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  Arizona State Senator Krysten Sinema Interested in House Bid
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Last EditedCOSDem  Jun 09, 2011 09:08pm
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DescriptionArizona state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D) is strongly considering a bid for Congress next year and could help Democrats make inroads in a state where they lost two seats last cycle.

However, Sinema won’t know which House district she would compete in until an independent redistricting commission produces a map this year. Although Democrats are searching for a candidate to compete in the Senate race, Sinema has ruled out that possibility.

Sinema has represented central Phoenix in the state Legislature since 2004, serving three terms in the state House before being elected to the state Senate last year.

A lawyer and adjunct professor, she lives in the same neighborhood as Rep. Ed Pastor (D) but said she would not challenge an incumbent Democrat in a primary. Because of recent Democratic losses and the new district that Arizona will gain through reapportionment, that shouldn’t be a problem.

In an interview Thursday with Roll Call, Sinema said she has been in touch with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee since December and worked with EMILY’s List for several years. She added that Arizona has the fastest-growing unemployment rate in the country and said Congress needs to work across the aisle to turn around the ailing economy.
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