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Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema received the legal maximum of donations from several known GOP donors, new FEC filings show

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, received the maximum donation allowed by law by several longtime GOP donors, according to a campaign fundraising report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema received the maximum donation allowed by law from several GOP donors.

Donors previously donated to pro-Trump PACs and a PAC to elect Republicans to the Senate.
Sinema, a Democrat, has positioned herself as a key obstacle to President Joe Biden's agenda.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, received the maximum donation allowed by law by several longtime GOP donors, according to a campaign fundraising report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

According to the FEC data, first reported by Mother Jones, Sinema raised $1.1 million between July and September this year, about the same amount she raised in previous fundraising cycles, according to the report, despite growing frustration among Arizona Democrats.

Included in the FEC disclosure are several GOP donors who have previously supported efforts to elect former President Donald Trump and to help Republicans get the majority in the Senate. The maximum individual contribution limit is $2,900 per election, with a maximum of $5,800 in a two-year period, according to FEC guidelines.

Among those who made the maximum donation was Minnesota billionaire Stan Hubbard, who regularly donates to the RNC and supported Scott Walker and eventually Trump's campaign for president through donations to a super PAC, Mother Jones reported.

Jimmy Haslam, the owner of the Cleveland Brown's and Pilot truck stops, and his wife, Susan, individually donated the maximum legal amount to Sinema on September 30, Mother Jones reported, citing the FEC data. According to the report, Haslam has given at least $425,000 to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC associated with Sen. Mitch McConnell that works to elect Republicans in the Senate.

Other GOP donors who backed Sinema include Marc Rowan, the CEO of the private equity firm Apollo who backed Trump's failed bid for reelection, and his wife, Carolyn, who individually donated the maximum legal limit. Private equity executive Anthony De Nicola, who also has backed the Senate Leadership Fund, also donated the maximum legal limit to Sinema, according to Mother Jones.

Progressives and other Democrats have grown frustrated with Sinema, who has made headlines in recent months for her reluctance to support key pieces of President Joe Biden's agenda. Sinema is currently fundraising in Europe, per The New York Times.

Both Sinema and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin have been opposed to parts of a Democratic spending plan to invest in climate, education, and healthcare spending. While Manchin has been clear about wanting to cut the price tag of the proposal, it's largely unclear what Sinema would support, as Insider previously reported.

Sinema, however, has reportedly been opposed to raising tax rates for individuals and large corporations, said two Senate Democratic aides familiar with the matter. Her position threatens to deprive the package of over $700 billion in revenue to pay for Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda.

Sinema, a first-term lawmaker, is not up for re-ction until 2024.

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Really a non story. Big money donors donate both ways to give them access no matter which candidate wins. I think if someone took a deep dive in to this, you'd find many cases like this.

Won't be a non-story for her when progressives start raking her over the coals.

Yep...

Three of the lawmakers – Kinzinger, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, and Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio – had their biggest-ever quarters for political contributions, Bloomberg reported.


Here's how much the GOP lawmakers raised between January 1 and March 31, per the FEC:

Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyoming): $1.54 million
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Illinois): $1.15 million (scumbag)

https://www.businessinsider.com/gop...eney-kinzinger-money-funding-2021-4?op=1

Like to know if the establishment Rs are outraising the Trumpian Rs. It appears they are. MGT is selling it though, 3.4 mil? Really? Can't those people see she's nuts and dumb as hell?

my only point is it isn't uncommon for people of wealth to contribute to both democrats and republicans so that whichever candidate wins they might gain their ear and at least maybe get a phone call through.

I don't think she gives a darn about progressives. Aren't those the people who follow you around in to restrooms like perverts?

Some folks wonder why their elected officials seem to suddenly change their viewpoint once they are voted into office. For the first time Sinema was elected as a Senator and will be safe for years, with no worry about facing re-election until 2024.. I think Sinema is a very good example to study in an attempt to figure out just what is 'influencing' her changing viewpoint.


Democrat Senator Sinema Under Scrutiny Over Net Worth Exploding From $35K To $1 Million

Written by Ann Brown

Oct 07, 2021
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All eyes are on Arizona Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, with many wondering how she increased her net worth from $32,500 in 2018 to an estimated $1 million today.

Sinema is blocking the Democrats from passing an ambitious social policy and climate bill while at the same time raising money from five business lobbying groups, many of which strongly oppose the bill, The New York Times reported.

When she won her U.S. Senate seat in 2018, Sinema was the first Arizona Democrat elected to the chamber in three decades. Now she is under a microscope as she threatens to derail President Biden’s legislative agenda. It’s the latest in a string of decisions that have disappointed Sinema’s base, CNN reported. In March, she voted against a bill that would have raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour and she refused to support an end to the filibuster, the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for most legislation. Without the filibuster, Democrats could pass their priorities with just a majority.


Sinema received more than $750,000 in donations from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. After that, she opposed a Democratic plan to lower prescription drug costs.

She told White House officials that she opposes House and Senate bills that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug costs, sources told Politico. According to her fellow Democrats, these bills would save an estimated $450 billion over the next decade and pay for a large portion of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending plan, which has the support of nearly 90 percent of voters. The budget bill would expand child care, health care and paid family leave and would fund programs to combat climate change, among other measures, Salon reported.

Sinema has had a long financial relationship with Big Pharma. She has received $519,988 from political action committees and individuals in the pharmaceutical industry throughout her political career, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. She received more than $120,000 in pharma contributions between 2019 and 2020, and she also received $190,161 from donors in pharmaceutical manufacturing and $62,797 from the medical supplies industry.

“Sinemas’ net worth went from $35,000 in 2018 to $1,000,000 in 2021. In 2018 Executive Level pay for her position was $174000. To keep it simple, 15% of that or $26,100 is all that she could legally have earned in outside income. So how did her net worth increase by $985,000?” asked Georgia Stein @GStein269 on Twitter.

AnnieED @annie_ed1 replied, “Plain and simple they are selling out government to big donors, friends and families who in turn pay them back for services rendered. Democrats/Republicans need to show how they’re making money”.

“And worth noting that if @SenatorSinema walks, she’s only doing so after dramatically increasing her personal net worth by $965,000 & breaking countless promises to her AZ supporters in her 3 years AS A SENATOR!” Tracy @TweetingTracy responded.

eorgia Stein
@GStein269
Sinemas' net worth went from $35,000 in 2018 to $1,000,000 in 2021. In 2018 Executive Level pay for her position was $174000. To keep it simple, 15% of that or $26,100 is all that she could legally have earned in outside income. So how did her net worth increase by $985,000?
9:37 PM · Sep 29, 2021

nnieED
@annie_ed1
Plain and simple they are selling out government to big donors, friends and families who in turn pay them back for services rendered. Sinema and Manchin are crooks his wife, and daughter is living of government too. Democrats/Republicans need to show how they’re making money

racy
@TweetingTracy
And worth noting that if @SenatorSinema walks, she’s only doing so after dramatically increasing her personal net worth by $965,000 & breaking countless promises to her AZ supporters in her 3 years AS A SENATOR! #FollowTheMoney

This article is no different than that, just less pervish. Sanders, the self proclaimeded socialist (actually communist but he’s not stupid and won’t go that far) tried the same thing when the POC penned an article for the paper in WV that Manchin slammed …

Thank god the rest of the senators & house members are way above that …

For someone to post this like it makes them odd cause they took donations from the other side, they are definitely capable of following someone from congress into the bathroom that they disagree with. This is exactly what I expect from the INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST!

PS. The grass is green and the sky is blue …

I don't know that all sell out, but there is a large number of politicians who seem to gain substantial wealth after being elected.

I am not saying it is illegal. The position does present more opportunities then say you or I might have available.

Just curious, what do u think of Hillary going 4 -4 or 5 - 5 in the futures market back in the 70’s in the futures market as a novice. NO ONE is perfect in the futures market not even the traders that have been doing it for decades and have made billions. Is insider trading illegal?

Is it illegal when the VP of the United States threatens the Ukraine government to withhold aide if they don’t stop looking into the energy company there son who had zero experience in the industry and didn’t speak Ukrainian but somehow was paid millions to consult for them? Is that illegal or just “political favors”? There’s actually video of Biden bragging about that before he left Ukraine and telling the Ukrainian government that hen he stepped on the plane the aide was gone.

How about Hunter getting millions from the Chinese investment companies with zero experience in that field when American investment companies with decades of experience can’t get a penny while daddy is VP. Is that illegal or just Hunter being a great salesmen?

How about back in the 70’s when joKe’s brother was paid millions from the credit card companies and joKe shortly thereafter sponsored bills helping the CC industry. Was that illegal or just bribery?

The Clinton family and Biden family came into politics with NOTHING and the Clintons exited multi multi multi millionaires and joKe’s not done, his son just sold his pieces of art for 75k each brining in a cool 350k.

This article is just another pressure piece on Sinema that could be written about over 1/2 the folks that “serve” in congress or the Oval Office from the press witch is nothing more than a wing of the Democratic Party.

This article is true but its about as news worthy as breathing in and out and is INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST because there singling out Sinema …

Sometimes I wonder about u Peen.

BUT HUNTER !! LMAO.

Maybe you can let us know your thoughts on the nepotism in the previous administration.... you talk about Ukraine companies and what they were doing. What about the USA and what our government did handing out jobs to people wholly unsuited to roles?

What about the politicians (Dem and Rep) who sold millions and also invested MILLIONS into stocks like Zoom when COVID first became a thing and those politicians were briefed on Covid ... and at the same time many of those politicians were downplaying the risk or impact CV could have.

I know the Right Wing media you are clearly plugged into has a thing for Hunter. But the facts don't actually jive with your narrative. That's from Europe and the British as well as the US Govt. . . . the investigation into the Ukrainian company took place. Hell - Rudy went there and tried to bribe people into saying and doing things to implicate Biden, Trump threatened (and did) with-hold funding for Ukraine ... and what did it get them .NADA.

I'm sure she's shaking in her boots.

Once again, you voted for Trump. You have no clue what an intellectual is or what the word honesty means.

You didn't seem to have a problem with a president threatening to withhold aid for not looking into a vice presidents son.

I rarely think of Hillary or the Clintons at all.. they are not in office, not running for office, never will run for office ever again.

I fully recognize that you and all trumpians want to avoid any discussion of current events like the 1/6 attempt to overthrow the election and the constant lying about how Trump won the election..

I thought no there is another possibility. She and joe may have gotten a look at that monstrosity of a bill and decided it was too moronic to foist on America. They may both genuinely believe that they do not want to see America turned into an entitlement society.

Sinema has increased her net worth for sure but she is a piker compared Joe Biden and Obama. They really know how to turn government employment into a financial bonanza!

Did Jimmy and Dee split up and Jimmy remarry?

j/c

It's odd. Republicans investigated Hillary over and over again and still came up with nothing. She actually sat down and testified for 11 hours. Now, Dumb Donald is even keeping his associates from testifying because he's afraid of what will be found. Much less sit down and testify himself. The problem with Republicans is obvious. They're just jealous of the fact the Hillary has bigger balls than Donald.

LOL...that's funny coming from you.