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																	| Republican former member 
									of the Arizona House of Representatives and 
									the Arizona State Senate from 1994 through 
									2011. She was first elected to the Arizona 
									House in November 1992, where she 
									represented District 28.  She was 
									subsequently re-elected three times to the 
									House, always representing District 
									29. After serving four terms in the House, 
									the Arizona Constitution prevented Allen 
									from running for a fifth term. She ran for 
									the Arizona Senate in 2002 in District 8, 
									which was new due to redistricting in the 
									state. She won the election and won 
									re-election 3 more times to serve as the 
									State Senator from District 8. |  |