Jennifer Longdon
Jennifer Longdon | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 Serving with Amish Shah | |
| Preceded by | Lela Alston |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
Jennifer "Jen" Longdon is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 24 since January 14, 2019. Longdon was elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative Lela Alston, who instead ran for State Senate.[1]
Longdon was paralyzed in 2004 in a random drive-by shooting.[2] She served on the Phoenix Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues,[3] on the advisory board of Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Public Impact Panel,[4] and as president of Arizonans for Gun Safety.[3]
References[]
- ^ Pineda, Paulina (August 31, 2018). "Voters send some candidates from 'varsity' to the bench". The Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Garber-Paul, Elisabeth. "America's Gun Violence Epidemic – Jennifer Longdon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "2020 Jen Longdon". Arizona List. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
A recent former president of Arizonans for Gun Safety, Jen worked with the City of Phoenix to organize Arizona’s largest gun buyback program which removed over 2,000 firearms from our street.
- ^ "Meet Jen". Jen Longdon for House. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Categories:
- Living people
- Members of the Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona Democrats
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Women state legislators in Arizona