Kirsten Sinema

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  July 12, 1976

• Birthplace

  Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

• Profession

  Lecturer/Professor

• Nationality

  American

• Alma Mater (BA)

  Brigham Young University (1995)

• Alma Mater (JD)

  Arizona State University (2004)

• Alma Mater (MBA)

  Arizona State University (W. P. Carey School of Business, 2018)

• Alma Mater (MSW)

  Arizona State University (1999)

• Alma Mater (PhD)

  Arizona State University (Justice Studies, 2012)

• Political Stance

  Swing Vote

• Key Policy Position

  Defense of the Filibuster

• Notable Distinction

  Only religiously unaffiliated member of the Senate

• Political Affiliation (Former)

  Democratic Party (2004-2022)

• Political Affiliation (Current)

  Independent (December 2022-present)

• Political Affiliation (Initial)

  Arizona Green Party

Timeline

• Born in Tucson, Arizona. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search - Britannica)

  1976-07-12

• Earned a Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search - AWPC)

  1995

• Worked as a social worker in the Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix metropolitan area. (Source: Web Search - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law)

  1995-2002

• Earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Arizona State University. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search - AWPC)

  1999

• Took a position as a staff member on Ralph Nader's presidential campaign team. (Source: Web Search - Britannica)

  2000

• Ran for office as a member of the Arizona Green Party. (Source: Web Search - Britannica)

  2001

• Became an adjunct professor at Arizona State University's School of Social Work and Arizona Summit Law School. (Source: Web Search - ASU Search, Wikipedia)

  2003

• Earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Arizona State University College of Law. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search - AWPC)

  2004

• Left the Green Party and joined the Arizona Democratic Party. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2004

• Took office in the Arizona House of Representatives, serving three terms for the 15th legislative district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2005

• Began serving in the Arizona State Senate for the 15th legislative district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2011

• Earned a Ph.D. in justice studies from Arizona State University. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search - AWPC)

  2012

• Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Arizona's 9th district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2012

• Began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving three terms. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2013

• Completed an online M.B.A. from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018

• Won the U.S. Senate election, defeating Republican nominee Martha McSally, to replace Jeff Flake. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2018

• Began serving as a United States Senator from Arizona. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2019

• Switched her party affiliation from Democratic to Independent. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-12

• Announced she would not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-03-05

• Concluded her term as U.S. Senator, succeeded by Ruben Gallego. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2025-01-03

Kyrsten Sinema

Kyrsten Lea Sinema ( KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born July 12, 1976) is an American politician, lawyer, 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. 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. Sinema won the 2018 Senate election to replace the retiring Jeff Flake, defeating Republican nominee Martha McSally. She became the first openly bisexual and the second openly LGBTQ woman (after Tammy Baldwin) to be elected to the Senate. Sinema also became the first woman elected to the Senate from Arizona and the only religiously unaffiliated member of the Senate. She was one of four independents in the Senate, alongside Bernie Sanders, Angus King, and Joe Manchin, all of whom caucused with the Democrats. Sinema was considered a key swing vote in the Senate during the 117th and 118th Congresses, when it was almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. On March 5, 2024, she announced she would not seek reelection and was succeeded by Democrat Ruben Gallego.

Web Search Results

• Kyrsten Sinema | Political Party, Biography, Career, U.S. Senate ...

  Kyrsten Sinema (born July 12, 1976, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.) is an American politician who represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate (2019–25). She was the first woman to be elected senator from her state. Sinema previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013–19), where she was the first openly bisexual member of that body. Sinema was a member of the Democratic Party for most of her political career but switched her party affiliation to independent in 2022. Two years later she [...] In 2000 Sinema took a position as a staff member on the presidential campaign team for American lawyer and consumer advocate Ralph Nader. The following year she ran for office as a member of Nader’s left-wing Green Party. Colourfully styling herself a “Prada socialist,” Sinema argued against the death penalty and protested both the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War—the latter, memorably, in a pink tutu. In 2005, however, Sinema took office, joining the Arizona Democratic Party and becoming the [...] At age 16 Sinema graduated from high school as valedictorian and two years later earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. She returned to Arizona in 1995, where she obtained a master’s degree in social work at Arizona State University (ASU) in 1999. While studying for her master’s, she worked as a social worker in Phoenix.

• Kyrsten Sinema - ASU Search - Arizona State University

  Senator Kyrsten Sinema represents Arizona and is a social worker, lawyer and lecturer at Arizona State University's School of Social Work. She received her juris doctorate and doctorate from Arizona State University in 2004 and 2012, respectively. She became an adjunct professor at ASU in 2003. Her public service includes serving in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011, the Arizona State Senate from 2011 to 2012, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. She [...] # Kyrsten Sinema Distinguished Professor of Practice, School of Social Work (SSW) Other ASU affiliations Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions (/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af1e3e8e9eefff4b4e9f3f4fff7fbdafbe9efb4fffeef) Phone: 602-496-0000 ‌ UCENT 800 PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Mail code: 3920 Campus: Dtphx ‌ Long Bio

• Kyrsten Sinema | Archives of Women's Political Communication

  Sinema was born on July 12, 1976, in Tucson, Arizona. She earned her B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1995, her Master of Social Work from Arizona State University in 1999, a J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law in 2004 and a Ph.D. in justice studies from Arizona State in 2012. Before beginning her political career, Sinema was a social worker, a professor and an attorney. [...] Prior to her 2012 election to the U.S. House, Sinema served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005-2011 and the Arizona Senate from 2011-2012. For information on Sinema's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, please visit her profile on Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (n.d.). Sinema, Kyrsten (1976-). Retrieved on May 13, 2020, from [...] Archives of Women's Political Communication Menu Search # Kyrsten Sinema | | | --- | | Born: | July 12, 1976 (age 49) | | Career: | U.S. Senate, 2019-present U.S. House of Representatives, 2012-2019 Arizona Senate, 2011-2012 Arizona House of Representatives, 2005-2011 | | State: | Arizona | | Party: | Independent | | Education: | B.A., Brigham Young University MSW, Arizona State University | | Website: | |

• [PDF] Kristen Sinema - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

  Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, while Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick won McSally's seat in the House elections. Following that election, interim U.S. Senator Jon Kyl announced his resignation from the state's other Senate seat, and Republican Governor Doug Ducey appointed McSally to succeed Kyl. Martha_McSally Dennis Webster DeConcini is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator 43 from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton [...] Senator Kyrsten Sinema, ’04 At the risk of cliché, she has a story like nobody else’s. She has four college degrees (a BS, a 1 MSW, a JD, and a PhD). She’s a sitting U.S Senator, a former Congresswoman, a lawyer, a college lecturer, a social worker, and a surprisingly independent voice for Arizona. Education Her official bio at Arizona State University chronicles her higher education path. She graduated 2 from Brigham Young University in 1995 with a BA. She earned her MSW degree at ASU in 1999. [...] from 1995 to 2002 in the Phoenix metropolitan area's Washington Elementary School District. In 2003, Sinema also became an adjunct professor teaching 8 master’s-level policy and grant-writing classes at Arizona State University School of Social Work and an 9 adjunct business law professor at Arizona Summit Law School, formerly known as Phoenix School of Law. 10 Scholarship and Literary Work She wrote two books: Unite and Conquer: How to Build Coalitions That Win and Last and Who 11 Must Die in

• Kyrsten Sinema - Wikipedia

  In 2003, Sinema became an adjunct professor teaching master's-level policy and grant-writing classes at Arizona State University School of Social Work and an adjunct business law professor at Arizona Summit Law School, formerly known as Phoenix School of Law. Sinema began her political career in the Arizona Green Party before joining the Arizona Democratic Party in 2004, and called herself a "Prada socialist". [...] While employed as a social worker, Sinema completed a Master of Social Work degree at Arizona State University in 1999. In 2004, she earned a J.D. degree from Arizona State University College of Law and started working as a criminal defense lawyer. In 2012, she earned a Ph.D. in justice studies from Arizona State and in 2018, she completed an online M.B.A. from the W. P. Carey School of Business. ## Career [edit] [...] Sinema was born in Tucson, Arizona, on July 12, 1976, to Marilyn (Wiley) and Dan Sinema. Sinema has an older brother and younger sister. Her father was an attorney. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and her mother, who had custody of the children, remarried. With her siblings, mother, and stepfather, Sinema moved to DeFuniak Springs, Florida, a small town on the Panhandle. ### Poverty and contradictions with family [edit]