Kyrsten Sinema
American politician
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| 2025 | Kyrsten Sinema joins the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells, where she will represent clients on various financial services issues. |
| 2024 | Democrat Ruben Gallego won the election for Kyrsten Sinema's Senate seat. |
| December 2024 | Kyrsten Sinema joined Joe Manchin and Republican senators in voting to block Lauren McFerran's renomination to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), hindering Democratic control of the NLRB until at least 2026. |
| March 2024 | On March 5, 2024, Sinema announced she would not seek reelection for her Senate seat. |
| March 5 2024 | Sinema announced her retirement from Congress at the end of her term, expressing that her approach to fostering compromise seemed to be 'a model of the past.' |
| 2023 | Sinema was involved in negotiations regarding a bill to handle the Mexico–United States border crisis, acting as a mediator between Senator Chris Murphy and Senator James Lankford. |
| 2022 | Kyrsten Sinema voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, a significant piece of climate and energy legislation designed to invest in renewable energy and provide drought relief. |
| 2022 | Negotiations with Sinema led to several changes in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including the dropping of a provision narrowing the carried interest loophole. |
| 2022 | Sinema was the only U.S. elected official to attend the Bilderberg Conference, a private gathering of political and business elites. |
| December 2022 | Changed political affiliation from Democrat to Independent, marking a significant shift in her political stance. |
| December 2022 | Kyrsten Sinema was a lead cosponsor and negotiator on the Respect for Marriage Act, which passed the Senate with a vote of 61–36. |
| December 2022 | Kyrsten Sinema announced her decision to become an independent, leaving the Democratic Party. |
| June 2022 | Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Sinema remarked that the decision 'endangers the health and well-being of women in Arizona and across America.' |
| February 24 2022 | Sinema met with critics from the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition and Tucson Climate Coalition after they launched a pressure campaign to persuade her to abolish the filibuster. |
| January 2022 | The Arizona Democratic Party executive board voted to censure Sinema for her vote with Senate Republicans to maintain the filibuster, which blocked a voting rights bill. |
| 2021 | Kyrsten Sinema broke her right foot while running a marathon, necessitating the use of a hands-free crutch. |
| 2021 | Kyrsten Sinema opposed proposals for prescription drug pricing reform included in a Democrat-crafted spending bill. |
| October 2021 | Five veterans from Sinema's advisory council resigned, criticizing her for prioritizing big donors over constituents and opposing key Democratic Party issues. |
| October 8 2021 | Sinema met with President Biden and Senator Joe Manchin to discuss their concerns regarding the proposed spending bills, amidst reports of her significant financial support from pharmaceutical political action committees. |
| March 5 2021 | Sinema voted against an increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, famously signaling her dissent with a thumbs-down. |
| February 12 2021 | Kyrsten Sinema became the second Democratic senator to announce her opposition to including a $15/hour minimum wage in a COVID-19 relief bill. |
| February 4 2021 | Sinema voted against providing COVID-19 pandemic financial support to undocumented immigrants. |
| January 25 2021 | A spokesperson for Kyrsten Sinema stated to The Washington Post that she is 'against eliminating the filibuster' and 'not open to changing her mind' on the issue. |
| January 6 2021 | Sinema urged her Senate colleagues to vote in favor of a proposed January 6 commission to investigate the storming of the United States Capitol. |
| 2020 | Sinema received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood, reflecting her staunch support for abortion rights. |
| 2020 | Kyrsten Sinema set a personal record with a marathon time of 3:21:45. |
| 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema completed a marathon in 3:28:17, qualifying for the Boston Marathon in her female age group. |
| 2019 | Sinema was one of three Democrats who voted with Republicans to confirm David Bernhardt, a former oil executive, as Secretary of the Interior Department. |
| 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema was the only Senate Democrat not to co-sponsor the Save the Internet Act, which aimed to restore net neutrality regulations. Instead, she collaborated with Senate Republican Roger Wicker to create a separate net neutrality bill. |
| 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema was one of four Democratic-caucusing senators to join all Republicans in voting against the Green New Deal, while most other Democrats voted 'present.' |
| July 30 2019 | Sinema and Senator Bill Cassidy proposed a plan allowing new parents to advance their child tax credit benefits to receive a $5,000 cash benefit at the birth or adoption of a child. |
| March 14 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema voted against Trump's National Emergency declaration on border security. |
| March 13 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema voted to remove the United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen. |
| February 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema was one of 20 senators to sponsor the Employer Participation in Repayment Act, allowing employers to contribute up to $5,250 towards their employees' student loans. |
| February 14 2019 | Sinema voted to confirm William Barr as attorney general. |
| February 12 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema voted along with the whole Senate for the Natural Resources Management Act, which provides for the management of the natural resources of the United States. |
| February 5 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema voted for a bill aimed at improving certain defense and security assistance provisions, authorizing funds for Israel, and reauthorizing the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015. |
| January 3 2019 | Kyrsten Sinema was sworn in as a United States Senator with the 116th United States Congress, becoming the first woman to represent Arizona in the Senate. |
| 2018 | The Federation for American Immigration Reform gave Sinema a 33% rating on immigration, reflecting her stances on immigration policy. |
| 2018 | Kyrsten Sinema stated that Roe v. Wade should not be overturned and expressed her support for a woman's right to have an abortion. |
| 2018 | Sinema completed an online M.B.A. from the W. P. Carey School of Business. |
| 2018 | Kyrsten Sinema voted with Republicans against abolishing ICE, breaking with her party's position. |
| November 12 2018 | Many news sources called the U.S. Senate race for Sinema, leading to the concession of her Republican opponent, Martha McSally. |
| September 2018 | Sinema voted to make individual tax cuts passed by the GOP in 2017 permanent, breaking with her party as one of three Democrats to do so. |
| August 2018 | Sinema won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat, facing off against her competitor Deedra Abboud. |
| April 2018 | Federal Election Commission filings revealed that Sinema had raised over $8.2 million, surpassing the combined total of the three leading Republican primary contenders. |
| March 2018 | Sinema donated $33,800 in campaign contributions from Ed Buck to charity after Buck came under scrutiny following the death of a homeless escort at his home. |
| 2017 | Kyrsten Sinema was one of 48 House Democrats who voted alongside the majority of House Republicans in favor of H.R. 115, the Thin Blue Line Act of 2017, which sought to expand the statutory aggravating factors in death penalty cases. |
| September 28 2017 | Kyrsten Sinema officially announced her candidacy for the Class I United States Senate seat held by Republican incumbent Jeff Flake, who later declined to seek reelection. |
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