Lela Alston

Lela Alston
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded bySonny Borrelli
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byKatie Hobbs
Succeeded byAnna Hernandez
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 24th[1] district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019
Serving with Ken Clark
Succeeded byJennifer Longdon
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Serving with Katie Hobbs
Preceded byAdam Driggs
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 1977 – January 1995
Preceded byBill McCune
Succeeded byMary Hartley
Personal details
Born (1942-06-26) June 26, 1942 (age 82)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Phoenix, Arizona
Alma materPhoenix College
University of Arizona
Arizona State University
Websitelelaalstonaz.com

Lela Alston[2] (born June 26, 1942) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 5 since January 9, 2023. She previously represented District 24 from 2019 to 2023, and served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, and from 2011 to 2013 in the District 11 seat, and non-consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from 1977 until 1995 in the Arizona Senate.

  1. ^ "Lela Alston". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "Lela Alston's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 31, 2013.