Kyrsten Sinema donates $3 million from defunct campaign to ASU
Kyrsten Sinema, the former Senator from Arizona, has donated $3 million from her defunct campaign funds 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 support neurodiverse children, 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’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 crypto exchange coinbase.
Kyrsten Sinema donates $3 million from defunct campaign to ASU after launch of AI center
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema donated the majority of her now-defunct campaign funds to Arizona State University, her alma mater and the site of her new innovation center.
Sinema donated $3 million to the university, according to recent campaign finance filings. Earlier this month, she announced a new collaboration with ASU: an initiative called the Spark Center for Innovation in Learning.
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 “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,” according to a release from the university.
“Looking forward to advancing AI solutions for neurodivergent learners, and I’m so excited to partner with @OpenAI in this work,” Sinema wrote on social media.
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 thousands of dollars on travel domestically and abroad.
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 spent more than $650,000 between July 1 and Sept. 30, including $216,000 on travel.
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After leaving office, Sinema took a job in the private sector, joining crypto exchange Coinbase’s Global Advisory Council and becoming an adviser at the law firm Hogan Lovells.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) won Sinema’s Senate seat in the 2024 election.
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