Several prominent Arizona Democrats and moderate Republicans who served in office have a cozy relationship with Arizona State University (ASU), often landing plum jobs with the woke university after leaving elected office. Some of them directed funding or other assistance to the university while serving in office, sparking concerns about a quid pro quo.
A prominent former Arizona official told The Arizona Sun Times that ASU rewards politicians who vote to give the school money with “cushy” positions after they leave office. The former official noted that conservative Republicans are not provided these opportunities.
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who served in the Arizona Legislature from 2005 to 2012, recently launched the new Spark Center for Innovation in Learning at ASU, which focuses on supporting neurodivergent children. She was a lecturer at ASU’s School of Social Work from 2003 until at least 2021.
As a U.S. Senator, Sinema was a key negotiator on infrastructure and education-related bills, which indirectly supported ASU’s interests, such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which provided $550 billion in new spending for transportation, broadband, and water infrastructure.
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