Jennie Armstrong is a Democrat who represented Alaska House District 16 from 2023 to 2024. She grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a working-class family, and now lives in Turnagain, Alaska, with her husband and family. A former business owner and entrepreneur, she co-founded a nonprofit in Anchorage and launched social good initiatives supporting female founders in philanthropy. Notable achievements include being the first openly pansexual and first out LGBTQ woman elected to the Alaska State Legislature; she advocates for LGBTQ+ equality, paid family leave, mental health, and reducing violence against women.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: B.A. in Communications from Louisiana State University, where she received the university’s highest awards for service; M.A. in Public Policy and International Law from the American University of Paris in partnership with Oxford University, plus a certificate in International Human Rights Law from Oxford.
• Political Experience: Elected in November 2022 after winning the non-partisan primary in August 2022; assumed office January 17, 2023, succeeding Ivy Spohnholz; served during the 33rd Alaska Legislature as a state representative. Prior career involved strategy and communications for Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, and startups across four continents and over 30 countries; founded her consulting company in 2016.