Rep. Kyrsten Sinema served as an Arizona state senator and representative for seven years before being elected to Congress in 2012.
There, Representative Sinema joined the , a caucus of 鈥�15 fiscally conservative Democrats that are deeply committed to the financial stability and national security of the United States and dedicated to finding bipartisan solutions to the nation鈥檚 biggest challenges.鈥�
Sinema鈥檚 economic platform includes an expanded military budget, a simplified tax code, and reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. She was the only Democrat in Arizona to be endorsed by the US Chamber of Commerce during her 2014 reelection campaign.
The Arizona congresswoman 鈥� an Ironman triathlete, PhD, and the first openly bisexual member of Congress 鈥� also supports more liberal issues, including abortion rights, restrictions on gun purchases, same-sex marriage, and the DREAM act.
Sinema says she doesn鈥檛 care about partisan lines. Instead, she is willing to work with 鈥渁nyone serious鈥� about finding solutions to national problems.
鈥淚鈥檓 very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years,鈥� said Sinema for Time magazine鈥檚 鈥�40 Under 40鈥� issue. 鈥淲e鈥檝e seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation.鈥�
