page_title: Kyrsten Sinema
section_title: Arizona State Legislature
hierarchical_section_title: Kyrsten Sinema / Arizona State Legislature
caption_attribution_description: Miss Kyrsten Sinema Arizona State Rep!! Great to see you~~
context_page_description: Kyrsten Lea Sinema is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator for Arizona since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms as a state representative for Arizona's 15th legislative district from 2005 to 2011, one term as the state senator for Arizona's 15th legislative district from 2011 to 2012, and three terms as the United States Representative for Arizona's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
  Sinema began her political career in the Arizona Green Party before joining the Arizona Democratic Party in 2004. She rose to prominence for her advocacy of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage in Arizona. She won the 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Arizona's 9th congressional district. After her election to the United States Congress, she joined the centrist Blue Dog Coalition and the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and amassed a moderate voting record. She won the 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona to replace the retiring Jeff Flake, defeating Republican nominee Martha McSally.
  As an openly bisexual woman, Sinema has made history several times through her electoral success.
caption: Sinema in 2009
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