Jennifer Longdon | |
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Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 5th district | |
In office January 9, 2023 –January 26, 2024 Servingwith Amish Shah | |
Preceded by | Leo Biasiucci |
Succeeded by | Sarah Liguori |
Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 24th district | |
In office January 14,2019 –January 9,2023 Servingwith 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]
In 2020,Longdon endorsed Michael Bloomberg's campaign for president,and volunteered in canvassing efforts in her home district. [6] [7] In January that year,Longdon's state legislature campaign manager Amber Rivera resigned and joined the Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. [8]
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.