Former US Senator from Arizona, serving from 2019 to 2025. Began her Senate term as a Democrat and registered as an independent in December 2022. Former US Representative and member of the Arizona legislature. Known as a centrist who frequently broke with progressive priorities, particularly on the filibuster and tax policy. Declined to seek re-election in 2024.
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Kyrsten Sinema
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Public positions Kyrsten Sinema has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Border security and migration management"Co-led the bipartisan border security and asylum reform negotiation in 2024"
- Corporate tax rate"Blocked rollback of the 2017 tax law's corporate rate and carried-interest changes in 2022 negotiations"
- LGBTQ civil-rights protections"Co-sponsored and helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act protecting same-sex and interracial marriages"
- The Senate filibuster"Defended the Senate filibuster and voted to preserve it against Democratic efforts to weaken it"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.