Monthly Program (PM)
Location : DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Effective Lobbying at the State Capitol
Kyrsten Sinema will speak on upcoming legislation and how to effectively lobby the state legislature.
About the Speaker
Kyrsten Sinema is the State Representative from District 15 and the ranking Democrat on both the House Appropriations and Judiciary Commitees in the stae legislature.
Kyrsten holds both a law degree and a Master's degree in Social Work from Arizona State University, and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the School of Justice and Social Inquiry at ASU. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Social Work at ASU and practices law when not in session. Kyrsten also serves as faculty for the Center for Progressive Leadership, teaching tomorrow's community leaders about the political process.
Kyrsten has worked on initiatives in Arizona and around the country for a number of years, and in 2006 chaired Arizona Together, the first and only successful effort in the country to defeat a same-sex marriage ballot initiative. In 2008, she chaired Protect Arizona's Freedom, the coalition that defeated Ward Connerly's effort to place an initiative on the state ballot to eliminate equal opportunity programs. She continues to consult with political groups around the nation on electoral and legislative strategy.
