House Member
Committee Assignments
| Committee | Position | Minutes | Agendas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appropriations | Member | Click here | Click here |
| County and Municipal Affairs | Member | Click here | Click here |
| Personal Information: | |
Home City: Phoenix |
|
| Representative Lela Alston is a Phoenix native, and a graduate of Phoenix Union High School. As a young wife and mother of two, Ms. Alston received her bachelors degree from the University of Arizona in three years. Later she received her masters degree from Arizona State University while teaching full-time in the Phoenix Union High School District.
Ms. Alston began serving in the Arizona State Senate in 1977 where she was a committee member on Appropriations for all 18 years of her service till 1995. As a State Senator she also served on the Education, Rules, Government, Commerce and Labor, Judiciary, and Transportation Committees. Ms. Alston served fourteen years in Democratic Leadership as Assistant Leader and Whip. Her numerous interim, and special task force assignments involved education and appropriation issues. Ms. Alston focused her support on programs designed to strengthen the states education system, and improve healthcare and economic conditions for children and families. Ms. Alston strongly believes in public education. Her professional training and personal upbringing resulted in her being an advocate for children and families an advocacy she continues today. Over a period of years Ms. Alstons tireless efforts, in cooperation with others, resulted in the creation of Arizona State Universitys West Campus. In 1995 Ms. Alston spearheaded efforts to bring Metro Tech High School, a licensed primary care facility in partnership with Banner Health Care. In November of 2008 Ms. Alston was elected to the PUHSD Governing Board, continuing her service to the Phoenix community after teaching in the district for 34 years. Professional recognitions she is most proud of include being chosen Honorary State Firefighter, Girl Scouts 2002 World of Children Award, and the naming of Lela Alston Elementary School in the Isaac School District. In 1999 she purchased a 1929 historic home in the Roosevelt District, her lifetime project! Ms. Alston has six grandchildren. |
Sponsored Bills
P* = Prime-Prime
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
| Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
|---|---|---|
| HB2155 | C | state transportation board; tribal representation |
| HB2156 | C | Native American tribes; TPT revenues |
| HB2157 | C | Native Americans; delayed birth certificates |
| HB2158 | C | appropriation; Navajo Nation court complex |
| HB2159 | C | appropriation; water projects; Navajo nation |
| HB2160 | C | TPT; Indian tribe; motor vehicles |
| HB2161 | C | central Arizona project board; membership |
| HB2188 | P | employment discrimination; prohibition. |
| HB2217 | P | job training fund; vocational rehabilitation |
| HB2249 | P | JTEDs; funding; ninth graders |
| HB2256 | C | department of financial institutions; examinations |
| HB2257 | C | third parties; auto title lenders |
| HB2258 | C | auto title loans; military members |
| HB2275 | P* | income tax form; Alzheimer's research |
| HB2276 | P* | public school tax credit; expansion |
| HB2277 | P* | child care waiting list; appropriation. |
| HB2278 | P* | security freezes; credit reports; minors |
| HB2279 | P* | housing trust fund; unclaimed property |
| HB2280 | P* | governmental mall commission; members |
| HB2281 | P* | private prisons; regulation |
| HB2282 | P* | noncertificated school employees; due process. |
| HB2356 | C | corrections department; visitor fee repeal |
| HB2357 | C | schools; prohibited courses; repeal |
| HB2369 | P | death certificates; gender |
| HB2370 | P | texting while driving; prohibition |
| HB2371 | P | minors; automatic firearms; prohibited |
| HB2376 | C | traffic complaint quotas; prohibition |
| HB2387 | C | immigration; law enforcement; repeal |
| HB2388 | P | DCS employees; covered service |
| HB2389 | C | voting rights; restoration; felonies. |
| HB2434 | C | automatic voter registration; driver licenses |
| HB2437 | C | early voting locations; extended hours |
| HB2517 | P | internet crimes against children; fund |
| HB2520 | C | appropriation; grants; reading-intensive programs |
| HB2547 | P | campaign finance disclosures; corporations; entities. |
| HB2548 | P | foreign nonprofit corporations; foreign LLCs. |
| HB2549 | P | independent expenditures; corporations; unions; audit. |
| HB2638 | P | abortion clinics; inspection; repeal |
| HCR2020 | P | ratification; equal rights amendment |
| HCR2031 | C | Citizens United decision; repeal |
| HCR2039 | C | death resolution; Bill Badger |
| HM2001 | C | urging parks board; historic place |
| HR2005 | C | death resolution; Officer Tyler Stewart |
| SB1117 | C | online instruction; state-approved charter authorizers |
| SCR1020 | P | Mayor John Driggs; death resolution |