A long-time out & active member of the LGBTQ community, Kyrsten Sinema is running for the US Congress in Arizona’s new Congressional District 9, based in Phoenix, Tempe and the East Valley. She had previously served in the Arizona State Legislature. First elected in 2004, she was re-elected in 2006 to continue serving central Phoenix in District 15. Having just won a hard fought Democratic Primary, Sinema will run against Vernon Parker, a local councilman and a rare African-American Republican candidate, in the general election .

( Sinema has been endorsed by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, EMILY’s List and the Human Rights Campaign and has earned the support of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s list of 'Red to Blue' racesCollapse )