Jennifer D. Benally | |
State House: | Arizona |
District: | 7th |
Term Start: | January 5, 2015 |
Term End: | January 9, 2017 |
Alongside: | Albert Hale |
Predecessor: | Jamescita Peshlakai |
Successor: | Wenona Benally |
Office1: | Judge of the |
Appointer1: | Navajo Nation Council |
Term Start1: | 1998 |
Term End1: | 2014 |
Successor1: | Malcolm P. Begay |
Birth Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | Northern Arizona University |
Residence: | Tuba City, Arizona |
Jennifer D. Benally is a former state representative from Arizona, representing the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party, Benally was first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2015. Benally did not seek reelection in 2016.
Benally is Zuni Edgewater Clan born for Tangle Root Clan. Benally was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico but moved to Arizona in 1957. She earned her degree from Northern Arizona University and served as a Navajo Nation police officer from 1982 to 1990. Benally become a Tuba City Prosecutor in 1992. After six years as a prosecutor, Benally became a district court judge for the Navajo Nation.[1]
Benally and her husband, Kent, together have 10 children and 14 grandchildren.[3]