id: ocd-person/030638cb-5fcd-4637-8c59-c129e28db988 name: Lela Alston given_name: Lela family_name: Alston birth_date: 1942-06-26 gender: Female email: lalston@azleg.gov image: https://www.azleg.gov/alisImages/MemberPhotos/57leg/Senate/ALSTON.jpg party: - name: Democratic roles: - start_date: 2023-01-09 type: upper jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:az/government district: '5' offices: - classification: capitol address: Room 315, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 voice: 602-926-5829 links: - url: https://www.azleg.gov/senate-member/?legislature=55&legislator=1978 - url: https://www.azleg.gov/senate-member/?legislature=57&legislator=2371 - url: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=56&session=127&legislator=2116 - url: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2116 other_names: - name: Alston, L. - name: L. Alston sources: - url: https://ballotpedia.org/Lela_Alston - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lela_Alston - url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/123722/lela-alston - url: https://www.azleg.gov/memberroster/?body=S - url: https://www.azleg.gov/senate-member/?legislature=55&legislator=1978 - url: https://www.azleg.gov/senate-member/?legislature=57&legislator=2371 extras: title: Minority Caucus Chair