Merlynn Abello-Alfonso
Merlynn Abello-Alfonso | |
|---|---|
| Senator of Congress | |
| Assumed office May 11, 2023 | |
| Constituency | Pohnpei Election District 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1965 |
Merlynn Abello-Alfonso (born August 3, 1965) is a Micronesian politician. As of May 2023, she is one of two women who sits in the Congress of Micronesia.
Biography
Abello-Alfonso was born on August 3, 1965.[1] Hailing from Kolonia, Pohnpei State, she graduated from West Visayas State University as a medical student.[2] She is married to Herminio Alfonso and they have three children.[2]
In the 2019 election, Abello-Alfonso ran for Ponhpei Election District 1 against incumbent Ferny Perman but she lost, with Perman and Abello-Alfonso receiving 2,396 and 2,136 votes respectively.[3][4] She contested the same district in the 2023 election. Receiving 2,128 votes, she defeated Perman who had received 1,682 votes.[5]
References
- ^ "23rd FSM Congress Members". www.cfsm.gov.fm. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Dr. Merlynn Abello-Alfonso". Pacific Women in Politics (PACWIP). Archived from the original on August 12, 2020.
- ^ "32 Petitions Filed for National Elections 2019". Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28.
- ^ "FSM Election 2019 Certified Results". Hawaii Free Press. March 8, 2019.
- ^ "National Election Changes 2 in Pohnpei and Maintains All State Representatives". Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023.