Kyrsten Sinema

Politician, lawyer, former social worker

American Tucson, Arizona

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, former social worker
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth12/07/1976
Age50 years
BirthplaceTucson, Arizona

Latest News about Kyrsten Sinema

01/01/2025

Kyrsten Sinema officially left the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2025, after serving one term from 2019 to 2025. She announced in 2024 that she would not seek a second term, ending her tenure as the first woman and first openly bisexual person elected to the Senate from Arizona.

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameKyrsten Lea Sinema
Political PartyFormer Democrat, independent since December 2022
Kyrsten Sinema PronunciationKEER-stΙ™n SIN-Ι™-mΙ™

Personal Life

ReligionReligiously unaffiliated
SexualityOpenly bisexual

Relationships & More

SpouseDavid Haynes
Marriage Year2019
StatusMarried

Family

RelationSpouse
NameDavid Haynes
DetailsMarried in 2019; former Arizona state representative

Career

Arizona House of Representatives2005-2011
Arizona Senate2011-2012
U.S. House of Representatives2012-2019
U.S. Senate2019-2025
Distinguished Professor of PracticeArizona State University School of Social Work (2003-present)
Arizona Legislative District 15Represented 2005-2012
U.S. Congressional District 9Represented 2013-2019

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. First openly bisexual person elected to the U.S. Senate
2. First woman elected to the Senate from Arizona
3. Second openly LGBTQ woman in the Senate after Tammy Baldwin
4. One of four independents in the Senate who caucused with Democrats
5. Only religiously unaffiliated member of the Senate during her tenure
6. Became an adjunct professor at Arizona State University in 2003
7. First openly bisexual member of the U.S. House of Representatives
8. Announced in 2024 she would not seek a second Senate term
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