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Merlynn Abello-Alfonso

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Merlynn Abello-Alfonso
Senator of Congress
Assumed office
May 11, 2023
ConstituencyPohnpei Election District 1
Personal details
Born (1965-08-03) August 3, 1965 (age 59)

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

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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

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  1. ^ "23rd FSM Congress Members". www.cfsm.gov.fm. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Merlynn Abello-Alfonso". Pacific Women in Politics (PACWIP). Archived from the original on August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "32 Petitions Filed for National Elections 2019". Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28.
  4. ^ "FSM Election 2019 Certified Results". Hawaii Free Press. March 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "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.