Quotes by Kyrsten Sinema

About Kyrsten Sinema:

Kyrsten Sinema is an American politician and the U.S. Representative from Arizona's 9th congressional district, first elected in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, prior to being elected she served in both chambers of the Arizona legislature, being elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2005, and the Arizona Senate in 2011.
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I was just born involved in politics. My family is conservative Mormon, and so I was born - although the Mormon faith is not inherently political, their faith requires some political stands, and those are ones that I happen to disagree with vehementl...

Kyrsten Sinema

I was not a Democrat; I was an independent. Here's the thing: You can't win that way. But I didn't know that.

Kyrsten Sinema

On most holidays, you'll find me in Mexico. Actually, on most holidays you won't find me. I'm at a beach, and it's wonderful.

Kyrsten Sinema

I speak my mind. I'm not really afraid of things. I actually don't think that's that unusual.

Kyrsten Sinema

I think there's this pressure to get rid of the fun that makes us human. It hasn't worked on me.

Kyrsten Sinema

Bisexuals are gay people - we're all gay. Some people don't like that.

Kyrsten Sinema

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

Kyrsten Sinema

My number 1 priority is common sense, because we don't see a lot of that in the state capitol.

Kyrsten Sinema

When I first started campaigning, I was really excited. Two-thirds of the way through, I thought, 'Why am I doing this?' Then I got really excited when I realized I was going to win.

Kyrsten Sinema

I'm just really proud of the Democratic caucus. I look around in our meetings, and I think we really look like America.

Kyrsten Sinema

As you know, I did not support the United States' engagement in Iraq and have long had concerns about Afghanistan... But I obviously have always been 100 percent supportive of our military.

Kyrsten Sinema

You should never take military intervention off the table. When you do so, you give an out to a rogue nation or rogue actors.

Kyrsten Sinema

Sometimes when troops are overseas working these incredibly long hours in a difficult situation, they're not always hearing how much they're appreciated.

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Unfortunately, the genuine relationships and friendships that some of us have developed across the aisle in recent years does not translate into a willingness to seek compromise, consensus, or middle ground on the major challenges facing our state. T...

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Arizona is in the midst of a fiscal crisis. We've cut school funding. And they pass a bill questioning Obama's citizenship? For real?

Kyrsten Sinema

Hardworking families can no longer afford to wait for a Congress that gridlocks on ideology. I look forward to working with my colleagues from both parties to get things done.

Kyrsten Sinema

I lived for two years in an abandoned gas station with no running water and no electricity after my parents got divorced and my stepdad couldn't get a job. So I think a lot about families like mine who were middle class and struggled. So that experie...

Kyrsten Sinema

The number one thing I will take with me is my experience as a social worker who saw what happened to families who couldn't find jobs, struggled to take care of their health and saw opportunity slipping away for their kids. I ran for Congress because...

Kyrsten Sinema

I kind of grew up with a mix of two things. One was kind of this individual work ethic that my father and my stepfather and my mother all taught me, which was never depend on anyone else to do things for you, and work really hard on your own. At the ...

Kyrsten Sinema

I spent nearly two decades as a social worker and an educator with kids. So, my whole life has been about helping middle-class families. So it's just kind of a hollow argument to say I'm not a family person.

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Author Bio

  • NameKyrsten Sinema
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornJuly 12, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician