Interning at wineries, shopping trips to Paris, training for all those marathons, spa retreats with donors… Kyrsten Sinema is a woman of many passions! Now, we can add Marketplace Mogul to the list of Sinema’s many pursuits.
“With so much on her plate, it’s no wonder she has no time to meet with constituents or hold town halls. We love this for her, and we think she should leave the Senate and pursue it full time.” – Replace Sinema PAC
Arizona Mirror: Yes, that really is Kyrsten Sinema selling designer clothes and bike gear on Facebook
Jim Small // December 15, 2022
Excerpts:
I can confirm what Cauterucci was unable to: All of the items she featured in her Slate story were sold by Arizona’s newly independent senator.
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I can see that the Kyrsten Sinema selling a $3,500 road bike frame is the same one I’ve been Facebook friends with for some 15 or so years, and the one with whom I share 143 friends — almost all of whom are from the world of Arizona politics and government.
Likewise, Sinema’s personal account is the one that posted every piece of clothing and equipment Cauterucci linked to in her story. In all, she’s listed 84 items on Facebook Marketplace.
Slate: I Think I Found Kyrsten Sinema’s Side Hustle
By Christina Cauterucci // December 15, 2022
Excerpts:
It is 11 a.m. on a Tuesday, and I am exchanging Facebook messages with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema about a lightly used pair of Badgley Mischka heels. […] The shoes—4.5-inch stilettos adorned with rhinestone-studded flower appliqués—look as if they would fit pretty well in Sinema’s wardrobe.
But would a sitting senator respond within seconds on a weekday morning to a message about her used heels? Would it be worth her time to photograph a pair of old shoes, write a sales listing, field inquiries from potential buyers, and arrange pickup logistics—all for just $65?
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On March 28, the day Sinema voted to pass a bill that will provide billions of dollars in U.S. subsidies for semiconductor chip manufacturing, Facebook Sinema posted a listing for a $150 GPS bike computer.
On Nov. 9, the day after the midterm elections, when Sinema wasn’t tweeting about the importance of democratic systems or being dragged by Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego about her failure to help her party keep its majorities in Congress, Facebook Sinema visited multiple Facebook groups to post listings for a brand-new $85 bike saddle and a $215 cycling onesie.
And on Nov. 28, the day the Senate considered amendments and reached a pivotal agreement on the Respect for Marriage Act—a landmark bill to codify federal recognition of same-sex marriages, negotiated in large part by Sinema, who is bisexual—Facebook Sinema listed an $80 cycling jersey in three Facebook groups around 12:30 p.m.
Five hours later, minutes before Sinema entered the Senate chamber to discuss the bill, Facebook Sinema listed that same cycling jersey in a fourth group.
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