During her six years in the United States Senate, Kyrsten developed a proven track record of working across the political spectrum to get things done. She delivered meaningful and measurable results for Arizona and America – including writing and negotiating the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Law, the CHIPS and Science Law, the Electoral Count Reform Law, and more. Through her leadership as Arizona’s Independent Senior Senator, Kyrsten secured the American West’s water future, promoted American leadership in innovative technologies, and positioned America’s economy to remain competitive into the future.

Born and raised in Arizona, Kyrsten has always understood the challenges regular Americans face because she’s faced them too. Growing up, her family struggled to make ends meet, but they got by thanks to family, church, and hard work. Kyrsten’s childhood experience showed her the power of determination, hard work, and the importance of helping others.

Over her 20-year career in public service, Kyrsten served Arizona in the State House and Senate, as a Member of the United States House of Representatives, and most recently in the United States Senate. Kyrsten earned a Masters of Social Work, PhD, J.D., and MBA from Arizona State University.

Kyrsten currently serves as the President and CEO of the Arizona Business Roundtable, is Senior Counsel at Hogan Lovells, and a member of Coinbase’s Global Advisory Council. She is a Distinguished Professor of Practice at the Arizona State University School of Social Work.

Garret Graves served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing south Louisiana from 2015–2025. During this time, he led numerous reforms on infrastructure, energy, disaster, resiliency, environmental and other areas and was ranked one of the most effective lawmakers in the House. Congressman Graves chaired the Elected Leadership Committee, comprised of the Speaker of the House, Majority Leader, Majority Whip and other leadership positions and served as chair of both the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and the Aviation Subcommittee – shepherding major bipartisan reforms. In his final term, Graves was credited with negotiating solutions to the stalemate for Speaker of the House, the largest spending reduction in American history, the first major streamlining of environmental laws and eliminating a 40-year old cut to Social Security benefits.

Prior to Congress, Graves was a private consultant and was tapped to lead a $20 billion effort for the State of Louisiana to rebuild levees and coastal wetlands following Hurricane Katrina. In this effort, he reorganized portions of five state agencies and established a new coastal agency with the lowest overhead rate in state government. Graves led efforts in the Deepwater Horizon disaster negotiation that resulted in the largest settlement in U.S. history from a single company.

He also served on the staffs of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee and U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committees and personal offices.