Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City: Window
Occupation: Executive Director of Navajo-Hopi Land Commission
Member Since: 2017

Wenona Benally currently serves as a State Representative for Legislative District 7. She has been appointed to serve on the Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Rules Committee. This is her first term in the Legislature and her first time serving in elected public office.

Wenona is an Arizona native and is a member of the Navajo Nation. She grew up in Kayenta, Arizona, where she graduated salutatorian from Monument Valley High School. Following high school, she went on to attend Arizona State University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She is also a graduate of Barrett, the Honor's College at ASU.

She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Harvard Law School and a Master in Public Policy degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Wenona began her law career working as an attorney for law firms in Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon. Since that time, she has worked as a consultant for a nonprofit organization, a research analyst at ASU and an attorney and executive director for two Indian tribal governments in Arizona.

Wenona is married to Salomon F. Baldenegro, a native of Tucson.

Most importantly, Wenona has a strong awareness and bestowed interest in Arizona; she continues to be an advocate for education and healthcare. She knows she can make a difference and believes strongly in protecting all people's rights in our great Grand Canyon state.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2071Cworkforce training; unemployed workers
HB2082Cschools; daily recess time
HB2083Cschools; overrides; ballot language
HB2099CADOT licenses; authorized presence repeal
HB2147Cexperienced teacher retention pilot program
HB2148Cpublic safety; violence prevention; committee
HB2172Cmedical assistance requests; evidence; mitigation
HB2223Cchild care waiting list; appropriation
HB2263Ceducation excise tax rates
HB2264Cenvironment; citizen suits
HB2265Cclean power; state plan; standards
HB2266Ccash assistance; lifetime limit
HB2277Cnational popular vote; interstate agreement
HB2278Cmotor vehicle title loans; prohibition
HB2323Ccritical health information; emergency responders
HB2327Crepeal; right to work.
HB2328Ccorporate income tax rate; freeze
HB2347Cemployment omnibus
HB2384Cconsular identification cards; prohibition; repeal.
HB2391Cappropriation; JTEDs; 9th grade
HB2401Chealth care providers; religious beliefs
HB2407Cappropriation; counties; essential services
HB2414Cwage disclosure; employee rights
HB2420Cdiaper changing stations; public restrooms
HB2442CAHCCCS; dental care; pregnant women
HB2453Cschools; prohibited courses; repeal
HB2455Cappropriation; untested sexual assault kits
HB2456Cpresidential candidates, electors; tax returns.
HB2474Cveterans; mental health courts; establishment
HB2478P*TPT; Indian tribes; motor vehicles
HB2479P*AHCCCS; waivers; tribal exemptions
HB2487Clottery distributions; teacher salary increases
HB2488Cteacher salary increases; appropriation
HB2489Conline impersonation; offense
HB2490Cliquor licenses; municipalities; disapproval
HB2505Cappropriation; adult protective services
HB2519Cappropriation; child care subsidy program
HCM2004Curging Congress; affordable care act
HCR2008Ceducation finance; excise tax rates
HCR2012Cratification; equal rights amendment
HCR2015Cright to work; repeal.
HCR2016Ccare enough; get in way
HCR2021Csuicide prevention month
SCR1004Cdeath resolution; Gus Arzberger
SCR1005Cdeath resolution; George Lemen
SCR1006Cdeath resolution; M. Lee Allison
SCR1007Cdeath resolution; John Hays
SCR1008Cdeath resolution; Rick Lavis