Genevieve Mina

Genevieve Mina
Genevieve Mina listens while attending a legislative town hall meeting in Anchorage in March 2024.
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byGeran Tarr
Personal details
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Genevieve G. Mina (born 1996)[1] is an American politician serving as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives for the 19th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 17, 2023.

Early life and education

Mina was born and raised in Alaska, the daughter of immigrants from the Philippines. She attended East Anchorage High School and studied political science and biology at the University of Alaska Anchorage.[2][3] While at UAA, Mina joined Young Democrats branch of the Alaska Democratic Party, later becoming president of the university chapter, and selected as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[4] Mina also joined UAA's Seawolf Debate Program, where she won the 2018 Seattle University Debate Tournament, and was selected to compete internationally at the 2019 World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) in Cape Town, South Africa.[5]

Career

Mina began working as a legislative intern in the Alaska Legislature in 2017. She later worked in the offices of Ivy Spohnholz and Eric Croft.[6] Mina was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in November 2022.[7] She is Alaska's second Filipino legislator.[8]

References

  1. ^ Brooks, James (2023-01-07). "Alaska follows other states, bans social media app TikTok from state-owned electronics". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. ^ Hersh, Jacob (2023-01-31). "From the debate team to the Alaska House: An interview with Rep. Genevieve Mina". The Alaska Landmine. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. ^ "The political scientist of Seawolf Debate". uaa.alaska.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. ^ KTOO, Tasha Elizarde (2023-02-27). "Meet Genevieve Mina, Alaska's second Filipino legislator". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ^ Bradner, Tim (2022-09-21). "The fighting Genevieve Mina". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  6. ^ Bradner, Tim. "The fighting Genevieve Mina". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  7. ^ Brooks, James. "Q&A with Alaska House District 19 candidate Genevieve Mina". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  8. ^ KTOO, Tasha Elizarde (2023-02-27). "Meet Genevieve Mina, Alaska's second Filipino legislator". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2024-08-02.