Kyrsten Sinema ... Kyrsten Lea Sinema (/ ˈkɪərstən ˈsɪnəmə / KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born ) [1] 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.
Here's what to know. Who is Kyrsten Sinema? When Sinema was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, she was the first openly bisexual member of the U.S. House.
Sinema, of Arizona, remains the first out bisexual person ever elected to Congress. She was an Arizona state legislator and then a member of the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected...
As Sinema said in our interview, the media is "highly reductive," so coverage can tend to paint politicians in black and white terms, good or evil. But part of it is Sinema's own strategy.
Kyrsten Sinema is leaving Congress and has a few things to say
Krysten Sinema 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 was a member of the Democratic Party for most of her political career but switched her party affiliation to independent in 2022.
Senator Kyrsten Sinema brings a distinguished record of public service and bipartisan leadership as Senior Advisor in Hogan Lovells’ Government Relations and Public Affairs practice.
Sinema admits a romance with her security guard as she fights ex-wife’s lawsuit Kyrsten Sinema says in a legal document that she had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, but her lawyer argues a lawsuit seeking damages against her should be dismissed.