Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema endorses Biden

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Az.) on Wednesday endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president following a series of resounding victories for the moderate Democrat in the Super Tuesday primaries.

Biden is a “pragmatic, practical leader best positioned to get things done for everyday families,” Sinema said in a statement to 12 News. “We certainly don’t agree on every issue; I always vote for Arizona first.

“Vice President Biden is authentic, genuine, and has a track record of building bipartisan coalitions to achieve results,” she added. “Not all candidates in this race represent those Arizona values. Joe Biden does.”

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— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) March 4, 2020

Biden previously endorsed Sinema’s 2018 Senate campaign and fundraised for her in Phoenix.

Her endorsement comes as her fellow Arizona senator, Sen. Martha McSally (R-Az.), has attempted to tie her likely opponent, Mark Kelly, to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

“Kelly is quickly making the choice in this election very clear – a vote for Kelly is a vote for the Bernie Sanders socialist policies of government takeover of healthcare, open borders, and massive tax hikes on the middle class,” McSally campaign manager Dylan Lefler said in a statement announcing a February ad. “Mark Kelly will be Sanders’s 51st vote in the Senate.”