okie52
11/26/2012, 03:19 PM
In Arizona, a bisexual congresswoman
Gabriela Resto-Montero, @GabrielaRM
5:01 pm on 11/12/2012
Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema was declared the winner of the state’s hotly-contested 9th congressional district race Monday, in the process becoming the first openly bisexual woman elected to the House.
Sinema beat out Republican candidate Vernon Parker, a former assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to represent the newly-formed district.
An Arizona native, Sinema, who was raised as a Mormon but defines herself as a “secularist”, had the support of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Human Rights Campaign, among other progressive organizations. The 36-year-old congresswoman previously served in the Arizona State House and Senate.
Gabriela Resto-Montero, @GabrielaRM
5:01 pm on 11/12/2012
Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema was declared the winner of the state’s hotly-contested 9th congressional district race Monday, in the process becoming the first openly bisexual woman elected to the House.
Sinema beat out Republican candidate Vernon Parker, a former assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to represent the newly-formed district.
An Arizona native, Sinema, who was raised as a Mormon but defines herself as a “secularist”, had the support of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Human Rights Campaign, among other progressive organizations. The 36-year-old congresswoman previously served in the Arizona State House and Senate.