{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lorena Austin | image = Lorena Austin by Gage Skidmore.jpg | state_house = Arizona | district = 9th | term_start = January 9, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Pamela Hannley | alongside = Seth Blattman | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Arizona State University | profession = | website = [https://www.lorenaaustin.com/ Campaign Website] }}
'''Lorena Austin''' is an American politician and Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 9 in 2022.
==Early life and education== Austin is a fifth-generation Arizonan, and a native of Mesa, Arizona. They attended Mesa Community College, and received their degree from Arizona State University. Austin has worked as a project manager for the Maricopa County Community College District.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lorena4arizona.com/meet-lorena |title=Meet Lorena |accessdate=January 7, 2023 |publisher=Lorena Austin for Arizona House}}</ref>
Austin is non-binary and Native American.<ref>{{cite web | title=In West Mesa, a legislator reaches across the aisle, while challenging gender norms | date=December 4, 2023 | url=https://azmirror.com/2023/12/04/in-west-mesa-a-legislator-reaches-across-the-aisle-while-challenging-gender-norms/ }}</ref>
==Elections== *2022 Austin and Seth Blattman were unchallenged in the Democratic Primary, and they went on to defeat Republican nominees Kathy Pearce and Mary Ann Mendoza in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/12/arizona-legislature-house-district-9-lorena-austin-and-seth-blattman/8231940001/ |title=Where Arizona House candidates Lorena Austin and Seth Blattman stand on key issues for Legislature |publisher=The Arizona Republic |accessdate=January 6, 2023 |date=October 12, 2022 |author=Sam Kmack}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://ballotpedia.org/Lorena_Austin Biography] at Ballotpedia
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