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Former Senator from Arizona, 2019–2025

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent · caucuses D 1st term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

91LoyaltyMed 99
89AttendMed 97
26BipartMed 18
41BreaksMed 3
In office
Senate 2019–2025
House 2013–2019
11 years in Congress

Left office. Sinema left the Senate on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Ruben Gallego (Democrat) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—37231769141

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Environmental Protection no statements 8%
Armed Forces and National Security no statements 11%
Government Operations and Politics no statements 19%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and Armed Forces and National Security.

  • 37 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 11 years in Congress.
5

Who did she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

40%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Sinema.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

40% of her cosponsorships went to Republican bills; closest in her party: Feinstein and Rosen.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her bills

EffectivenessRank 35 of 102 in the Senate

0.97average member 1.00

2 of 34 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 0.97.

  • On the move: S. 59 (became law), S. 4672 (out of committee), S. 4676 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.19
International Affairs3 of 14
Economics and Public Finance8 of 53
Armed Forces & National Security2 of 17
Energy & environment1 of 20
Nominations7 of 168

With her party on the other 0 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with the Democrats on 8 of the 8 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Democrats on 91% of party-line votes, broke 41 times, most on International Affairs.

  • Position: −0.19, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 8 of 53, Nominations 7 of 168, International Affairs 3 of 14.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed her?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.