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Kyrsten Lea Sinema (/ ˈ k ɪər s t ən ˈ s ɪ n ə m ə / KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born July 12, 1976) [1] is an American politician and former social worker who served from 2019 to 2025 as a United States senator from Arizona. A former member of the Democratic Party, Sinema became an independent in December 2022. [2]
In the House, 33 LGBTQ people held office; in the Senate, 4 held office. Two people, Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, served in the House and were later elected into the Senate. The earliest known LGBTQ congressperson was Ed Koch, who began his term in the House in 1969. The earliest known LGBTQ senator is Harris Wofford, who began his term in ...
Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # Vacant: Feb 14, 1912 – Mar 27, 1912 Arizona became a state February 14, 1912, but did not elect its U.S. senators until March 27. 1 62nd: 1 Arizona became a state February 14, 1912, but did not elect its U.S. senators until March 27. Feb 14 ...
Sinema was a pivotal vote during Biden’s first two years in the 50-50 Senate, using her clout to shape his signature Inflation Reduction Act and single-handedly nix provisions she opposed, like ...
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent, announced Tuesday she will leave the Senate at the end of her term this year, a move that will shake up the battle for control of the chamber in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Independent U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said on Tuesday that she will not run for reelection in the highly competitive state, which will be critical to her former ...
U.S. senator (out when first elected, first openly LGBT U.S. senator): Tammy Baldwin – elected 2012, lesbian, representing Wisconsin [4] U.S. senator (out when first elected), first openly bisexual member of the U.S. Senate: Kyrsten Sinema – elected 2018, representing Arizona
The Arizona senator has frustrated colleagues at times with her overtures to Republicans and opposition to Democratic priorities. Dem Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has registered as independent Skip to main ...