Janelle Anyanonu | |
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Member of the New MexicoHouseofRepresentatives from the 19th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kay Bounkeua |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Wayland Baptist University (BS) |
Janelle Anyanonu is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 19th district. Elected in November 2022,she assumed office on January 1,2023.
The daughter of a Nigerian immigrant,Anyanonu was raised in Albuquerque,New Mexico. She graduated from Manzano High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in applied sciences from Wayland Baptist University. [1]
Anyanonu worked as an office manager and served as a member of the New Mexico Black Central Organizing Committee. [2] A 2020 graduate of the Emerge America program in New Mexico,Anyanonu was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in November 2022. [3] In her first legislative session,Anyanonu was among the five legislators who successfully carried the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act,which protected abortion and gender-affirming care in the state. [4] It was signed into law on March 13,2023. [5]