Running for re-election for LD9 State House
Representative Lorena Austin is a 5th generation Arizonan whose lifelong love for advocacy and leadership has been rooted in Mesa for almost a century. For over twenty years, Austin’s grandparents owned and operated Albert’s Market in Mesa, which served all residents including minorities residing in segregated neighborhoods. Austin’s father, the late civil rights attorney Philip A. Austin, was a tireless champion for the people of Arizona.
Representative Austin proudly graduated from Mesa Community College as student body president and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. They are the first queer, Chicanx, non-binary legislator in the country and serve the residents of LD9 in West Mesa and Tempe in the House and on the Appropriations, International Trade (Ranking Member), and Public Safety committees.
Check out Lorena’s website here!
