Sinema Admits Affair With Ex-Bodyguard in Motion To Dismiss
Sinema filed a March 13, 2026 motion admitting a ‘romantic and intimate’ relationship with her former bodyguard while asking a judge to dismiss a North Carolina alienation-of-affection suit.
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Overview
On March 13, 2026, former U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema filed a federal motion to dismiss a North Carolina lawsuit and stated she had a “romantic and intimate” relationship with Matthew Joseph Ammel.
The lawsuit was brought by Heather Ammel under North Carolina's alienation-of-affection statute, with the plaintiff seeking $25,000 in damages, according to court papers.
Sinema said her physical intimacy with Ammel began in late May 2024 in Sonoma, California, and continued in New York, Washington, D.C., Aspen, Colorado, and Phoenix, Arizona, and that she first learned he lived in North Carolina in December 2023.
Campaign finance and FEC records show Sinema's committee paid Ammel nearly $9,000 in October and more than $100,000 between January and October 2025, and a February complaint accused her of improperly spending campaign funds.
The case is before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina after lawyers sought federal review, and Sinema's motion to dismiss is pending.
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Heather Ammel sued Sinema in North Carolina under the alienation-of-affection statute, alleging Sinema intentionally seduced and alienated her husband Matthew Ammel's affections, seeking $25,000 in damages.
Sinema admitted to a 'romantic and intimate' physical relationship with Matthew Ammel starting in late May 2024 in Sonoma, California, continuing in New York, D.C., Aspen, and Phoenix.
The lawsuit claims Sinema began seducing Ammel before 2023 with romantic Signal messages, suggestive photos, and physical advances like hand-holding in March 2024; her security head warned Ammel of her relations with others.
Sinema's committee paid Ammel nearly $9,000 in October (year unspecified) and over $100,000 from January to October 2025; a February complaint accused improper use of campaign funds.
The case is in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina after federal review; Sinema's March 13, 2026 motion to dismiss is pending.
