Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) will retire at the end of 2024, leading to a race for Arizona’s Senate seat between Republican Kali Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will be held.
Cinema’s move is important, but not unexpected. Although she raised just $595,000 in the final quarter of 2023, a fraction of the total raised by Lake and Gallego each, Sinema kept nearly $11 million in her campaign fund. ing.
In an announcement video posted to
A message from Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to Arizonans pic.twitter.com/1XWFSWgGdh
— Kyrsten Sinema (@SenatorSinema) March 5, 2024
“I will leave the Senate at the end of this year because I choose to be civil, understanding, listen, and work together to get things done,” she said.
Sinema’s seat is a great opportunity for Republicans. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said in a statement:
The vacancy in Arizona presents Republicans with a unique opportunity to build a permanent majority in the Senate this November. Recent polls show Kyrsten Sinema drawing in far more Republicans than Democrats, and her decision to retire could potentially flip this seat to Kali Lake. has increased.
Lake complemented the film, highlighting Gallego’s fierce partisanship toward the needs of Arizonans.
“Senator Sinema had the courage to stand firm against the far left in defense of the filibuster—overwhelmed by radicals within the party like Ruben Gallego, who called on her to burn it all down. “Despite the pressure,” Lake said. Said Continue with X:
Ruben Gallego will be a radically different representative than he was in Arizona. He voted 100% for Joe Biden and supported the Iran deal, sanctuary cities, defunding the police, and voting rights for everyone crossing the border. He even called the border wall “stupid.”
Gallego gave a tepid thank you to Sinema before pointing the gun at Lake.
“Arizona, we are at a crossroads,” Gallego said. Posted “Protecting access to abortion, addressing affordable housing, securing our water supply, defending our democracy — all of this and more is at stake.”
Democrats currently have a 51-49 advantage in the Senate, where Independent Cinema caucuses with Democrats. The race in Arizona could determine the balance of the next two years.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News’ Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
