Kyrsten Sinema Terminated Her Campaign Committee — But Not Before It Made More Curious Payments

New records show security guard Matthew Ammel received nearly $9,000 in October from the Sinema for Arizona committee, weeks after his wife accused Sinema of destroying their marriage.

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Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons

A man accused in legal proceedings by his estranged wife of having an affair with former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema received nearly $9,000 in October from Sinema’s old campaign committee, a new disclosure with the Federal Election Commission indicates.

Matthew J. Ammel, who has worked as a security guard for Sinema, received a “payroll” payment of $1,815.91 on Oct. 15 and a $7,136.14 payment on Oct. 31, according to Sinema for Arizona’s filing Saturday.

In all, Sinema for Arizona and Sinema’s separate political action committee paid Ammel more than $128,000 between July 2024 and October 2025, according to FEC spending records.