Jennifer Allen (Arizona)

Jennifer Allen (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors in Arizona, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Allen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pima County Board of Supervisors to represent District 3 in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Allen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jennifer Allen earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1995.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3

Jennifer Allen defeated Janet Wittenbraker and Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah in the general election for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jennifer Allen (D)	52.5	48,583
	Janet Wittenbraker (R)	43.1	39,888
	Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah (Independent)	4.2	3,896
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	102

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,469
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3

Jennifer Allen defeated Edgar Soto, April Hiosik Ignacio, and Miguel Cuevas in the Democratic primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Allen	53.0	9,767
		Edgar Soto	19.0	3,509
	Submit photo	April Hiosik Ignacio	16.9	3,117
		Miguel Cuevas	10.9	2,006
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	40

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,439
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3

Janet Wittenbraker advanced from the Republican primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 on July 30, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Janet Wittenbraker	98.7	12,734
	Other/Write-in votes	1.3	172

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,906
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Jennifer Allen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Allen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Jen Allen has decades of experience leading important non-profits like ACLU of Arizona, League of Conservation Voters, Border Action Network, Chispa, and more. From protecting civil rights to protecting the land, her focus has been as an organizer, a coalition-builder, and a problem solver. With years of being on the other side of the table from policy-makers, working to get them to do the right thing, she is now excited to be a policy maker and fight for what's right for Pima County as a Supervisor.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

As Executive Director of ACLU of Arizona, Jen Allen has fought for abortion access and bodily autonomy, as well as civil rights. This earned her campaign the endorsement of Planned Parenthood, National Organization of Women, and a recommendation by Arizona List for being a long time advocate for women and reproductive rights.
Jen is a Climate Champion. As a Vice President at League of Conservation Voters, she created Chispa, a program that organizes people of color around climate issues. She led programs that achieved real successes around environmental protections. One of Chispa's accomplishments was a program called "Clean Buses for Healthy Niños" in which people organize campaigns to change their local school buses from pollution-causing diesel engines to zero-emission electric school buses. Much of what makes Pima County a home that we cherish is the wilderness of our land. And the vast majority of Pima County's unspoiled land is in District 3. We need a supervisor who has the experience to keep it unspoiled.
We are in a housing crisis, and we need a supervisor who will help Pima County find solutions equal to the problem. This means finding ways to help build more housing, but it also means making sure that development is done responsibly. Pima County's water supply is uncertain and cannot support the kind of irresponsible sprawl that has led all too much of the suburban development in recent decades.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jen is passionate about organized labor. Her father is a union member, as is her brother. While she has never had a job in which she was able to be a union member, much of her work at Border Action Network was around organizing workers to find solutions to issue close to them. As a Supervisor, Jen looks forward to working closely with unions to inform the transformation toward a green economy with good-paying jobs. This vision has earned her campaign the endorsements of:

- IBEW Local 570
- UFCW Local 99
- Ironworkers Local 75
- Worker Power
- Carpenters Local 1912

- Arizona Pipe Trades Local 469

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

My primary principle of political organizing is that the people most affected by a problem should be part of finding a solution. Ordinary people are extraordinary when we organize together and listen to each other. I entered the race for Pima County Supervisor as a life-long organizer and problem-solver.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

As an elected official, I will take my role as a listener as the highest priority. As a believer that democracy means much more than voting every few years, but people really having power over how our communities are organized, I will be accessible and open to everyone.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Not my first job in general, but my first job at a non-profit was working for the Western Shoshone Defense Project, in which I helped protect tribal lands from mining companies and other exploitative corporations.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Latino Victory Fund, AZ National Organization of Women, Chispa, AZ List (recommended), IBEW Local 570, Mom's Demand Action (Gun Sense Candidate), UFCW Local 99, Working Families Party, Ironworkers Local 75, Climate Cabinet, LUCHA, Worker Power, Carpenters Local 1912, Stonewall Democrats of AZ, Catch Fire, Mijente, Tucson Mountains Association, Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, more...

Congressman Raul Grijalva,
former Congressman Ron Barber,
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero,
former Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild,
State Senator Rosana Gabaldon,
State Senator Priya Sundareshan,
Tucson Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl,
Tucson City Council Member Lane Santa Cruz,
Marana Town Council member Jackie Craig,

more...

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[1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2024

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Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3

Endorsements

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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