Full Name:
Kyrsten Sinema
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced: Blake
Birth Date:
07/12/1976
Birth Place:
Tucson, AZ
Home City:
Phoenix, AZ
Religion:
Unaffiliated
PhD, School of Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University, 2009-2012
JD, Arizona State University, 2002-2004
MSW, Social Work, Arizona State University, 1997-1999
BA, Brigham Young University, 1995
Senator, United States Senate, Arizona, 2019-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Arizona, District 9, 2012-2019
Candidate, United States Senate, 2018
Senator, Arizona State Senate, 2010-2012
Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2004-2010
Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2002
Member, Committee on Appropriations
Member, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Member, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Member, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband
Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management
Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Member, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Member, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion
Member, Congressional Algae Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Caucus for Middle Market Growth, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Parkinsons Disease, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, present
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Diversifying Technology Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Dutch Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Interstate 11 Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Inventions Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Military Families Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Payments Technology Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Rodeo Caucus, present
Member, Congressional STEAM Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Social Work Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus, present
Member, Congressional United Service Organization (USO), present
Member, House General Aviation Caucus, present
Member, House Quiet Skies Caucus, present
Co-Founder, United Solutions Caucus, present
Member, Veterinary Medicine Caucus, present
Former Member, Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Services, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Former Member, Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Security, United States Senate
Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Faculty, Center for Progressive Leadership, 2006-present
Attorney, 2005-present
Adjunct Professor/Faculty, Arizona State University School of Social Work, 2002-present
Director, Family Resource Center, Shaw Butte Elementary School
Former Social Worker, Sunnyslope Community
Social Worker, Washington Elementary School District, Phoenix, 1995-2002
Board Member, Arizona Center for Progressive Leadership, 2006-present
Member, Commission to Prevent Violence Against Women, 2006-present
Chair, Arizona Together, 2005-present
Board President, Community Outreach and Advocacy for Refugees, 2005-present
Board Member, Girls for a Change, 2005-present
Board Member, National, Progressive Democrats of America, 2005-present
Member, Precinct Committee, Arizona Democratic Party, 2005-present
Board Member, Arizona Death Penalty Forum, 2003-present
Member, Blue Dog Coalition, present
Member, New Democrat Coalition, present
Member, Arizona Advocacy Network
Member, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Member, Arizona Civil Liberties Union
Member, Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Member, Arizona Education Association
Member, Arizona Human Rights Fund
Member, Arizona Women's Political Caucus
Member, Basic Needs Coalition
Member, Common Cause
Member, League of Women Voters
Member, National Association of Social Workers
Member, National Organization of Women
Member, Planned Parenthood
Member, Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition
Member, Sierra Club
Member, Young Elected Officials' Network
Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Maricopa County
Member, White House Health Reform Task Force, 2009
Chair, Protect Arizona's Freedom, 2008
Awards:
Planned Parenthood Legislative CHOICE Award;
AZ Public Health Association Legislator of the Year;
AZ Hispanic Community Forum Friend of the Year;
NAACP Civil Rights Award;
Sierra Club's Most Valuable Player
Favorite Movie:
Films by the Coen brothers, Quentin Tarantino, and Guy Ritchie
Favorite Musician:
Counting Crows, Jack Johnson
Favorite Quote:
The arc of the universe is long, but it curves towards justice. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Ultramarathoner, IRONMAN finisher, politics, reading, running, hiking
Publications:
Unite and Conquer: How to Build Coalitions that Win and Last,
Who Must Die in Rwanda's Genocide?: The State of Exception Realized.