Kyrsten Sinema Live Updates: AZ Senator leaves Democratic Party
She said Americans face a"false choice" between the increasingly extreme Democratic and Republicans parties and noted that a growing number of of people are registering as Independents .
"I promised I would never bend to party pressure, and I would stay focused on solving problems and getting things done for everyday Arizonans," she said. "That's why I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics by declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington," she said."I registered as an Arizona independent."
"This Senate seat doesn't belong to Democratic or Republican bosses in Washington," she said."It doesn't belong to one party or the other, and it doesn't belong to me. It belongs to Arizona, which is far too special a place to be defined by extreme partisans and ideologues."The White House said it plans to continue to work with Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema after she announced she is leaving the Democratic Party to become an Independent.
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