Here's everything to know about Former U.S. Senator, Kyrsten Sinema's ex-husband, Blake Dain and her controversial personal life.
Former U.S. Senator, Kyrsten Sinema has hogged the limelight after admitting to a romantic relationship with her former bodyguard, Matthew Ammel. When Kyrsten was in office, he was a member of the Senate security detail allocated to the former US Senator. Well, this controversy has sparked a lot of interest related to Kyrsten's personal life.
For the unversed, Kyrsten Sinema was previously married to Blake Dain before becoming a famous politician. While Kyrsten became famous in the political world, the controversies surrounding her personal life never ended. Her ex-husband, Blake Dain, largely remained a private person, and the ex-couple had a brief marriage back in the 1990s. Well, Kyrsten's life was filled with controversies on both the professional and personal fronts.
Kyrsten Sinema was born in Tucson, Arizona, in 1976. She had studied at Brigham Young University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree, before completing her education at Arizona State University. Kyrsten Sinema has many degrees in social work, law and justice studies. It was at Brigham Young University back during the 1990s that Kyrsten had met her ex-husband, Blake Dain. He was a fellow student, and little did she know that he would one day be her husband.
Kyrsten Sinema and Blake Dain got married on October 7, 1995. The wedding had taken place before Kyrsten had become a famous political figure. Kyrsten Sinema and Blake Dain's marriage was a private ceremony, and not much has been documented about their life together. Reportedly, the couple did not have any kids and it was in 1999 that Kyrsten Sinema and Blake Dain got divorced. Blake Dain had studied at the Brigham Young University. There is very little information available on him, mainly because he has been out of the media limelight. Well, both of them started dating in college, and a relationship slowly and steadily bloomed between them.
A Sun report said court documents stated that Kyrsten Sinema and Blake Dain had irreconcilable differences. It was the main reason for their separation, and Kyrsten Sinema and Blake Dain divorced even before she began her political career. Both of them post their separation and moved on with their lives. Kyrsten Sinema's ex-husband, Blake Dain, remains something of a mystery. Not much information on him is available, but online reports revealed that he has been in the creative, design-related field. It is not certain if Blake is alive or not, but in recent years lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has always been silent about his life, his divorce from Kyrsten.
Kyrsten once, in an interview with AZ Central, had a strong response when she was questioned about Blake Dain being seven years her senior. When Kyrsten was asked about her relationship with Blake, she said she does not think it is anyone's business. Kyrsten had said, "Not a lot of people ask young men in politics." Some reports mention that it is unclear if Kyrsten and Blake are even married and divorced.
Kyrsten Sinema, according to a report by PEOPLE, has admitted to having an affair with her ex-bodyguard, Matthew Ammel. Matthew's ex-wife, Heather Ameel, has filed a lawsuit. The report revealed that Kyrsten Sinema had taken a sworn declaration and confessed that her relationship with Matthew was 'romantic and intimate'. This was back in May 2024. Kyrsten Sinema had shared:
"On May 27, 2024, while Mr. Ammel was on a security detail for me in Sonoma, CA, we were physically intimate for the first time. Thereafter, we were physically intimate in mid-June in New York City, NY, in mid-July in Washington, DC, in late-August in Aspen, CO, in lateSeptember in Washington, DC, and in early-October in Phoenix, AZ.”
For those who do not know, Matthew Ammel's ex-wife, Heather Ameel, sued Kyrsten Sinema in September 2025. Matthew and his ex-wife, Heather, used to live in North Carolina, and under the state's civil law, a spouse can sue a third party for damages arising from the breakdown of the marriage. The law allows jilted spouses to kind of take legal action against a third person for interference in the marriage.
Matthew Ammel's ex-wife, Heather Ameel, according to the report, claimed USD 75,000 in damages. The lawsuit had also accused Kyrsten of engaging in repeated episodes of sexual intercourse while Matthew was married to Heather. She had also accused Kyrsten of wilfully and intentionally deceiving and seducing her husband despite knowing that he was a father to three kids.
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