{"id":2423764,"date":"2025-04-15T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu-ai-center-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:49:19","slug":"kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu-ai-center-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu-ai-center-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrsten Sinema donates $3 million from defunct campaign to ASU AI center &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu-ai-center-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema donated $3 million of her unused campaign funds to Arizona State University (ASU), where she previously worked as a professor. This donation will support the establishment of the Spark Center for Innovation in Learning, aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">assisting neurodiverse children<\/a> with learning differences such as ADHD, autism, and dyslexia. The center will also introduce a Global AI Competition to devise AI-powered solutions to aid thes learners. Sinema, who has transitioned from a Democrat to an independent, expressed excitement about collaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-massive-tech-company-announces-it-is-leaving-california\/\" title=\"Another Massive Tech Company Announces It Is Leaving California\">tech companies<\/a> to enhance educational outcomes for neurodivergent students. Meanwhile, her campaign finances came under scrutiny for importent spending on travel and events prior to her departure from the Senate, after which she took on roles in the private sector, including advisory positions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kyrsten Sinema donates $3 million from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-house-hopeful-leans-into-outsider-image-despite-consulting-and-dark-money-ties-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democratic House hopeful leans into outsider image despite consulting and dark money ties - Washington Examiner\">defunct campaign<\/a> to ASU AI center<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2080419\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyrsten-sinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kyrsten Sinema<\/a> donated the majority of her now-defunct campaign funds to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arizona<\/a> State University, her alma mater and the site of her new innovation center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sinema donated $3 million to the university, according to recent campaign finance <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00508804\/1886185\/\/sb\/21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filings<\/a>. Earlier this month, she announced a new collaboration with ASU: an initiative called the Spark Center for Innovation in Learning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3380291\/joni-ernst-bills-transparency-taxpayer-dollars-projects-china\/\">Ernst introduces bills to require transparency for taxpayer dollars used for projects in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3380034\/eric-schmitt-legislation-easter-federal-holiday\/\">Eric Schmitt introducing legislation to make Easter a federal holiday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3379895\/joe-concha-accuses-bernie-sanders-of-hypocrisy-for-coachella-lecture\/\">Joe Concha accuses Bernie Sanders of &#8216;hypocrisy&#8217; for Coachella lecture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sinema, a Democrat-turned-independent, was a professor at ASU for over 20 years. She said she intends for the university to assist neurodiverse children, including those with attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder, autism, and dyslexia, among other learning differences. The center will also launch a &ldquo;Global AI Competition to invite tech companies, students, researchers, faculty and others to help design AI-powered solutions that support neurodiverse learners at all stages of life,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250407-arts-humanities-and-education-asugsv-summit-brings-experts-together-discuss-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">release<\/a> from the university.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looking forward to advancing AI solutions for neurodivergent learners, and I&rsquo;m so excited to partner with @OpenAI in this work,&rdquo; Sinema <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kyrstensinema\/status\/1909998286003638373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>After announcing she would not seek a second term in the Senate, Sinema, with her campaign still flush with cash, hosted undisclosed events and spent hundreds of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3308816\/kyrsten-sinema-campaign-spent-thousands-travel-saudi-arabia-final-months-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> thousands of dollars on travel <\/a>domestically and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, her campaign spent at least $26,000 on overseas expenses, most of which were for a trip to a five-star hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Her campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3191225\/sinema-campaign-spends-thousands-travel-not-running-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spent more than $650,000<\/a> between July 1 and Sept. 30, including $216,000 on travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After leaving office, Sinema took a job in the private sector, joining crypto exchange Coinbase&rsquo;s Global Advisory Council and becoming an adviser at the law firm Hogan Lovells.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) won Sinema&rsquo;s Senate seat in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2080419\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2080419\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyrsten Sinema gives $3 million from her failed campaign to ASU AI center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2423765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kyrsten-Sinema-ju3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53490,36315,53491,49730,32603],"class_list":["post-2423764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-asu-ai-center","tag-campaign-donation","tag-funding-education","tag-kyrsten-sinema","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kyrsten-Sinema-ju3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423764"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423768,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423764\/revisions\/2423768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}