Kyrsten Sinema

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Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
Current term ends
2010
Political party Democrat
Profession Attorney
Website House site

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Kyrsten Sinema is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 15 since 2004, and is Assistant Minority Leader.

Sinema is a faculty member at the Center for Progressive Leadership, Attorney with a private practice, and Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University School of Social Work.

She is involved with many organizations and is a Board Member of the Arizona Center for Progressive Leadership, Community Outreach and Advocacy for Refugees, Girls for a Change, Progressive Democrats of America, and the Arizona Death Penalty Forum.[1]

Issue positions

Sinema did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. Her answers to the Arizona State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test are available, but she did not provide a response when asked her legislative priorities.[2]

Committee membership

Ballot measures

Sinema has been active in ballot measure advocacy. She was the head of the 2008 campaign to defeat Proposition 102.[3] Rep. Sinema regularly sponsors legislation to restrict ballot initiative rights. She led a coalition to defeat Arizona Proposition 107 (2006).[4]

Sponsored legislation

Sinema's sponsored bills include:

  • HB 2150 - animals; fighting
  • HB 2483 - elected officials; officeholder expenses; accounts
  • HB 2543 - unmarried couples; responsibilities.
  • HB 2544 - schools; sex education

For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.

Major donors

Below are Sinema's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[5]

Contributor 2008 total
Public Fund $31,060
Yolanda Garcia $130
Susan C Stevens $130
Michael Preston Green $130
James Manos $130

External links

References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Sinema
  2. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Sinema Issue Positions
  3. ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Ballot issue on marriage still a hot button", October 10, 2008
  4. ↑ Arizona Republic, "State representative writes book on building coalitions", June 21, 2009
  5. ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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