Arizona Senators Take Oaths on Different Books as Kyrsten Sinema Avoids Religious Book

Vice President Mike Pence administers a ceremonial Senate oath during a mock swearing-in ceremony to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 3, 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

Arizona’s two new U.S. Senators chose different books on which to take their oath of office on Jan. 3.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, avoided a religious book and instead chose to take her ceremonial oath of office using a copy of the Constitution.