district from 2005 to 2011, one term as the state senator for the 15th legislative district from 2011 to 2012, and three terms as the United States representative for the 9th district from 2013 to 2019. She began her political career in the Arizona Green Party and rose to prominence for her progressive advocacy, supporting causes such as LGBT rights and opposing the war on terror. She left the Green Party to join the Arizona Democratic Party in 2004 and was elected to a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2012. After her election, she joined the New Democrat Coalition, the Blue Dog Coalition and the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, amassing one of the most conservative voting records in the Democratic caucus.[7] Sinema won the 2018 Senate election to replace the retiring Jeff Flake, defeating Republican nominee Martha McSally. She is the first bisexual and the second openly LGBT woman (after Tammy Baldwin) to be elected to Congress, in the House of Representatives in 2012 and in the Senate in 2018.[8] She is also the first woman elected to the Senate from Arizona[9] and the only religiously unaffiliated member of the US Senate.[10]

Sinema was considered a key swing vote in the Senate,[11][12][13][14] which was split 50–50 between Democrats and Republicans in the 117th U.S. Congress. She is one of three independents in the Senate, the others being Bernie Sanders and Angus King, both of whom also caucus with the Democrats. Sinema has announced she will not seek reelection in 2024.[15]

  1. ^ "Sen. Kyrsten Sinema". Legistorm.
  2. ^ Sinema, Kyrsten (December 9, 2022). "Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Why I'm registering as an independent". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Cowan, Richard; Chiacu, Doina (December 9, 2022). "Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, adding drama to tight U.S. Senate margin". Reuters. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Wasson, Erik; Litvan, Laura; Crane, Magan (December 9, 2022). "Kyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent But Lets Democrats Keep Senate Grip". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Jalonick, Mary Clare (December 9, 2022). "Kyrsten Sinema is now an independent. What does that mean for the Senate?". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Yang, Maya; Luscombe, Richard; Stein, Chris (December 9, 2022). "White House says Sinema defection 'does not change Democratic Senate control' – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference polmiddle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Fitzsimons, Tim (November 13, 2018). "Kyrsten Sinema makes history as first bisexual member of U.S. Senate". NBC News. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Keneally, Meghan (November 13, 2018). "Meet Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat who was just elected Arizona's first female senator". ABC News. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Nadeem, Reem (January 3, 2023). "Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress". Pew Research Center. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  11. ^ Moore, Mark (August 3, 2022). "Kyrsten Sinema lobbied for vote on Joe Manchin-Chuck Schumer spend deal". New York Post. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Bobic, Igor (August 5, 2022). "Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Agrees To Vote For Inflation Reduction Act". HuffPost. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  13. ^ Thomas, Jake (August 1, 2022). "Kyrsten Sinema, decisive vote on spending bill, targeted in new Arizona ad". Newsweek. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Zeballos-Roig, Joseph (August 5, 2022). "Kyrsten Sinema lingers as a big question mark on the Biden agenda as Senate Democrats dash toward a key vote within days". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  15. ^ Foran, Manu Raju, Clare (March 5, 2024). "Kyrsten Sinema announces she is retiring from the Senate | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved March 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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