Jennifer Longdon | |
State House: | Arizona |
District: | 5th |
Alongside: | Amish Shah |
Term Start: | January 9, 2023 |
Term End: | January 26, 2024 |
Predecessor: | Leo Biasiucci |
Successor: | Sarah Liguori |
State House1: | Arizona |
District1: | 24th |
Alongside1: | Amish Shah |
Term Start1: | January 14, 2019 |
Term End1: | January 9, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Lela Alston |
Successor1: | Lydia Hernandez |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Signature: | Jennifer Longdon Signature.png |
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, on the advisory board of Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Public Impact Panel,[4] and as president of Arizonans for Gun Safety.[5]
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]