Arizona
Related: About this forumThought Experiment: How would Kyrsten Sinema vote on Impeachment?
If the House votes to impeach and McConnell takes it up in the senate, what do you think she'd do?
TheRealNorth
(9,629 posts)That his orangeness' approval in AZ is about the same as the other swing states (around 40%), so I think she's a yay vote as long as a good case is clearly and concisely made to the American people that don't really pay attention.
Mike 03
(16,808 posts)If the republicans start to give way, I think she will vote to impeach too. She's been really careful how she plays her cards, frustratingly so at times.
JonLP24
(29,348 posts)This is the most recent I can find.
Kyrsten Sinema Is Only LGBTQ+ Lawmaker Who Hasnt Backed Impeachment
Well, thats one way to celebrate Bisexual Awareness Month.
Arizona Senator and bi fashion icon Kyrsten Sinema is the only LGBTQ+ member of Congress who hasnt backed an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump following reports that he attempted to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky into digging up dirt on former Vice President Joe Bidens son, Hunter.
n Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a formal investigation into removing the president from office. The effort is currently being backed by 204 of the 235 Democrats in the House of Representatives, as well over a dozen Senators.
Of the 10 gay, lesbian, or bisexual people currently seated in either the Senate or the House of Representatives, nine have voiced their support for the House inquiry. Those include House Reps. David Ciccilline (D-R.I.), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), Katie Hill (D-Calif.), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), and Mark Takano (D-Calif.).
In a statement posted to Twitter, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) claimed Congress has a constitutional responsibility to get all the facts and provide oversight of the Executive Branch.
Sinema the only other LGBTQ+ member of the Senate and its only bisexual representative was more measured in calling for the president to be held accountable for encouraging a foreign power to smear his political rivals. When the Arizona Republic asked whether she supports impeachment, the paper notes that she did not explicitly say whether she supports or opposes the inquiry.
I agree with my Republican and Democratic Senate colleagues that Congress must be given complete access to the whistleblowers report and transcript as required by law, Sinema said in a statement. Arizonans deserve a transparent and accountable government.
https://www.out.com/politics/2019/9/25/kyrsten-sinema-only-lgbtq-lawmaker-who-hasnt-backed-impeachment
This was after the Mueller testimony.
The Arizona Republic asked Sinema, who won a tight race in the traditionally Republican state in November, whether she supported impeachment proceedings.
No, she responded. When asked why, she said: Everyone knows.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-sen-kyrsten-sinema-says-she-is-a-no-on-trump-impeachment
Sorry for the Fox News link but right wing sources praising Sinema pop up when I search for her.