Lela Alston's Biography
- State Senate (AZ) - District 5, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (AZ) - District 5
Contact Information
Office
Arizona State Capitol Complex
1700 West Washington Street
Room 315
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Full Name:
Lela Alston
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 2 Children
Birth Date:
06/26/1942
Birth Place:
Phoenix, AZ
Home City:
Phoenix, AZ
Attended, Phoenix College
Master's, Child Development/Family Relations, Arizona State University, 1971
Bachelors, Home Economics Education, University of Arizona, 1967
Former Whip and Assistant Democratic Leader, Arizona State House of Representatives
Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 5, 2023-Present
Representative, State House of Representatives, Arizona, District 24, 2011-2019
Senator, State Senate, Arizona, District 24, 1977-1995, 2019-Present
Senator, State Senate, Arizona, 1977-1995
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Director Nominations
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Capital Review
Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee [JLBC]
Member, Rules Committee
Former Member, Capital Review [JCCR] Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, County and Municipal Affairs Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Committee, Arizona State Senate
Former Member, Government and Higher Education Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee [JLBC], Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Member, Appropriations Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Finance Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Rules Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Committee of Reference for the Sunset Hearing of Water Quality Appeals Board, 2011
Member, Domestic Relations Committee, 2011
Member, House Sub-Appropriation Committee on Multi-Year Budgeting, 2011
Chair, Education Committee, 1991-1992
Teacher, Phoenix Union High School District
Manager, State of Arizona Workforce Investment Act, 2004-2007
Coordinator, Phoenix Union High School District Wellness Center, 1996-2004
Teacher, Family and Consumer Science Teacher, 1968-2002
Member, American Association of University Women
Member, Arizona Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Former Member, National Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Member, National Education Association, retired
Board Member, New Life Society
Member, Governing Board, Phoenix Union High School District, 2008-2020
Awards:
World of Children Award, Girl Scouts, 2002
Number of Grandchildren:
6 Grandchildren