Kyrsten Sinema Family: Who are Kyrsten Sinema Parents and Siblings?
Kyrsten Sinema, a seasoned American politician, began her political career in the Arizona Green Party.
She gained attention for her support and advocacy for LGBT rights and her opposition to the war on terror.
Currently serving as the Senator for Arizona since January 2019, Sinema has accumulated significant experience in the dynamic political landscape.
However, little is known about her personal life, including her parents. Her intriguing story is worth exploring.
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Who are Kyrsten Sinema Parents?
Kyrsten Lea Sinema was born on July 12, 1976, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., to Dan and Marilyn Sinema. She was the middle child in the family and had an elder brother and a younger sister.
She is of Frisian descent, and her forefathers had immigrated to the United States from Netherlands. Her grandfather had finally settled in Arizona, where Kyrsten was born.
Her father worked as an attorney, and the family led a decent life. Kyrsten initially attended the local schools. However, her parents fought a lot, and they eventually divorced. Her mother gained the custody of all three children. After a while, she married another man.
Things turned worse when her stepfather lost his job. For a few years after that, the family became homeless. They moved to a small town in Florida. She claimed that they had to live without electricity and water for 2 years in a remodeled gas station.
However, a New York Times journalist later claimed that most of her “childhood poverty” stories were fabricated and that her family were able to pay the bills for gas, electricity, and water the entire time. Nevertheless, Kyrsten Sinema has refuted the claim, saying that she knows what she has gone through in her childhood and that she did not need to prove anything to anyone.
Fortunately, their situation improved, and Kyrsten finished high school from the Walton High School in Florida. She then joined the Brigham Young University, thus moving to Utah. In her early 20s, she moved back to Arizona and began a career as a social worker at the Washington Elementary School District.
In 2004, she joined the Arizona State University and earned a JD degree. She then earned a PhD from the same university in the early 2010s.
Who are Kyrsten Sinema Siblings?
Kyrsten Sinema has two siblings. She has an older brother named Paul Sheldon, who is a former Marine and has been a Tucson police officer for almost 20 years.
He appeared in the first TV ad for Sinema’s campaign, emphasizing her longstanding support of veterans and law enforcement. “We used to fight like cats and dogs as kids,” Sheldon says in the video. “She fights for us veterans and is a friend to law enforcement, and that’s why she’s running for senate.” Watch the full clip above.
On May 29, 2018, Sinema tweeted out a quote from Sheldon that read: “I’m honored to be with my sister, Kyrsten, as she gets her name on the ballot for the U.S. Senate. Kyrsten has spent her career making sure everyone gets their shot at the American Dream.”
Sinema also has a sister and a younger brother named Sterling. On January 3, 2014, she tweeted out a photo of her and Sterling with the caption:
“Proud sis moment – my bro Sterling named Expeditionary Strike Group Two Sailor of the Year! (That’s a big deal).” She also tweeted about Sterling on November 9 of that year, writing: “My little brother Sterling, Sailor of the Year! This pic is from my swearing in day Jan 3, 2013, his bday.”
Kyrsten Sinema Family
Spouse/Ex-: Blake Dain (divorced)
Father: Dan Sinema Sr.
Mother: Marilyn
Brother: Paul Sheldon
Sister: Sterling
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