Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema moments that made headlines
- Jesse Tellez
Jesse Tellez
Digital Editor
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From her "F--- Off" ring and brightly colored wigs worn on the Senate floor to being bashed on late night television, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has frequently been the topic of conversation.
Here is a look back at moments from recent years that gained Sinema nationwide recognition and, often, scrutiny.
- Brian Slodysko The Associated Press
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Sinema's defense of the tax provisions offer a jarring contrast to her start in Arizona politics as a Green Party activist and self-styled “Prada socialist.”
- Reagan Priest Cronkite News
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The book, “This Will Not Pass,” by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns, says the senator has mocked President Biden and praised Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, the leader of the conservative Freedom Caucus.
- Tim Steller Arizona Daily Star
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For Star subscribers: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is right to worry about political polarization, but that isn't the reason states are imposing voting restrictions. And she ought to push for filibuster reforms herself.
- Jesse Tellez Arizona Daily Star
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For the second time in a month, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was publicly confronted in an airport and questioned about her stance on President Biden's…
- Danyelle Khmara Arizona Daily Star
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For Star subscribers: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema knows the bride and groom but not guests who wore "disrespectful and racist costumes...and she strongly condemns such behavior," her spokesperson said after Bisbee wedding Saturday was beset by protesters.
- Jesse Tellez
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was the punchline of several jokes during "Saturday Night Live" skits that aired Oct. 23.
- Tim Steller Arizona Daily Star
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For Star subscribers: OK, confronting Sen. Sinema in the bathroom crossed a line, but the bigger point is she won't say where she stands on proposals like prescription-drug reform that Arizonans support.
- Jesse Tellez
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Colbert's remarks about Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema came during a monologue discussing President Biden's $3.5 trillion bill that is facing criticism by the Tucson native.
- Arizona Daily Star
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For Star subscribers: The Democratic senator opposes letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, a key part of Biden's spending proposal. Plus, Brnovich goes anti-vax in Sahuarita; and opposition forms to Tucson minimum wage.
Jesse Tellez
Digital Editor
More information
- Watch now: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema explains why she opposes ending the filibuster
- Letter: Sinema is a rare politician these days
- Letter: Biden calls Sinema's harassment and intimidation "part of the process"
- Fitz's Opinion: Senator Kyrsten Sinema meets her idealistic younger self
- Watch now: Protestors march outside wedding officiated by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
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