Melody Hernandez | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 Servingwith Deborah Nardozzi | |
| Preceded by | Isela Blanc |
| Constituency | 26th district (2021–2023) 8th district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arizona,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Paramedic [1] |
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Hernandez was born and raised in the East Valley region of Arizona. She works as a paramedic in Tempe,Arizona. [2] She was also the communications director for GlobeMed,a student group at Arizona State University. [3] [4] [5]
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