Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol in January.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol in January.
  • Kyrsten Sinema still has $11 million in campaign cash, and she's under no pressure to give it up.
  • There's a strong possibility that she'll control what's known as a "zombie PAC" after she retires.
  • She could use it to donate to other lawmakers, bolster a lobbying career, or even for personal use.

The $11 million question is: What's Sen. Kyrsten Sinema going to do with her massive campaign war chest now that she's leaving the Senate early next year?

At the end of January, the Arizona senator reported holding nearly $10.6 million cash on hand in her campaign account and another $466,000 in her leadership PAC.