Wenona Benally is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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elected to represent District 7 from 2017 to 2019. She previously ran for the U.S. House to represent

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. Benally is a member of the

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Elections

* 2016 Benally and Eric Descheenie were unopposed in the Democratic Primary and the general election. * 2012 Benally ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 1st District. She was defeated by former congresswomen

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who went on to win the general election.

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