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What Mike Pence and Kyrsten Sinema have in common

By Ericka Andersen
Published January 13, 2019 5:00am ET
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What Mike Pence and Kyrsten Sinema have in common
Vice President Mike Pence administers the Senate oath of office to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., during a mock swearing in ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, as the 116th Congress begins. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kyrsten Sinema was looking for attention last week when she was sworn as the first female Senator elected in the state of Arizona — and she got it. Bold, blonde, and beautiful, she wore a gray fur stole atop her bare shoulders for the main event. Why not go super extra for one of the most exciting days of your life? I’m here for it.

Unfortunately, her fun fashion choice and notoriety for becoming the first openly bisexual person elected to the Senate were not the only things the press flocked to.

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