Oh My: AZ Democrat @KyrstenSinema Works To Unload Campaign Donations From Lawyer Accused of Sexual Assault townhall.com/tipsheet/mattv…
Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema's campaign said it made a charitable donation to a domestic-violence group to erase $1,750 in donations her campaigns had received over the years from Sal Rivera, a well-known attorney who was charged with sexual-assault.
This marks the fourth time since 2017 that Sinema, a three-term congresswoman from Phoenix, has been forced to answer for contributions from individuals seen as unsavory.
According to law-enforcement records, Rivera was kicked out of a restaurant matching the address of Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Garcia's primary election-night party.
A friend offered to give Rivera a ride home. While riding in her back seat, he allegedly pulled on her hair, touched her breast over her clothing and made a comment about oral sex, according to law-enforcement records.
Earlier this year, Sinema gave another $33,800 to charity to cut ties with Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic donor scrutinized after a male escort died of a drug overdose at his California home in 2017.
Sinema has done nothing with $11,000 in donations to her U.S. House and Senate campaigns since 2012 from U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas, a California Democrat. He has vehemently denied allegations that he sexually molested and drugged an underage girl in 2007.
In the meantime, down ticket, incumbent Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is holding a strong 17-point lead over his Democratic challenger.
