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Janelle Anyanonu is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 19th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 1, 2023.
Janelle Anyanonu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kay Bounkeua |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Wayland Baptist University (BS) |
The daughter of a Nigerian immigrant, Anyanonu was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated from Manzano High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in applied sciences from Wayland Baptist University.[1]
Anyanonu worked as an office manager and served as a member of the New Mexico Black Central Organizing Committee.[2] A 2020 graduate of the Emerge America program in New Mexico, Anyanonu was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in November 2022.[3] In her first legislative session, Anyanonu was among the five legislators who successfully carried the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act.[4] The Act protected abortion access and access to gender affirming care. It was signed into law on March 13, 2023.[5]
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