Kyrsten Lea Sinema 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.[1]
She won the 2018 Senate election to replace the retiring Jeff Flake, defeating Republican nominee Martha McSally. She also was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arizona.[3]
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