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Home City: Window Occupation: Executive Director of Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Member Since: 2017 |
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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. |
Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
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HB2071 | C | workforce training; unemployed workers |
HB2082 | C | schools; daily recess time |
HB2083 | C | schools; overrides; ballot language |
HB2099 | C | ADOT licenses; authorized presence repeal |
HB2147 | C | experienced teacher retention pilot program |
HB2148 | C | public safety; violence prevention; committee |
HB2172 | C | medical assistance requests; evidence; mitigation |
HB2223 | C | child care waiting list; appropriation |
HB2263 | C | education excise tax rates |
HB2264 | C | environment; citizen suits |
HB2265 | C | clean power; state plan; standards |
HB2266 | C | cash assistance; lifetime limit |
HB2277 | C | national popular vote; interstate agreement |
HB2278 | C | motor vehicle title loans; prohibition |
HB2323 | C | critical health information; emergency responders |
HB2327 | C | repeal; right to work. |
HB2328 | C | corporate income tax rate; freeze |
HB2347 | C | employment omnibus |
HB2384 | C | consular identification cards; prohibition; repeal. |
HB2391 | C | appropriation; JTEDs; 9th grade |
HB2401 | C | health care providers; religious beliefs |
HB2407 | C | appropriation; counties; essential services |
HB2414 | C | wage disclosure; employee rights |
HB2420 | C | diaper changing stations; public restrooms |
HB2442 | C | AHCCCS; dental care; pregnant women |
HB2453 | C | schools; prohibited courses; repeal |
HB2455 | C | appropriation; untested sexual assault kits |
HB2456 | C | presidential candidates, electors; tax returns. |
HB2474 | C | veterans; mental health courts; establishment |
HB2478 | P | TPT; Indian tribes; motor vehicles |
HB2479 | P | AHCCCS; waivers; tribal exemptions |
HB2487 | C | lottery distributions; teacher salary increases |
HB2488 | C | teacher salary increases; appropriation |
HB2489 | C | online impersonation; offense |
HB2490 | C | liquor licenses; municipalities; disapproval |
HB2505 | C | appropriation; adult protective services |
HB2519 | C | appropriation; child care subsidy program |
HCM2004 | C | urging Congress; affordable care act |
HCR2008 | C | education finance; excise tax rates |
HCR2012 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment |
HCR2015 | C | right to work; repeal. |
HCR2016 | C | care enough; get in way |
HCR2021 | C | suicide prevention month |
SCR1004 | C | death resolution; Gus Arzberger |
SCR1005 | C | death resolution; George Lemen |
SCR1006 | C | death resolution; M. Lee Allison |
SCR1007 | C | death resolution; John Hays |
SCR1008 | C | death resolution; Rick Lavis |