Sinema, Citing Partisanship, Will Not Seek Reelection in 2024
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent, announced she will not run for reelection in 2024 and will retire at the end of her term.
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Sinema cited growing partisanship and mudslinging in Washington as reasons for her decision.
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Sinema formally left the Democratic Party in 2022 to register as an independent.
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Sinema recently helped negotiate a bipartisan border security deal that was blocked by Senate Republicans after criticism from former President Trump.
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The failure of the border deal also stalled a foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine and Israel that Sinema helped negotiate.