Kyrsten Sinema
Former U.S. Senator from Arizona · United States[1],[2]
Kyrsten Sinema served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025, and earlier as U.S. Representative for Arizona's 9th district from 2013 to 2019. She left the Democratic Party in December 2022 and served the rest of her Senate term as an independent.
- In office since
- January 3, 2019
- Left office
- January 3, 2025
- Born
- July 12, 1976
Earnings by year1
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
- 2024$174,000Total
- Senate salary[3]
- $174,000
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Kyrsten Sinema. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education5 of 5
- Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: B.A., Brigham Young University (1995); M.S.W., Arizona State University (1999); J.D., ASU College of Law (2004); Ph.D. in justice studies, Arizona State University (2012); M.B.A., W. P. Carey School of Business (2018).[2]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02Wealth2 of 5
- Medium confidenceDocumented income of $174,000 in 2024 is in the top 25% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[3]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position4 of 5
- High confidenceFormer U.S. Senator from Arizona: a national-level, statewide office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct1 of 5
- High confidence2 documented matter(s) in the reviewed legal record, counted as the misconduct meter counts them.[9]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.