Sinema Faces Tight Deadline To Launch Reelection Bid

Axios reports:

Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faces an uphill battle and a dwindling timeline if she wants to run for re-election. The first-term senator, who left the Democratic party in 2022, has remained tight-lipped about her political future.

If she decides to run, she’ll set up a rare three-way competitive contest in a race that could determine control of the U.S. Senate.

She must file about 42,000 valid signatures from Arizona voters by April 1. That’s six times the signatures required for candidates running with a party. Before she can start collecting signatures, she must file a “statement of interest” with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, which she has not done.

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If Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decides to run, she’ll set up a rare three-way competitive contest in a race that could determine control of the U.S. Senate. https://t.co/jozQIeIAjl

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