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Kyrsten Sinema's Biography

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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, 2019-2025

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

Co-Founder, United Solutions Caucus, present

Former Member, Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Congressional Algae Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Caucus for Middle Market Growth

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues

Former Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Diversifying Technology Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Dutch Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Interstate 11 Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Inventions Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Military Families Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Payments Technology Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Rodeo Caucus

Former Member, Congressional STEAM Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Social Work Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Steel Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus

Former Member, Congressional United Service Organization (USO)

Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Financial Services, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House General Aviation Caucus

Former Member, House Quiet Skies Caucus

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

Former Member, Veterinary Medicine Caucus

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.

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