{"id":2423774,"date":"2025-04-15T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:03:55","slug":"kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrsten Sinema donates $3 million from defunct campaign to ASU"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%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=2423774&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>Kyrsten Sinema, the former Senator from Arizona, has donated $3 million from her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-donates-3-million-from-defunct-campaign-to-asu-ai-center-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... from ... to ASU ... - Washington Examiner\">defunct campaign funds<\/a> too Arizona State University (ASU), her alma mater. This donation coincides with the announcement of her partnership with ASU to establish the Spark Center for Innovation in Learning, which aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">support neurodiverse children<\/a>, including those with ADHD, autism, adn dyslexia. The center will launch a global AI Competition to create AI-powered solutions for neurodiverse learners. Sinema,previously a Democrat and now an autonomous,has a lengthy history as a professor at ASU and is eager about collaborating with OpenAI on this initiative. Following her decision not to run for re-election, Sinema&#8217;s campaign spent considerably on travel and events before concluding operations. After her Senate term, she has transitioned to a role in the private sector, joining the Global Advisory Council of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crypto-firms-cut-jobs-as-market-cap-of-crypto-market-falls-below-1-trillion\/\" title=\"Crypto Firms Cut Jobs as Market Cap of Crypto Market Falls Below  Trillion\">crypto exchange coinbase<\/a>.  <\/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 defunct campaign to ASU after launch of 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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2423775,"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":[36739,29211,36315,49730],"class_list":["post-2423774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona-politics","tag-asu","tag-campaign-donation","tag-kyrsten-sinema"],"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\/2423774","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=2423774"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423778,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423774\/revisions\/2423778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}