Kyrsten Sinema, First Openly Bisexual Person elected to US Senate
Title
Kyrsten Sinema, First Openly Bisexual Person elected to US Senate
Description
From Wikipedia: Kyrsten Sinema is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. Representative from Arizona's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. She previously served in both chambers of the Arizona State Legislature, having been elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2004 and the Arizona Senate in 2010. As an openly bisexual woman, Sinema has made history several times through her electoral success. In 2012, she became the first openly bisexual person and second openly LGBT woman (after Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin) elected to the United States Congress. In 2018, she became the first openly bisexual person and second openly LGBT person (after Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin) elected to the United States Senate as well as the first woman elected to the United States Senate from Arizona.
Creator
US House Office of Photography
Date
August of 2018
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Kyrsten_Sinema_%28cropped%29.jpg/731px-Kyrsten_Sinema_%28cropped%29.jpg
Rights
Publisher
US Congress
Contributor
US Congress
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
LGBT, Women, House of Representatives, US Senator, Arizona
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
US House Office of Photography, Kyrsten Sinema, First Openly Bisexual Person elected to US Senate, US Congress, August of 2018
Cite As
US House Office of Photography, “Kyrsten Sinema, First Openly Bisexual Person elected to US Senate,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 28, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/568.