Wenona Benally

Wenona Benally Baldenegro
Wenona Benally Baldenegro
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives; from the 7th district
	In office; January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2019 Serving with Eric Descheenie
Preceded by	Jennifer D. Benally
Succeeded by	Arlando Teller
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Window Rock, Arizona
Alma mater	Harvard Law School John F. Kennedy School of Government University of Arizona Arizona State University
Profession	Attorney

Wenona Benally is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 7 from 2017 to 2019. She previously ran for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 1st congressional district.^[1] Benally is a member of the Navajo Nation.^[2]

Elections

2016 Benally and Eric Descheenie were unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.^[3]
2012 Benally ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 1st District. She was defeated by former congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick who went on to win the general election.^[4]

^ Biggers, Jeff; Www.jeffbiggers.com (19 October 2011). "AZ Game-Changer: Grijalva Endorses Wenona For CD 1 Race, Groundswell Backs Historic Candidacy And Grand Canyon Mining Ban". HuffPost. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^ "House Member: Wenona Benally". www.azleg.gov. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 General Election November 8, 2016" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved December 6, 2016.