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To shift as she sought higher office. after winning her first congressional campaign in 2012, she joined the blue dog coalition, a group of centrist house democrats. >> the american public doesnt care much about republican or democrat. they just want solutions. >> reporter: and with her assent to the senate, she attempted to take over the late senator john mccains mantel of maverick. >> reporter: with the trust of the people of arizona shaping my service, i recommit to ignoring political games. ...

Foreshadowing how far she has come from her leftist roots, opposing abolishing the filibuster and voting against raising the minimum wage. sinema came from humble beginnings. she grew up in arizona poor. her family at one point living in an abandoned gas station. >> thanks to friends and family, my parents church and sometimes the government, i made it through. >> reporter: she was raised mormon, but after graduating from brigham young university, she left the church. >> do you believe in god? >...

Trust of the people of arizona shaping my service. i recommit to ignoring political games. >> reporter: her maiden speech on the senate floor foreshadowing how far she has come from her leftist roots. opposing abolishing the filibuster and voting against raising the minimum wage. bucking her party in the model of mccain. sinema came from humble beginnings. she grew up in arizona poor. her family at one point living in an abandoned gas station. >> thanks to frnds and family, my parents church and...