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Kyrsten Sinema is a senator from Arizona. She was formerly a state representative.

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Kyrsten Sinema
stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet:

Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care."

By Miriam Valverde • September 19, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website:

Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."

By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann':

Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2010

Martha McSally
stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview:

Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE."

By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2018
Martha McSally
stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."

By Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2018

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