Jennifer Longdon | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office January 9, 2023 – January 26, 2024 Serving with Amish Shah | |
| Preceded by | Leo Biasiucci |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Liguori |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 Serving with Amish Shah | |
| Preceded by | Lela Alston |
| Succeeded by | Lydia Hernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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Jennifer "Jen" Longdon is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 5 from 2023 to 2024. She previously represented District 24 from 2019 to 2023. Longdon was elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative Lela Alston, who instead ran for State Senate.[1]
In January 2024, Longdon resigned from the Arizona House to work on healthcare policy at a nonprofit organization.[2]
Longdon was paralyzed in 2004 in a random drive-by shooting.[3] She served on the Phoenix Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues,[4] on the advisory board of Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Public Impact Panel,[5] and as president of Arizonans for Gun Safety.[4]
- ^ Pineda, Paulina (August 31, 2018). "Voters send some candidates from 'varsity' to the bench". The Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Pitzl, Mary Jo (January 25, 2024). "Jennifer Longdon, a champion for gun-violence prevention, resigns from Arizona Legislature". AZ Central. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Garber-Paul, Elisabeth. "America's Gun Violence Epidemic – Jennifer Longdon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "2020 Jen Longdon". Arizona List. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. 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.